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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-12-14
Hoover Says FBI
Seeks No curbs On |.
Red China Debate
~ shs Assoeiessd Prsss

ALBUQUERQUE, Dec. IA.
Edgar Hoover. director of the
Federal Bureau Of Investigation,
says the FBI would never en-
gage in any activity which might
result In sitting academic free
DOM"
Mr.. Hoover so declared In a
letter to Bob Lawrence. editor
of the University Of New Mexico
Lobo. school newspaper.
The subject of this years ma
tional collegiate debate is wheth-
er the United States should
extend diplomatic recognition to
/ the Communist government of
China. The Lobo had quoted
DR.. Wayne C. Eubank. president
of Tau Kappa Alpha. honorary
debating society. as saying col
lege debaters had been warned
they may have their names in
cluded in FBI raw files" for
upholding the question in de-
bates.
Disclains FBI Interest.
II can assure you that the
FBI has no interest whatsoever
in college debates as SUCH" Mr..
Hoover wrote In the letter to
be published today in the Lobo.
I'VE would never engage in any
activity which might result In
sitting academic freedom"
Mr.. Hoover said. II was in
deed surprised to see this story.
I do wish you would have COM
municated with me first be-
cause it leaves the false impress
sion that the FBI is DESTROYS Of
obtaining the names Of persons
debating this question.
This certainly is not true"
DR.. Eubank told a reporter
Representative Robson, Demo-
crat, Of Virginia had written a
letter to a Duke University de-
batter on the subject.
Asked for Names.
Robson made no mention of
the FBI," DR.. Eubank said, "but
he asked for the names of those
on the National Debating Coun-
Gil and the member of the Duke
University faculty responsible for
the debating team"
DR.. Eubank said Mr.. Robson
wrote a Duke debater:
II certainly hope you will not
undertake to debate the positive
position of this subject as quo
tations from your statements
may embarrass you for the rest
of your life"
DR.. Eubank termed Mr.. Robe
sons letter IAN abridgment of
free speech by a man sworn to
defend the Constitution. a docu-
ment guaranteeing our free
doms."
In a television broadcast on
November %. the Democratic
Congressman said the letter was
written primarily through an in
terest in the student and he
termed the resulting controversy
tempest in a teapot.
There was no attempt at in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-12-14
timidation or implied threat in
the letter, Mr.. Robson added.


A secondary purpose of the let
ter, he continued, was to find out,
in view of this country's fixed
position on Red China, who had
selected the debate topic and
why.
DR.. Eubank, when he read Mr..
Hoover's letter to Mr.. Lawrence,
said:
"Mr. Hoover's declaration in
dicated that he has a very clear
conception of the functions of
debates and discussions in our
colleges and universities. It is
the type Of statement that any
thinking citizen would expect
from his high Office.
II trust that Mr.. Hoover's
statement will allay any fears
students may have regarding de-
batting the affirmative side of
the proposition"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-12-14
Britain Backs Away
From Idea That She
Would Aid Formosa
BY the Associated Press

LONDON, Dec. l4.-Pr1me
Minister Churchill's government
today publicly administered a
mild spanking to its chief United
Nations delegate for declaring
that Britain would become in
yolved II Communist China at
tackled Formosa.
The Foreign Office took the
unusual step Of qualifying a
statement made Sunday by An
tfony Nutting when replying to
questions on the American tele-
vision program Meet the Press. I"
A spokesman clearly implied
at the daily Foreign Office news
conference that Mr.. Nutting.
who is also Minister of State,
had overstepped the established
limits of British policy.
Touched OF Criticism.
Mr.. Nutting, who at "a is one
Of Foreign Secretary Anthony
Eden's two top deputies, told
the TV audience: "A Chinese
Communist attack on Formosa is
an attack upon a member Of the
United Nations and would no
doubt call for collective action
by the United Nations, in which
we would of course be involved
as a member"
Mr.. Nutting's remarks touched
off criticism by some leftwing
laborites and in some London
newspapers which interpreted
them as meaning that Britain
would team up with the United
States in defending the Nation
alist Chinese stronghold against
Chinese Red invasion. Peiping
radio last night accused Mr..
Nutting of "clamoring for war"
against the Chinese people.
Britain recognized Red China
in 1850 and has retained only
slender consular ties with the
Chang Kai-shek government on
Formosa. Britain's policy has
been to play down the role of
Formosa as a sovereign power
and voice of the Chinese.
what Mr.. Nutting had in
mind was that any outbreak of
hostilities in the area of For
mosa might well spread and the
United Nations would become
involved in view of its world
wide responsibilities" the For
eign Office spokesman said.
II should also point out that
the Nationalist authority on For
mosa Is recognized by q large
number of the members Of the
United Nations and that the Ma
tionalists occupy the Chinese
seat at the United Nations"
The spokesman said there has
been no change in British policy
since the Eden statement Deem
Der 8 in the House of Commons
in which he said Britain was not
a party to any treaty to defend
Formosa.
Asked about reports that Sir
Anthony has rebuked Mr.. Nut
ting. the spokesman replied:
THAT does not come from here.
think I would deny the word
troh,,EaI,p
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-12-14
Five MosIem Leaders
Saved From GoIIows
BY the Assoeioted Press

CAIRO. Egypt, Dec. IA
Egypt's ruling Revolution Coun-
Gil yesterday commuted to life
imprisonment the death sem
fences Of five Moslem Brother
hood leaders.
The five were sentenced to
hang by a military court Sun
day for plotting to overthrow
the present regime and illegally
belonging to the secret terrorist
order. Six other members were
hanged last Tuesday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-12-14
Five-Duy Election Held

Because Of distances involved
and a shortage Of supervisors,
balloting in the Gold Coasts
general election this year ex-
tended over q five-day period.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-12-14
Infected BIuckberries

Because Of the spread Of the
rabbit disease. myzomatosis,
which might be carried to ber-
ries by insects, people in North
Devon, England, have been
warned not to eat knocked
blackberries.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-12-14
More Adults Go TO School

NEW YORK. - Fifteen times
as high a percentage of grown
ups were going to school in New
York State in 1853 as In 1945.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1954-09-03

ica," campers We eagerly
challenge you to give to us what
your summer has given you e.
We spoke with Gene Shafton,
the young scout from Jackson
vile, who went to- the Scout
camp in New Mexico on a sum-
mer scholarship, and 1 am sure
as he told me of the wonderful
experiences which he had in the
outdoors that he never suspected
that I was impressed with them
as powerful props for indoor
living
Gene really roughed it in New
Mexico this summer e.. He had
to become resourceful, and self
reliant, and retain a level head
These are attributes he will
need all through life These
are attributes which Gene always
exhibited, or ! am sure he would
never have won his scholarship in
the first place, but l think, he
agrees, that his camping exper-
fence has done a great deal to
cement them deeper into his
makeup while he finds that liv-
ing in civilization has many more
hazards than life in the wide
open spaces
There were many from Jack
sonville who had summer camp
experiences similar to Genes j..
Those who spent their vacation
IN Jewish camps will really be
looking at strange world when
they come back home and
there are many colder people"
who dispair over these young
people who have had such a
wonderful summer experience,
and cannot continue it in their
winter environment
To the doubters it should be
said that Jewish camps, too, have
their share of outdoor programs
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1954-09-03
By Ethel Teddy" Moseovitz

Welcome to America" is a greeting
which can be offered more readily to
Homecoming campers than to returning
tourists from abroad :. for the young
people come back to an atmosphere alien
to their summer experiences A sum-
mer in Israel can easily be placed in the
category of the camp vacation, for that
country, unlike others traveller might
visit, is still in the pioneery stage, and
like the camp program, is still trying to
create an approach to living In the
final analysis, is that not what camps are
trying to do? +. So welcome to Amer
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1954-09-03

Of course the religious aspect
of life is accented =.
1 have heard many a youth
upon his return to his home town
say that he never expects to ex-
perience a Shabbot such as he
has had at camp To be quite
candid, I do not think he ever
will But that young person
will never give up seeking to re-
live the experience of a complete
ly spiritual and happy day in his
life, and no matter where he is
he will strive to create circum-
stances which will permit him to
recapture those precious moments
and the type of life which
permitted the experience
While I was in Israel l visited
with the Young Judaean groups
who had arrived to spend six
weeks in Eretz These boys
and girls were upwards of SIX
teen years of age, and like others
who have gone and come before
them l am certain they will carry
away with them the feeling of
security that Israelis harbor with
in them The campers had
found in the very beginning that
humble surroundings can bring
happiness
The statement may sound odd
to those who read daily of the
border incidents in the Holy
Land, but the truth of the matter
is that in Israel although practi-
cally everyone is on border no
one is nervous" That seems
to be malady of diaspora Jews.
/ have only one criticism of the
scholarship camp trend-they are
not starting young enough
Thirteen and fourteen year olds
are not too young to send to New
Mexico Tel Yehuda, Ramah, etc.
Or to Israel Indeed I find it
an ideal age, and one preferable
to the sixteen year old limit set
by many institutions =. The
young teen-agers are more i'm
impressionable, and less social
conscious than their older bro
theirs and sisters :. and they are
equally as capable at taking care
of their personal needs -.
Send them young! And
send more of them! The in
stitutional camp is a powerful
answer to the educational prob
lem of our day AS we open
our schools to the young people
this week it might behoove us to
think in terms of a school year
that ends with a camping exper-
fence for all who are capable of
absorbing it Jewish institu-
tons should include trips to Is
rael in their budgets for its
young people as well as further
support for its own camping pro-
grams Experience for living
should not begin in September
and end in June Education is
an all year around program
Welcome to school, kids :.
Welcome tn America
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1954-09-03
Clearwater Notes

Mr.. and Mrs. David Shane of
Clearwater are on their usual
Indiana vacation with their chill
dren :. . Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Sakes,
also from Clearwater, toured
north Florida and spent time in
Jacksonville.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1954-09-03
IN THE COUNTY JUDGES COURT m
AND FOR DUVAL COUNTY,
FLORIDA
IN RE: ESTATE OF
Samuel l. GoldStein

Samuel l.. GoldSte1n,
Deceased
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
To all creditors and all persons having
claims or demands against said estate.
You, and each of you, are hereby
notified and required to present any
claims and demands which you. or
either of you, may have against the
estate of SAMUEL L. GOLDSTEIN, de-
ceased, late of Duval County, Florida,
to the Hon. McKenney J. Davis, Coun-
ty Judge of Duval County, at his office
in the County Courthouse in Jackson
vile, Duval County. Florida, within
eight months from the date of the first
publication of this notice.
Each claim or demand must be in
writing and must state the place OF
residence and post-office address Of
the claimant and must be sworn to by
the claimant, his agent, or his attorney.
or it will become void according to
law
Dated August 18th, A. D. 1854.
Hilda Cooper Goldstein
AS EXecutrix of the Last Will
and Testament of,
SAMUEL L. GOLDSTEIN
Deceased
First publication on August ~, 1854
August q September 3-1O-17-1954.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1954-09-03
PLAIN TALK


claim TO be Jew that tells others
how to be Jews. I'm through with
you. and goodbye"
That's the kind of poison that
comes to column at times. So,
that same day, was thankful for
the refreshing food that Mr..
Ralph Burning brought. Mr.. Bur-
ing is local representative for
Paramount Pictures which is
presenting the new picture of
Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin
Living 1t Up"
I myself haven't been much of
an addict for Lewis and Marlin: I
can take 'em or leave 'em alone.
as they say. But Mr.. Buring was
giving me what looked like a
more serious side of clownY Jerry
and his partner Dean; something
like the Conference of Christians
and Jews really at work. you
might say. and in high good hu.
NOR. too.
Mr.. Buring had just returned
from, Atlantic City where Lewis
and Martin were visiting while
their new picture was being given
a public preview. There Mr.. Bur-
ing learned what Lewis and Mar
tin were wearing so faithfully
around their respective necks.
What do you know" he began.
Jerry Lewis who is Jewish
wears on a chain around his neck
a medal of st. Christopher who is
one of the patron saints of the
Catholics. He does this in respect
for the religion of Dean Martin.
his partner. And furtherI Dean
Martin who is Catholic wears
JerrY's mezuzah around his neck
in respect for JerrY's religion.
you see, they exchanged me-
zuzah and st. Christopher, in
token of their being brotherly
to work hard together to
give people a good time for their
Would you say Martins
St. Christopher and Jerry's me-
zuzah are so far apart, anyway"
Well. no! / myself can well
guess that ST. Christopher on
JerrY's neck may at times wink
across to Moses who is implicit
in the mezuzah on Deans neck:
Pretty nice boys. these. don't
you think. Moses?"
And Moses: Sensible young
fellows, !, say"
ST. Christopher: Understand.
ing boys"
Moses: by and large, as they
say, you and l seem to have some
of the same ideas, after all. Maybe
there's a lot of myth in our So
called differences"
ST. Christopher: Jerry acts so
dumb at times but he's really
wiser than he acts"
Yes, as / said before / do like
MIR. Buring's report much better
than the one of the woman who
brought the smell of bacon to my
desk. Indeed, in the way / have,
[ asked Moses about that and he
told me that up in paradise st.
Christopher and he are both well
together in the heaven
ly host "And let me tell you
something. When that lady gets
up here-and I hope she does-I
shall tell her something. And may
Jerry be the father of many good
sons"
And / myself. though ! guess
that Jerry isn't deeply grounded
in Torah. give him a hand for
Evening star., 1954-06-02
GORDON GRAY.

the first affirmative action on
his part which would indicate
complete rejection. In october.
1916, he rendered his resigna-
ton from the Independent
Citizens Committee of the Arts,
Sciences and Professions, Inc,
and he now says it was at this
time that he finally realized
that he could not collaborate
with the Communists, what
ever their aims and professed
interests. We would prefer to
have found an affirmative ac-
ton at an earlier date.
The board takes a most seri-
Gus view of these earlier in
Movements. Had they occurred
in very recent years, we would
have found them to be con-
trolling and, in any event. they
must be taken into account in
evaluating subsequent conduct
and attitudes.
The facts before us eStab-
lish a pattern of conduct fall
ing within the following per-
sonnel security clearance cri-
terra: Category A, including
instances in which there are
grounds sufficient to establish
a reasonable belief that an in
dividual or his spouse has: (D
Committed or attempted to
commit or aided or abetted
another who committed or at
tempted to commit any act
of sabotage. espionage, trea-
son, or sedition. (2) Establish
an association with espionage
agents of a foreign nation
90 Held membership or Joined
any organization which had
been declared by the Attorney
General to be Communist.
subversive. These criteria
under the Acc procedures es-
tablish a presumption of Sc
curity risk. r.
The board believes, however,
that there is no indication Of
disloyalty on the part of DR..
Oppenheimer by reason of any
present Communist affiliation,
despite DR.. Oppenheimer's poor
judgment in continuing some
of his past associations into
the present. Furthermore, the
board had before it eloquent
and convincing testimony of
DR.. Oppenheimer's deep devo-
ton to his country in recent
years and a multitude of evil
dence with respect to active
service in all sorts of govern
mental undertakings to which
he was repeatedly called as a
Evening star., 1954-06-02

The first of these involves
primarily DR.. Oppenheimer'S
Communist connections in the
earlier years and continued as
sociations arising out of those
connections.
The second major area Of
concern is related to DR.. OPP
penheimer's attitudes and ac-
tivities with respect to the de-
velopment of the hydrogen
bomb.
The board has found the
allegations in the first part
of the commission letter to
be substantially true, and at
taches the following signif1-
canoe to the findings: There
remains little doubt that, from
late 1886 or early 1897 to prob
ably April, 1912, DR.. Open
heimer was deeply involved
with many people who were
active Communists. The rec
ord would suggest that the in
volvement was something more
than an intellectual and SYM
pathetic interest in the pro-
fessed aims of the Communist
Party. Although Communist
functionaries during this pc
riod considered DR.. Open
heimer to be a Communist,
there is no evidence that he
was a member of the party
in the strict sense of the word.
Using DR.. Oppenheimer's
own characterization of his
status during that period, he
seems to have been an active
fellow traveller.
According to him, his SYM
pathies with the Communists
seem to have begun to taper
off somewhat after 1889, and
very much more so after 1912.
However, it is not unreason-
able to conclude from material
presented to this board that
DR.. Oppenheimer's activities
ceased as of about the time
he executed his personnel Sc
curity QUESTIONABLE in April,
1912. He seems to have had the
view at that time and subse-
quently that current involve
ment with Communist activi-
ties was incompatible with
service to the Government.
However, it also would appear
that he felt that former Com
munist Party membership was
of little consequence if the in
dividual concerned was per-
sonally trustworthy.
DR.. Oppenheimer's sympa-
thetic interests seemed to have
continued beyond 1912 in a di-
luted and diminishing state
until 1916, at which time we f1nd
Evening star., 1954-06-02
WARD v. EVANS.

titudes so uncompromising in
support of science in general.
and DR.. Oppenheimer in par
ticular. that some witnesses
have, in our Judgment, allowed
their convictions to supersede
what might reasonably have
been their recollectionS.
One important considera-
tion brought into focus by this
case is the role of scientists
as advisers in the formulation
of Government policy.
AS a Nation we find it neces-
sary to delegate temporary
authority with respect to the
conduct of the atomic pro-
gram and the policies to be
followed to duly elected rep
reSentativeS and appointive
officials. For the most part,
these representatives and Off
cials are not capable of passing
judgment on technical mat
ters and, therefore. appropri-
ately look to specialists for
Caution must be expressed
with respect to judgments
which go beyond areas of spe-
cial and particular competence.
We can understand the emo
tional involvement of any
scientist who contributed to
the development of atomic
energy and thus helped to un-
leash upon the world a force
which could be destructive of
civilization. officials respon-
sible for the security of the
country must be certain that
the advice which they seriously
seek appropriately reflects
special competence OH the one
hand. and Soundly based con-
viction on the other, uncolored
and uninfluenced by consid-
Grafton of an emotional char
acter.
In evaluating advice from
q specialist which departs
from the area of his speciality,
Government officials charged
with the military posture Of
our country must also be GER
tain that underlying any ad-
vice is a genuine conviction
that this country cannot in
the interest Of security have
less than the strongest pos
Sible offensive capabilities in
a time of national danger.
Scientists Communist
Links Cause Concern
The facts referred to in
(AEC General Manager) Gen.
Nichols letter fall clearly into
two major areas Of concern.
Evening star., 1954-06-02

terview with agents Of the
FBI in 1o46. which In good
part concerned itself with
question about Chevalier,
when asked about q meet
ing which DR.. Oppenheimer
had attended, at which Conn
munistS and Communist SYM,
pathizers were in attend-
ance. he declined to discuss it
on the ground that 1t was ir-
relevant. although the meeting
itself was held in Chevalier's
home. In q subsequent inter-
view. he declined to discuss
people he had known to be
Communists.
Indeed. in the course Of this
proceeding. DR.. Oppenheimer
recalled pertinent details with
respect to Communist meetings
and with respect to individuals
with Communist connections.
which he had never previously
disclosed in the many inter-
views with Government au-
thorities, in spite Of the fact
that he had been interviewed
regarding such matters.
Evening star., 1954-06-02

The follopinO Is a partial
tert of the majority report of
an Atomic Energy Commission
Security Board on Dr.. J. Rob-
ert Oppenheimer::
We feel constrained to ex-
anime some of the great issues
and problems brought into
focus by the case. Many Of
these are perhaps more i'm
portant than the outcome Of
this inquiry.
What, within the Frame
work of this case, Is meant
by loyalty?
If a person is considered o
security risk in terms of 10y
atty, the fact or possibility
Of active disloyalty is assumed,
which would involve conduct
giving some sort of aid and,
comfort to a foreign power.
The Communist Party Is an
international conspiracy or
ganized in support OF the
Soviet Union. It should then
be clear that:
ID a member of the Com
munist Party is automatically
barred from a position Of
trust with the United States
Government;
(2) a fellow-traveler must
be declared ineligible for such
a position of trust-such a
person being described as one
who perhaps may not be sub
ject to party discipline, but
who is sufficiently close to
the party, or sympathetic with
its aims, purposes and meth
ods that danger inheres in
the situation;
90 any person whose abso-
lutte loyalty to the United
States is in question, aside
from present or former Com
munist affiliations or associa-
tions, should be rejected for
Government service;
(4 a person whose former
status would be encompassed
in one, two or three above, has
the burden of proof of change
in position and attitude which
must be so clearly borne by
him as to leave no reasonable
doubt in the minds of those
who are called upon to make a
governmental decision in the
case. If he fails in this demon
stration. he must be consid-
cred a security risk and denied
access to classified informa-
ton.
Evening star., 1954-06-02

ceedings. there developed other
facts which raised questions
Of such serious import as to
give us concern about whether
the retention Of DR.. Open
heimer's services would be
clearly consistent with the Sc
curity interests Of the United
States.