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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-22
BY THE HASKINS SERVICE.


Q. Do physicians examine the people
who believe they were miraculously
cured of disease at the Shrine of
Lourdes?-A. S. T.
A. There is Medical Association Of
the Shrine of Lourdes. in France, which
is composed of over 1000 physicians
of all nationalities who are interested
in cures effected there. Each case is
examined with scrupulous care, those
who believe that they are cured undergo
stiff examination. and after Is
months have elapsed the decision is
made by the medical board.
@. Is falconry still practiced any
where in the world?-U. T.
A. This ancient sport, in which
hawklike birds are trained to hunt
other birds, has never died out though
it fell into a decline. Recently there has
been a revival of interest. In 1852 a
meeting of the German falcon society
attracted many entries and there are
some devotees in this country.
@. Is it possible to erect a pre-
fabricated house in single day?-
L. L. w.
A. The shell of prefabricated house
is usually delivered by truck, and If
the foundation and masonry are in
place and the utility lines connected.
the shell can be erected in a day by
a trained crew of 6 to 8 men.
@. Can a member nation withdraw
from the United Nations?-C. v. M.
A. Authorities state that there is no
provision for withdrawal in the u N,
Charter and none for returning but
presumably both are possible.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-22
Man With Tax Plan

MY income tax is ABOUT ONe-HICn OF
my remaining income. This expense is
so large that would like to have more
control over what get for my money
I don't want full control. however. be-
cause I believe that elected legislators
should have some opportunity to use
their usually considerable intelligence.
knowledge, and skill in accordance with
their own judgment. Assuming that the
majority Of taxpayers would agree with
the above, suggest q division OF con-
troll over expenditure of tax monies in
the ratio of three to one between tax
payers and legislators. respectively.
would afford each taxpayer the OPP
portunity. at tax return time. to in
dictate how he thinks IS per cent Of his
Governments money should be spent.
He could do this If his tax form were
accompanied by a listing Of the 100
most expensive agencies Of his govern
ment. The listing would include digest
of the services provided by each agency.
The taxpayer would. if he chose, dis
tribute his IS percentage points of con-
troll among the agencies in accordance
with his own opinions as to the wor-
thiness of their functions. If he made
no distribution of points it would be
presumed that he intended to agree
with the average of the other taxpayers
opinions.
The Collector of Internal Revenue
would compile the percentage points
awarded each agency. and divide that
figure by the number of tax returns re-
ceived. The result would be the mini
mum percent of all tax collections to be
allocated to the agency. The remaining
Is per cent would be allocated among
all government agencies entirely at the
discretion Of the legislators. Admit
teddy. there probably would have to be-
a time lag of one year between alloca-
ton computation and effected alloca-
ton of funds.
The suggested procedure is intended
to give the taxpayer collectively more
nearly direct control over what he gets
for his money afford better under
standing of what his government has
done. and annually appraise legislators
of the desires of their constituents.
Frederick A. Weiland.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-22

but the Legislature may be expected to 60 slow
In granting any larger appropriations unless
current revenues will cover them. Most of the
legislators are more interested In finding ways
Of reducing taxes than in raising them
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-22
Questions and Answers

A reader can get the answer to any question
OF TACT by writing The Evening Star Informa-
iion Bureau 1900 Eye St.; NV. Washingt on
return POSTAGE
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-22
PTA Endorses Principal

Because Of publicity given hearings
Of the Emery School third-grade teach
er, Mrs. Blanche Southland, before the
School Board Complaints and Appeal
Committee concerning differences be-
tween Mrs. Southland and Miss F. Luz
ellie Harris. principal Of Emery. arising
from Mrs. Southard's serving on jury
in 1851, the Executive Committee Of the
Emery PTA wishes to make public the
following statement.
Miss Harris is person completely
dedicated to the interest and welfare
of school children and is credit to
her profession and to the community
which she serves. We know her to be
fair, cooperative and sympathetic to
our problems both individually as par
ents and as representatives Of the
Emery PTA.
Mrs. Herbert G. Solberg, President.
For Executive Committee, Emery PTA,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-22
/ etters to The Star

on one side and sloW-inoving and
skidding cars and trucks on the other.
One really wonders during rush
hours how SO many people escape in
jury and loss of life in trying to board
trolleys. amid milling and showing in
these so-called safety zones" The
plight Of elderly people trying to COM
pdle with the younger generation for
the privilege Of riding on trolleys is
especially pathetic.
Something must be done and done
quickly to remedy this disgraceful
situation.
Eu1euA EsfAn
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1954-01-29

Encyclopedia, goes through many
stages of thorough research and
expert editing.
The fifth volume just publish
ed, deals with the letter 'gimel."'
The most outstanding articles in
it are those dealing with Coy"
(Nation and Gentile) and Get"
(bill of divorcemenD. The article
"goy" covers nearly eighty pages
and is an exhaustive research of
the real definition of the term
and clarifies many Of the laws re-
garding same which are scattered
through the entire gamut of Jew
ish Halacha.
The article Get" covers nearly
hundred pages and provides a
comprehensive discussion of the
subject.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1954-01-29
PIATIGORSKY RECEIVERS
HIS STRADIVARIUS CELLO
LOOTED BY NAILS

NEW YORK, (JTA) - Baron
ess Germaine de Rothschild ar
rived in New York recently with
an extraordinary gift for her SON.
in-law, world famous cellist Gre
gor Piatigorsky - a Stradivarius
cello which was looted by the
Nazis from her home in Paris in
1912.
The instrument, which has a
label attesting to it's manufacture
in 1872, was bought and present
ed to Mr.. Piatigorsky in 1927 by
a group Of music lovers in Berlin.
He left it in Paris with the Roths-
child family when he came to the
United States in 1899.
Mr.. Piatigorsky, who has re-
Gently been playing on another
Stradivarius cello, was extremely
happy to recover the first one.
He indicated, however, that he
may present it to a talented
young artist. The value of the
recovered cello is estimated at
$4,000.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1954-01-29
St. Petersburg, Florida
FIFTH VOLUME OF TAL.MUD
ENCYCLOPEDIA OUT

The Talmudic Encyclopedia is
a digest of Halachic literature
from the Talmudic period to the
present time, alphabetically ar
ranged. A large number of out
standing scholars are on the edi-
torial board, with Rabbi S. Y.
levin as Editor-in-chief.
The editors and contributors of
the Encyclopedia spared no efforts
to assemble, summarize and in
terpret each item, with references
to same scattered throughout the
pages of Talmudic literature from
the time of the Mishnah down to
the current era.
Every code of law, which IS in
tended to help regulate the life of
a people, must necessarily be
fully understood and definitely
interpreted before the people can
obey it and be guided by it's pre-
cepts. Each article before it is
accepted for publication in the
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1954-01-29
BY Harris L. Selig

The fifth volume of the Tai
mudic Encyclopedia, published by
the World Academy for Higher
Jewish Studies in Jerusalem, in
conjunction with the World Cen
ter of Mizrachi, was just received
in the New York office of the
World Academy, 1872 West 18th
Street.
The Lincoln times., 1954-11-01
Large World
Barley And Oats
Crop Forecast

First estimates indicate world
production cf barley and oats in
1854 is one of the largest on re-
Cohd. the U. S. Department of
Agriculture reports.
The outlook for record or
near-recOrd outtmn is due to a
record barley harvest. The oats
crop. though above the average
Of recent years, is indicated to be
substantially below the high pro-
Guction of the tWentieS.
Barley production for the world
IS tentatively estimated at %
L;iiiOn bushels. This is slightly
above the large 1858 figures and
sharply above the average. The
oulk of the expansion is in the
United States and Western Eu-
rope Barley production in the U.
5. is estimated at 1863 million
bushels, second only to the 1912
record crop The large crop in
this country more than offset
Canada'S poor crop estimated at
2l2 million bushels.
The oats crop is forecast at "A
billion bushels. The reduction
from the prewar average is due to
the greatly reduced acreage under
cats i'll Europe and the Soviet
Union. Production of oats in the
y. S. is estimated at 1909 million
The Lincoln times., 1954-11-01
lM1f1lfs5box Fl
Lincolntor

Editors, The Times:
/ have noticed with interest and
hearty approval the letters written
by fellow LincolntonianS and 9TH
ers in support of our distinguished
fellow citizen. ChaS. Raper Jonas
as published in various newSpa-
pers. AS a rule, I don't like politi-
clans. But Mr.. Jonas cannot be
fairly compared with the ordinary
politician. For he is man who
has conscientionusly discharged
his duties to ALL his constituents,
regardless of their political be-
liefs and affiliations and this re-
gardless of their race or national
origin.
Here is a man who was gone all
out to perform the duties the oath
of office he took when elected two
years ago required. And how well
he has performed them is shown
by his record, as we'll as the testi-
mony of all those who have gone
to him with personal problems.
With respect to the latter, Mr.. Jo-
mas has always been sympathetic
and rendered aid to all who sought
it whenever such was within his
power
AS to his record for the two
years he has served in Congress, it
reflects keen intelligence plus a
desire to do VIII a t he honestly
thought was best for our country
as a whole; it is not a record that
indicates intent to favor the big
man, as some would have us be-
lieve.
Men who will serve in public life
as conscientiously and as vigor-
ously as has Charles Raper Jonas
are rare indeed. We in the 10th
District should consider ourselves
lucky to have had a man of his
caliber and capabilities to repre-
sent us these past two years.
Come Tuesday, it should be not
only our privilege but pleasure
to vote for Charles Raper Jonas
and return him to Congress for
another term.
Albert E. Farmer
The Lincoln times., 1954-11-01
Rev. Keek Conducts
Services Shelby Church

Rev. Albert H. Keck of Hick-
Cry, former pastor of Emanuel
Lutheran church of Lincolnton
began a series of evangelistic and
spiritual services last night (Sun-
day. at Ascension Lutheran
church in Shelby.
Services will be held each eve
n:ng at 7:30 o'clock through Fri
cay. Lincolnton people are ex-
pected to attend many of the
services.
Rev. keck'S qualifications as a
forceful speaker are outstanding
He only recently began serving
one of the most prominent pas
torates. ST. Andrews. in the North
Carolina Synod after having fill
ed with distinction the position
Of Hewitt Professor of Preaching
at the Lutheran Theological Semi
nary, Columbia. S. c., for a
number of years.
Sermon subjects announced for
the week are as follows: There s
War Going On" Keeping First
Things First" What Belongs tc
God" Resources for Reinforce
ment," Christ in Your Home"
and Remember Who You Are"
Special music will be a feature
of each service.
The Rev. Paul B. Cobb, the
host pastor, extends a cordial in
y,tation to the public to attend
all services of the week.
The Lincoln times., 1954-11-01
fee4l happenings
DioI Regent 5-257l

Dr.. and Mrs. A. NJ. Cornwell
had as their week end guests at
their cabin at Chimney Rock: Mr..
end Mrs. John Mullen, Mr.. and
Mrs. M. H Kuhn and Mr.. and Mrs.
Thorne Clark.
Mr. and Mrs. L. H Larsen, of
Charlotte, ard Mrs. n. S. David
son. of Washington, D. C. spent
Sunday with Mrs. ]. NJ. Rein
hardt.
The Grammar School P.T.A. will
meet Tuesday afternoon at $3.50
O'Clock in the school auditorium.
Fred Allen and Mrs. w. G. Bandy
will be in charge of the program on
Hobbies.
The Lincoln times., 1954-11-01
North Carolina Methodists
Endorse School Inteqration

RALEIGH - Methods from
North Cardinals areas of heaviest
Negro population voiced their sup
port for the U. s. Supreme Courts
decision abolishing school segre-
CATION.
The 10th annual meeting of the
North Carolina Conference, en-
bracing churches in the eastern
part of the state, adopted re-
port terming the decision "a true
Interpretation of our Christian
faith and of our American demo-
cracy."
No opposition to the action was
heard. Several ministers and lay
men urged approval of the report
and on a show of hands vote, only
two or three hands were raised in
negative votes.
The statement recognized that
"the practical application" of the
decision in North Carolina in
wolves real difficulties and dan
gers" 1t commended Gov Um-
stead and other state officials for
The Lincoln times., 1954-11-01
HIGHWAY SAFETY
Slow DownAnd Live CampaignIs Being
Extended To All U. S. And Territories

The SLOW Down and Live" pro-
gram. which achieved unprece-
dented success in reducing traffic
accidents in the "a northeastern
and southern states between Me-
mortal Day and Labor Day this
year. will be extended to the en-
tire 48 states and the territories of
Hawaii. Alaska and Puerto Rico,
it was announced in Chicago at the
first annual meeting of the newly
formed National Conference of
State Safety Co-ordinatorS.
COMPANY RESULTS
simultaneously the state co-or-
dinators, who officially sponsor
and carry out the program, re-
vealed the results of the SLOW
Down and Live" campaign in
terms of reductions in deaths,
personal injuries and property
damage in the II northeastern and
13 southern southern states during
the heavy-travel months last sum-
mer, as follows:
The Lincoln times., 1954-11-01

Traffic accident deaths in the
IL northeastern states were re-
duced per cent below 1853, and
i'm the Is southern states Isl
per cent. The 24-state reduction
was 1872 per cent, which means
a saving of 594 lives during the
period from Memorial Day, May
80. to Labor Day, September 6.
OF the "a states that partici-
pated, Is recorded such dramatic
reductions in fatal traffic acci-
dents that they more than off
set the one state that showed no
change and the 8 that recorded
increases.
Safety specialists, gathered il
Chicago from every part of the
country, acclaimed the SLOW
Down and Live" campaign not on
ly because of the impressive re,
suits it has produced, but equally
because it is a technique that they
have long tested on a substantial
scale, namely, that when law en-
The Lincoln times., 1954-11-01
Field Enumerators
eqanWorkOet.29

Field work in the 1854 Census of
Agriculture got underway in Lin
coin County Friday. October %.
when a force of enumeratorS start
ed visiting farms in the area. ac-
cording to Field Supervisor Fred
Dale, Jr. of Hickory.
The 1854 Census of Agriculture
is the 10th in a series of nation
wide farm enumeratiOns. the first
of which was conducted in 1940
The Census of Agriculture is
taken at five-year intervals to pro-
vide up to date information about
more than five million farm 5
which supply food and raw mate
rials used by the people of the
United States. now numbering
about 1925 million.
The current census will yield in
formation on the number and size
of farms, acreage and harvest of
crops, livestock production and in
ventories. selected farm facilities
and equipment and selected farm
expenditures.
CONFIDENTIAL
Field Supervisor Dale empha-
sized that all information about
bushels. This near-record crop is
about one-f0urth larger than the
1858 harVes5 and As per cent
above the preWar average.
The Lincoln times., 1954-11-01

forcement authorities, public sup
port groups and business and in
dustrial leadership concentrate
their attack on the principle caus-
es OF traffic accidents 1t is more
effective than the customary
''Scattered-Shot' effort.
The SLOW Down and Live"
campaign. both in 1858 and this
year. concentrated its attack on
what are known as 'in-a-hurry
traffic law violations. which are
credited with causing 80 per cent
of the nations traffic accidents.
Five distinct violations are includ-
ed in this category - first, ex-
ceSsive speed; second. speed too
fast for conditions: third, follow
ing the car ahead too closely:
fourth, improper passing; and.
fifth. failure to give right Of way,
which includes traffic signal and
sign violations.
SPEED is BLAMED
William NJ. Greene, president
of the National Conference of
State Safety CO-OrdinatOrS and
director of the Connecticut
State Safety Commission. point
ed out that the ma ajority of viO-
latOrs of these laws ARE forever
in hurry to get where ever they
are going" They all boil down,
he said, to speed, whether it be
the reckless driver with the
throttle wide open on the high
way or the driver in city traffic
who daSheS through an amber
light or sometimes even through
a red one"
Both A. j. Veglia, California reg
lister of vehicles and president of
the American Association Of Mo-
tor Vehicles Administrators, and
Franklin M Kreml, director of the
Traffic Institute at Northwestern
University and head of the traffic
division of the international AsSo-
citation of Chiefs Of Police, agreed
! that the program provided broad
scale proof of the value of selec-
/ tive enforcement"
This means" they explained
concentrating on the greatest
traffic problem when the need is
/ greatest. Thus, in the Slow Down
and Live campaign official con-
| centration was on curtailing speed
| violations at a time of the year
when travel was heaviest and these
violations were most likely to oc-
cur. 1t shows that traffic safety
promotion, if it is to bring maxi
mum results, must be in specific
rather than in broad genera
terms.
when you want the driver Of
an automobile to really do some
thing to help traffic safety, it is {
waste of time to preach widely
scattered generalities about saft
driving. But if you tell him spe.
officially where his cooperation i!
needed and explain why. min,
times out of ten he will give it -
and the tenth can be handled il
the customary way. That is wha
the "a northeastern and southern
state, county and municipal Off.
cialS did, from top to bottom. day
and night.
The Lincoln times., 1954-11-01
October Issue Of The
Wolf Being Distributed

The October issue of The Wolf,
Lincolnton high school student
publication, was distributed to
the student body and faculty
members last week. This was the
first issue tor the 1954-'55 school
term.
The neat and well-edited edition
carried many interesting items
spout student activities, indivi-
dual students and teachers. An In
Memoriam page was dedicated to
Bobby Keever, 9th grade student,
who recently was fatally injured
in an automobile accident.
The publication carried articles
on the various class and club Of
f:cers, results of the football
games. student body officers,
May Court Queen (And James,
and donnie Smith. Pine Burr,
student annual car-driving class,
boy of the month (Freddie Weav-
eC, girl of the month (Anne
James,, social news, grammar
school grade activities, etc.
Staff members of The Wolf
are: Lane McCrary editor in
chief; Barbara Ballard, associate
editor; Bill Boyd, Carolyn Heaf-
ner. Wilma DeHart, Ted Robin
son, news and feature editors;
Alice Eurey, social editor; Anice
Bumgardner, club news editor;
Mark Boyd. joke editor; Sue Bal
lard, David Mccullough, sports
editors; Barbara Schrum, circula-
ton editor; Faye Cunningham,
exchange editor; Peggy Davis,
grammar grade editor; Carolyn
Baker, Bobby Canipe. art edi-
Tors; Miss Cromartie, Mrs. Bangle,
Miss Kiser, Mrs. Thompson. facul-
ty advisers.
The Lincoln times., 1954-11-01

individuals and their farm Oper-
atiOns furnished to the Census
Bureau is held in absolute conf
dence under Federal law. II is
used only to provide summary
figures such as totals, averages,
and percentages.
The information on an indivi-
dual report cannot be furnished to
any one other than sworn census
employees and thus cannot be used
for investigation. taxation or reg
ulation.
The Lincoln times., 1954-11-01
Lincoln Men
In Service

A &c David H. Harkey
NF44C13453
3750th Inst. Sqdn.
Sheppard AT Base
Y ichita Falls. Kansas
Pvt. Warren r. Hull
RA14540574
End Inf. Ing. Regt,
CGRTC, Camp Gordon, Ga.
Pvt. James G. Martin
u. S. 532O0733
Hq Det. Pusan Mil. Post
6131 AU, APO SO,
San Francisco, Calf.
The Lincoln times., 1954-11-01
CHURCH ROLE CITED


CHURCH ROLE CITED
The statement cited the role of
the church in improving race re-
lationS, but added that I'VE con-
fess both as a church and as in
dividual Christians that by our
failure to face seriously the teach
ings of the Gospel on the ques-
ton we have contributed" to the
difficulties and dangers which will
be encountered in carrying out
the courts decision.
1t called upon church members
of the conference ito support all
constructive efforts of our state
leaders and to resist attempts to
incite racial prejudice" To aid
church members lin discovering
the Christian way through the
difficulties" it urged conference
agencies and discussion of ou
Christian responsibility
While the segregation issue was
under discussion, the conference
was told that the student body at
the Duke University Divinity
School favors t h e unrestricted
admission of Negro students
there.
James Martin, president of the
Divinity School student body, read
a letter stating that the students
are ready and anxious" for the
move. The letter also called on
the conference for a mature and
positive" statement of the church'S
position.
Two resolutions from the Meth
odist Youth Fellowship were read
to the conference. A majority
resolution termed segregation
"unChristian" and asked support
for the courts decision. A minor
ity resolution said segregation
provides the best social pattern
for development of both races.
w. M. Howard of Greenville
brought the issue before the con-
ference with an amendment to
the report of the Board of Social
and Economic Relations. The orig
inal report made no mention OF
the courts decision.
The amendment submitted by
Howard added statement OF
about 400 words, citing the Meth
odist discipline and statements OF
the Council of Bishops in support
of it's declaration for the court S
anti-segregation decision.
The Rev. Robert w. Bradshaw
of Wilson said the statement
meets the needs of all groups
in the church. Gurney P. Hood OF
Raleigh, lay delegate. urged that
it be considered from a worldwide
viewpoint.
I'VE white people are in a great
minority in the world" Hood re-
minded. Applause from the con-
ference floor greeted the delegates
who urged support for the action.
The action climaxed the fourth
day of the five-day meeting, which
will end after morning worship
services tomorrow with the read
ing of pastoral appointments for
the coming year The conference
is meeting at Edenton Street Me-
thodist Church here.
The Commission on Town ana
Country Work reviewed progress
for the year at this morning S
program and reports from other
commissions and committees
were heard. This afternoon min
isters' wives and official women
delegates were guests at tea Civ
en- by Gov. and Mrs. Umstead at
the Executive Mansion. Tonight S
program was devoted to the Board
of Evangelism.