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The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1955-01-21

alleviate the plight of those being
prosecuted. The RumanIan affair
also reflected a change IN the
American position in world affairs
IN terms of United States inter-
vention on humanitarian grounds.
not only in behalf Of American
nationals. but also IN behalf Of op-
pressed minorities in other coun-
.ries."
DR.. Baron stated that in the Z. S.
he period from 1865 to 1885 was
one OF Western expansion. IN
which the Jews participated, and
also one ''of CESSATION tor AInerl-
can Hebrew ana Yiddish itera-
ture including a periodical press
Tor both languages It also mark
ed the Towering Of Reform Juda-
ism in America, and at the same
line it generated a reaction of
r-hocoxy witt an emergent Con-
servative movement.
Dr.. Baron said that while his
torical work IN this field has up
to now centered largely on the
colonial and early American per-
iods. the history Of the 18th and
particularly the 10Th centuries has
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Evening star., 1955-11-10
The Federal Interest

"a The Interstate Commission on the
Eotomac River Basin is right In holding
That the Federal Government is an i'm
nortant beneficiary of the Potomac River
Mntipollution program and ought to
Hecome a substantial financial supporter
IL it. Up to now the Government has
one little to promote the enterprise.
81 The commission, composed of repre-
entatives of the District, Maryland, Vir-
@nia, West Virginia, Pennsylvania and
Xhe Federal Government, has done good
Job Of arousing public interest in the
eerious problem of decontaminating the
xlver. But the commission has only adj
Yisory powers. Primary responsibility for
Improving conditions rests with the State
md local Jurisdictions along both shores
Of the Potomac. However, as Commisv
Mon Chairman John l. Rogers has just
pointed out, the Federal Government,
having encroached on taxable land of
The various Jurisdictions and thus inn
paired their ability to finance antipol-
Altion facilities, also has an interest in,
md responsibility for, this (pollution)
problem
IA ~ 10 P1OpUoCA Wy tlIC SUlltAllAooAOh
hat Congress provide Federal funds not
MY to assist in developing a compre-
Nensiye Metropolitan Area sewage-treat-
ment program but in financing local
Meatment plants under a grant-in-aid
Nlan. The first step, of course, would be
be preparation of an overall program
40r coordination of present and future
sSWage disposal and treatment plans.
his might well include further consol-
nation Of facilities along the lines Of the
District Maryland and Alexandria Fair
fax County agreements. Once COM
prehensive plan is adopted, the whole
area will have better understanding Of
the respective jurisdictional needs and
responsibilities.
With the extent of the problem re-
vealed, the amount OF possible Federal
aid could be determined The commits
sion, with Its interiurisdictiona COM
plexion, is In a strategic position to ex-
plain to Congress the desirability of
Federal financial aid in a joint UNDER
taking properly calling for Federal part
nership.
Evening star., 1955-11-10
Democratic Gains

The Democrats have reason to feel
pleased with the scattered off-year local
election results of this week They won
where they were generally expected to
win, and usually by impressive mar
gins. In addition, particularly in Indiana
and Connecticut, they routed some en-
trenched Republican municipal officials
With an ease that encourages Democratic
hopes of winning these States in the
1856 national elections. In Philadelphia,
they defeated a Republican mayoralty
candidate who had received political
pat on the back from President Eisen-
hover.
With all this, 1t would be exceedingly
risky to interpret Tuesdays results as an
assured sign that there will be strong
Democratic tide running across the Ma
tion in November, 1856. Most of this
years elections were local ones, fought
out on local issues.
Perhaps the most impressive Demo-
cratic showing, in terms Of possible
meaning in 1856, was made in Indiana.
In that State, the Democrats almost ex-
actly reversed the party control In the
major cities Before the voting, Repub-
Hcans held 10 cities and the Democrats
50. After the voting, the Democrats had
won 70 cities and the Republicans 80.
Furthermore, Democratic strength in
farming areas was being interpreted as.
protest vote against the farm policies
Of the Republican national administra-
ton. It has been recognized that the
farm issue will be a foremost one next
year and the Indiana vote can be con-
sidered fair warning to the COP.
1t would be stretching political In
depreciation dangerously thin, however,
to consider the Philadelphia result re-
bun to President Eisenhower or to the
g. Q. p. nationally. Thacher Longstreth,
Houng advertising executive, was making
bis first bid for elective office. In win-
ming the Republican nomination last
summer he broke sharply with the local
COP. leadership and there was eyi-
dence throughout his campaign this fall
that he was receiving little help from
the professionals In his own party. The
Democrats won the city four years ago
and their municipal reform admins
stration, went into this years race with
experience and momentum.
One other State, New York, provided
an interesting set of results-so closely
divided that both parties are claiming
victory" In 48 Inayoralty contests, the
Democrats had net gain Of one. In
accomplishing this, they ousted eight
Republican city administrations but, In
Evening star., 1955-11-10
LETTERS TO THE STAR
Just a BAD AccIDENTr

so inconsiderate. narrow
minded. stupid and selfish as
to seek q sick man to run for
President
Where was Mr.. Fielder in
1882, 1895. 1910 and 1874?
II Mr.. Felder's definition of
objectionable sin" is correct,
then, surely. here are four sins
to be chalked UP against the
Democratic Party. Certainly,
the gentleman would not deny
the Republican Party the OPP
portunity to commit this sin
at least once.
I believe Mr.. Fielder can rely
upon President Eisenhower to
do what appears to him, at the
time. to be best for the coun-
try. That seems to be both his
policy and his practice.
Ads M. Wentz.
Evening star., 1955-11-10
Good Deed

May I tell about q little
act by a Capital Transit bus
driver one morning which
shone like q good deed in q
naughty world?
I was waiting for the Sis
bus at Fourteenth street and
Missouri avenue NV. amid
a group of chattering women.
When the light turned green
on Fourteenth we saw a man
with a pronounced limp run
ming across Missouri avenue
toward the bus stop. ahead Of
the oncoming traffic. The man
was pretty silly. I thought.
when suddenly he fell prone
upon the street and lay there.
AS / hurried toward him,
! heard one of the waiting
women say in a voice Of judi
cious boredom, 1--WE seen him
before. He has q defect in
his walk" Private-car drivers
were decent enough to stop
s:iort of the motionless figure,
but none got out to help him.
Before / could reach him.,
nay.os,ay the httc drfvar had
stopped the bus mo. 5000. got
out and picked the man up.
asking, Can ! help you to the
curh?n The man said he
wanted to go downtown, so
the driver helped him on the
bus.
Throughout, the bus driver
was q model Of good nature.
Mycreft Holmes.
Evening star., 1955-11-10

turn, saw six incumbent Democratic or
ganizations defeated. In one other con-
test, an independent candidate turned
out Democratic administration. The
State Legislature involved only in the
filing of six vacancies remains Repub-
lican in virtually the same division as
prevailed before.
The political analysts may draw
further inferenceS from close examina-
ton of the returns. On the whole, how
ever, the results appear to have run about
as off-year voting usually goes-tending
to favor the party out Of power but not
adding up to a truly reliable portent OF
things to come.
Evening star., 1955-11-10
Crisis in Education

"A gloomy outlook for American edu-
cation, unless prompt steps are taken to
improve the condition OF teachers, is pic
tured In disturbing report released by
the Fund for the Advancement of Edu-
cation. A study Of teaching salaries
then and now has revealed "deteriora-
ton" Of the quality OF instruction at
higher levels. The breakdown, according
to Beardsley Ruml and Sidney G. Tickton,
authors Of the report, has resulted from
inadequate pay for supervisory teachers
and administrators. This poses serious
threat to the welfare of the whole society,
the report pointed out
The investigation showed that
teachers salaries generally have about
held their own, as far as purchasing
power is concerned, but failure to keep
top-level educational salaries abreast of
rising living costs has had grave roper
cussions. The supervisors and admin
istrators have been attracted by higher
pay in positions Of comparable response
bility elsewhere, causing an exodus of
educators whom the schools and colleges
can Ill afford to lose Moreover, the .de-
terioration" of salaries at the top has
deprived young teachers Of an incentive
to remain in their chosen profession.
The cure2 Messrs. Ruml and Tickton
believe that 1t is largely a matter Of bring
Ing top teaching positions up to the pay
level Of comparable professions in science
and industry Improvement OF teaching
conditions generally will help to turn the
tide, too, their report said. The situation
they disclose is a matter Of concern to
all schools and colleges and to those who
attend and support them.
Evening star., 1955-11-10
Race Relations

IL is unfortunate that most
Of the news concerning race
relations Is made by profess
sional aRitators and militant
integrationists. rather than
conservative. patriotic Negro
leaders. who love their country
and take pride in their race.
One such conservative and pa
triotic Negro is Fora Neale
Hurston, a Florida writer,
whose articles have appeared
in the Saturday Evening Post
and the American Legion's
monthly magazine. / could also
mention the late Hattie Nc
Daniel. who played the role
of Nanny in Gone With the
Wind" and was the editor
Of an anti Communist news
paper.
Another colored conserve
tive is Davis Lee, the publisher
Of the Newark. New Jersey,
Telegram, which has some
100000 Negro readers In the
South. Following q tour Of the
South, Lee wrote a very COM
prehensive editorial, "a Negro
Looks at Civil Rights. = It was
such an accurate presentation
that Senator Byrd Of Virginia
requested that 1t be inserted
In the Congressional Record. I
now quote, In part. from Pub
fisher Lees editorial:
THE racial lines in the
South are so clearly drawn,
there can be no confusion.
The whites In the South
stay with their own and the
Negroes do likewise. This one
fact has been the economic
salvation Of the Negro In the
South. Atlanta, Ga. compares
favorably with Newark In size
and population. Negroes there
own and control millions Of
dollars worth Of business. All
Of the Negro business in New
Jersey will not amount to as
much as our race has in one
city In Georgia.
THE entire race program in
America is wrong. Our
fight for recognition, justice,
civil rights and equality
should be carried on within
the race. Let US demonstrate
to the world by our living
standards. our conduct. our
ability and intelligence that
we are the equal of any man,
and when we shall have done
this, the entire world, include
ing the South. will accept us
on our terms. Our present pro-
gram Of threats and agitation
makes enemies out Of our
friends.
Elgar Smith.
Evening star., 1955-11-10
Sounds OF

Who said that people are
apathetic to civil defense?
Last year the good citizens
Of the District Of Columbia
kept the phones busy berating
local civil defense authorities
for q siren system which
couldn't be heard. This year
observe the irate howls greet
ing the siren system which
couldn't be missed.
Granted nobody In his right
mind could be expected to en-
Joy that eerie warble; but
knowing that these tests are
temporary tand who could
have missed the explicit and
constant coverage of the local
newspapers on the subject?)-
as well as necessary to the
safety Of q million people
one would have expected q
little tighter grip on the steam
valves on the part Of the adult
public.
For. as the man said while
adjusting his ear plugs, as far
as our CD ,air-raid warning
system goes, It sounds like
we're getting our moneys
worth.
Taxnaver
Evening star., 1955-11-10
Trees Of Rain

These revelations IN our yard
Are gales ot mater blowing
Look close and anyone per-
The flying drops OF tender
iedUes.
Look deep and anyone may
stDim
Along the oceans Of a limb.
Water falls oper mornings
gate
Like green mares that
codouldte.
1t shiDers. drinks; Its tendrils
stpdv
Upon the spreading pool OF
day.
We, hardly kho,cino them, 90
by
The fountains aimed against
the sky.
DonieI smyths
Evening star., 1955-11-10

mon is opened in the kitchen.
ne can smell it before the
household cats do.
We doubted this, and made
Jones demonstrate 1t, one day.
Much to our amazement, he
was right.
Il smell salmon" he said,
Z seconds before the cat near
est to the kitchen door stirred
a whisker.
The cat with the white tip on
the end Of his tail stuck out It's
paws in q perfect Trafalgar
lion pose.
In jungle. in home, the cat
Is the cat.
It never changes. but is it
self at all times. and In all
places.
Fortunately for its friends,
its household sized specimens
are seldom mean.
Templeton Jones saw the
colored photo of the puma as
house cat.
Beautiful, he agreed, but too
large. too strong. and prob
ably too mean.
IN take these little ones"
he smiled. as he stroked Tippy
Tail. IF one of those big
fellows suddenly took a whack
at you, you'd go down for the
count, sure enough
Tippy smiled, in his whiskers.
and went back to sleep.
And that's another thing "
said Templeton Jones. Look
at how nice and stiff his
whiskers are. and then look at
those droopy whiskers Of the
puma
Evening star., 1955-11-10

and program are TO be con-
tinued.
Scattered off-year elections
can easily be deceptive as a
forecast of coming national
political elections. The Repub-
licans look back to the elec-
tions of 1916, when they won
control of Congress from the
Democrats, and then regard,
also, special elections held
thereafter to fill vacancies.
The. COP. was tremendously
encouraged to believe it would
sweep to victory in 1948 and
elect their candidate President.
It didn't happen that way.
President Truman was re-
elected and Gov. Thomas e.
Dewey Of New York, the Re-
publican candidate, took his
second defeat for the presi-
'dency.
The independent voters usu-
ally decide these national elec-
tions. They swung heavily to
Eisenhower in 1852, eIecting
him by a great sweep. II the
President should be the candi-
date again-or should the Re-
publicans find a candidate who
appeals to the people and
promises to carry on the Eisen-
hover prograrn--all the off
year election results won by
the Democrats since 1853 may
prove Of no great significance.
Country to Decide
The country sti1l has to de-
eide, however, whether it pre-
.fers the middle : Of ; the road
policies Of President Eisen-
hover or the leftist policies of
Adlai Stevenson, Gov. Harri-
man Of New York and Senator
Estes Kefauver of Tennessee,
the leading candidates for the
1856 Democratic presidential
nomination.
The Democrats went to town
for A. B. Happy" Chandler for
Governor-and SO did some
Republicans. The Republicans
had hoped a split in Demo-
cratic ranks In the Bluegrass
State might elect their man,
Edwin r. Denney. But nothing
like that occurred. Happy
Chandler is sitting on top of
the heap. and the Democrats,
including National Chairman
: Paul M, Butler, are taking
credit. They hope that Happy
will cooperate. Unless all signs
fail, however, Chandler is go-
ing to do his best to "get rid"
OF Senator Clements, Demo-
crat of Kentucky. when the
latter comes up for renomina-
ton. He is not likely to cotton
to Adlai Stevenson-unless he
is given a place on the ticket
and he will control the Ken
lucky delegation in next years
Democratic National Conven-
ton. Happy may prove a prob
lem.
Evening star., 1955-11-10
THE POLITICAL MILL
Rv GOULD LINCOLN
OH Year Voting Bod News for G. @. P.
By GOULD LINGO

The 1855 "off-year" elec-
tions carry no joy for the Re-
publicans. Although the elec-
tions were scattered and fought
in nearly all cases on local is
sues. the Democrats won some
significant victories. This was
particularly true in Indiana, a
traditionally Republican State.
After the votes had been
counted in the city elections,
it was found that the Demo-
Gratis had won 70 n1ayoralty
contests to 80 for the Republi-
cans. Before the elections, the
count was 20 Republican may
ors and 80 Democratic. In
dianapolis was one of the Re-
publican casualties.
Indiana has a large farm
population. The drop in prices
for agricultural products, in
cluding particularly low prices
for hogs. may have been a def
mite factor in the Democratic
trend in the city and small
town elections. Indeed, the uil-
rest among the farmers be-
cause of low prices is the prin-
cipal issue on which the Demo-
Gratis are planning to ride to
victory in the presidential and
congressional elections next
year. r
Best Of the Argument
Nor did the election results
In Connecticut, New York and
Pennsylvania give encourage
ment to the Republicans. The
Democrats had the best of the
argument, although their gains
we're not sweeping. Also. the
Democrats won the guberna-
torial race in Kentucky and
the mayoralty race in Phila-
delphia in a big way. True, this
represented no change in party
control In either. But the
sweeping victories in both,
where the Republicans at least
had hoped for a better break,
naturally give the Democrats a
chance to cheer.
Coming on top of the 1853
and 1854 elections, in both OF
which the Democrats made
gains, taking from the Repub-
licans a majority Of the gover-
norships of States and control
OF Congress, Tuesdays election
results continue a belief that
the trend is Democratic. The
only hope for the Republicans
appears to Lie in the peace and
prosperity which exist In the
country-except for the farm
ers, and they are not in as
great distress as the Democrats
claim. If the economic condi-
ton of the people is good, with
great employment. good busi-
ness and continued peace, the
voters, on national scale, may
hesitate to turn the Republic
cans out Of office. particularly
II they have reason to believe
that the Eisenhower policies
Evening star., 1955-11-10
Job Program

The White House conference
on education might appropri-
ately consider a part-time ern-
ployment program for older
high school students and
working mothers.
Many in the middle and
later teens would indisputa 5ly
benefit from greater work ex-
perience. Some need the money
they could earn. Not a few
would value their educational
opportunities more highly and
use them more profitably, If
they worked in store, Office or
industry q number OF after
Moons each week at the dis
cretion Of student, parent and
vocational adviser.
Their jobs could be filed in
the morning by adults deslrous
of part-time work. including
some premature1y retired men,
but above all by housewives
who must now choose between
idle, lonely hours at home
and working full time outside,
often to the neglect OF their
families and increase Of ju-
venile delinquency.
More part time tmorningl
employment opportunities
would free working mothers
afternoons for housework,
shopping and after-school SUI
pervision Of their children.
Afternoon student jobs, cou-
pied with curricular changes
facilitated by sorely needed
revision Of college entrance re-
quirements. would go far to
cure the apathy, disinterest
and waste that plague orr
high schools.
Robert s. Field.
Uineioy,d ~
Evening star., 1955-11-10
THIS AND THAT
By CHARLES {. TRACEWELL

ANY Old Place / Hang My
Hat Is Home Sweet Home to
Me"
So went an old popular
song. but 1t still remains the
theme song Of the house-cat
tribe.
The way one Of these little
creatures can make itself at
home on the instant is amaz-
ing to behold.
Humans have to have intro
auctions. and that sort Of
thing, and even then you can't
be sure they won't knife you
in the back the moment you
turn around.
Not so the faithful cat,
He comes right in, and
makes himself at home, takes
over the best oyerstuffed chair
in the living room, and ex-
poets q handout at dinner
time.
In return. he treats you hon.
estly. and rewards you with
a very fine purr, and an evi-
dent delight in being in your
house.
&A
When Templeton Jones
opened his back door that cool
morning. he saw q sort of gray.
blur and heard a meow.
There was Tippy Tail. he of
the tiger stripes and the white
tipped tail.
Uusually this adornment is
reserved for all-gray and white
cats.
1t is not too often that an
official tigercat has it.
But Tippy did. a fine white
plume at the very end of one
Of the longest tails ever given
a specimen Of Felis Domesticus.
x&*
The cat came in and went
directly to the refrigerator.
Cats. as a group. long ago
came to a distinct understand
ing of what the refrigerator
means in their lives.
1t was called ice box, for
many years, now refrigerator.
The fuel, as it we're, is differ
ent but to the cat mind it
means food, Just as it does to
us.
Any cat, even the sheerest
A. c, GALLEY cat) variety. knows
enough to stand on It's hind
legs and place the yelvety
front paws on the smooth
door.
Cats have their own ways
Of showing pleasure. One Of
these is the sheathed claws.
Unsheathed. every claw be-
comes a little sword that can
do great damage, as most
people and all cats know.
The difiiculty about a cat
clawing or biting is that the
place heals over rapidly.
This is not good, in catland.
Then swelling takes place,
finally a breaking through,
with fever ana other diff
culties.
So the thing to do, with a
cat bite or scratch, is to keep
1t open, as the doctors say.
Tippy Tail settled for the
dining room best chair.
This is, Of course, Temp
Jones' own special chair, with
a foam rubber seat he said
smelled rubbery.
Keen scent is one Of Jones
specialties he shares with the
cat kingdom.
He even says that when SAL
Evening star., 1955-11-10
Trumon-Byrnes Tiff

In the recent Truman
Byrnes controversy about the
1914 vice presidential nomi-
nation, one can find a possible
explanation in Raymond Mo-
ley's "27 Masters of Politics."
In his description Of politics
and Edward ]. Flynn, Mr..
Moley says: Roosevelt asked
that Flynn get q group to-
gether and inject the name of
Truman
''Flynn realized that the
President in his indecisive
mood had already told several
aspirants that the race was
wide open and, because of his
physical condition. had per-
niitted all aspirants to believe
that he had no commitments.
Flynn remained behind the
others. in washington, and APP
parently took occasion to try to
cement Roosevelt's attachment
to Truman. This precautions
AIRY measure was dictated by
Flynn's long knowledge OF
Roosevelt's fitful changes in
decision. It was especially nec-
essary at that time, because of
Roosevelt's difficulty In making
and remembering decisions.
Meanwhile. Byrnes had
been in touch with various
leaders. and they had appar-
emily been convinced that
Roosevelt had not only given
Byrnes the green light but had
expressed q positive preference
for him.
And so when Flynn arrived
in Chicago, 1t was evident that
Byrnes would be nominated,
unless forceful intervention of
the President could be intro
duced."
Thus 1t appears the Presi-
dent gave strong but indirect
encouragement to Byrnes. fos-
tering in Byrnes the idea that
he was Roosevelt's preference,
while at the same time Roose-
welt had privately conceded to
his political advisers that Tru-
man was the only candidate
qualified for the nomination.
Thomas Y. Corby. Jr.