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Evening star., 1955-05-08
District Legion
Forms 20 "a

Comdr. Byron e. Dunn of The
American Legion, Department of
the District of Columbia has ap-
pointed the following to serve
on a committee to organize an
Echelon of the 100 and 4"
(Twenty women and four jeeps)
a national women's honor or
ganization. Edna L. Hunter,
department vice commander is
chairman assisted by Orvene
Nelson. Ethel Doherty and Faith
Windsor.
1t will be made up Of women
Legionaires with outstanding
records of service to the Legion.
The primary objective will be
service to women veterans in
hospitals and elsewhere who are
in need Of assistance.
New members of Sergeant
Jasper Post initiated by the
Ritual team of Grand Voiture
174, Forty ct Eight. at its last
meeting were: Ned Glenn. Joseph
Mason, jr.. B. C. johnson. Olin
Tharp, Paul Meyer, w. D.
Tuckey, jr., James Townsend,
William Culver, Elmer Smith,
Wilbert Thompson. Burnice e
Lane, John Walter, Glenn WEIGH,
Roy Keller. James Hayes, Carl
Conway. Francis Thompson.
James Price, william Bignman,
Robert Widman, Varnick Raymo
and Earl Wilbur.
Certificates Awarded
Certificates in recognition OF
having satisfactorily completed
the required course of study of
the Ninth Term of The Ameri-
can Legion Extension Institute
were presented to the following: {:
Richard Batchelder, Edward
Bloom, Hayward Braddock, Bet
ty Brooks, William Burgess.
William Cooper, John Dawson,
Louis DeHenry, Lucille Graves,
Mary Harrison. Virginia Harri-
son. Evelyn Hart. Louis Hillman.
James Holt. James Kaur. Jo-
seph Madzelan, Joseph Morgan,
Barbara Muilin, Adeeb Neam,
Irby Price. Russell Slight, Pau
line Slonaker, Meyer Trupp.
William Tupman. Anna Turek
and Susie Wood.
Department of Justice Post
has Endorsed Harold D. Beaton
for department commander for
the year 1955-1956. Henry c.
Spengler Post has Endorsed Gar
land E. Taylor for department
vice commander. Victory Post
has Endorsed Don A. Waite for
the Watson B. Miller Trophy.
The department commander
has presented Certificates of
Merit" to Herbert J. jacob,
Robert A. Bunch and Sylvan
King for their outstanding work
during the national convention
here.
Evening star., 1955-05-08
Eastern Star
Events Listed

Esther-Tuesday, smorgasbord
at Emery Methodist Church 6104
Georgia avenue NV.
Chevy Chase-Wednesday, De-
Molay sweetheart degree.
Electa - Tuesday. associate
night.
Acacia - Today. church serv-
ices, 3 pm, Masonic and Eastern
Star Home. Monday, home board
with Mrs. Dorothy Dietrick. Fri
day, card club with Mrs. Mary
Jackson. Saturday. school OF
instruction.
Mizpah - Tuesday, Mu Delta
Sigma.
Bethlehem - Tuesday, honor
ing May birthdays. May IA. card
party. $500 Bexhill drive, Ken
sington. Md, benefit of Ways
and Means.
Martha - Friday, Ways and
Means card party. 8 pm, Naval
Lodge hall. Contact Mrs. Ethel
Jadell. Saturday, life member
ship tour Of Philadelphia and
Valley Forge. Contact Mrs. Ar
leigh Selke. Jackson 8-3903.
Milans-Monday, Chatterbox.
home of Haru Hayes. Tuesday,
Star Pouts, home of Elva Hay
den. Saturday. bake sale, Sears
and Roebuck.
st. Johns - Monday. Home
Board.
Friendship-Tuesday.
Ruth - Thursday, Temple
Board with Margaret Joe Miller,
Betty Cheney. and Margaret
Lord. The Past Matrons and
Patrons Association elected the
following officers: Myrtle E.
Craley, president; George w.
Beall, jr., adviser; Edith w.
Dowden. vice president; Leila T.
Hornaday. secretary; Daisy H.
Thour. treasurer.
Federal-Thursday, line Off
GERS night.
Lebanon-Tuesday,
Enthusiastically. card party,
Woodward and Lothrop's. 8 pm.
Lafayette Lodge--Wednesd
Goodwill--Friday, initiation.
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Job S Daughters
Meetings Slated

Jobs Daughters meetings this
week are:
Bethel No. Friday. Bethel
No. 2 night and election.
Bethel No. 3-Thursday, Bethel
No. 3 night. election and past
honored queens night.
Bethel No. saturday, elec-
ton.
Bethel No. Saturday, BIRTH
day and election.
Bethel No. "WEDNESDAY, ini-
tiation and election of officers.
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Ready, Ruby Heuronimus. vice
president and Ethel Orme,
treasurer.
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Free Dovy Crockett Pictures
Now Being Mailed Out

Requests for The Stars free pen-andnk draw
ing of your favorite frontiersman Davy Crockett,
are pouring in by the thousand. The big pictures
81a by IL inches and just right for framng-are now
being mailed out in response Here's how to get one:
l. Send postal card asking for the picture
and be sure to include your name and address,
neatly printed Address it to "Davy Crockett
Picture, The Evening Star-The Sunday Star, 11th
Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NV, Washington
T. D. c." The picture will be mailed to you.
2 Or, just fill in the coupon printed below and
mail it in pasted to the back Of postal card to have
the picture sent to you.
g. Or, if you prefer call in person at the busi-
ness counter of The Evening Star Building at Elev-
enth Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NV, and
ask for your picture.
Evening star., 1955-05-08

Davy Crockett Picture,
The Evening Star-The Sunday Star,
18th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NV
Washington 4, D. c.
Please send free the big pen -and-ink drawing Of
Davy Crockett, drawn by Star STAFF Artist Glib Crockett
who traces his ancestry back to Davys greatgrea
grandfather.
Please Print Neatly and Paste on Postal Card
Address
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Newport Writer
Plunqes TO DeotIi

BRISTOL. r. L, Oct. s B.--
Arthur Tuckerman. SO. New.
port free-lance writer. plunged
|l35 feet to his death yesterday
from the Mount Hope Bridge
Into Mount Hope Bay.
Close friends said he had
been bitterly disappointeda b.
lack Of popular interest in his
most recent book, "Old School
Tie" memoirs 4of his school
days in England. The book was
published last year, and Mr.
|Tuckerman's friends said 1t was
well received by critics. but did
mot sell.
Mr.. Tuekerman, who had lived
at Newport for about six years,
was born In New York. He at
tended schools In New York,
Washington and England, and
took his bachelors degree from
Christ Church. Oxford Univer-
sity, In 1921
He wrote novels. short stories
and articles for magazines. and
at one time was a director Of
public relations for the Ameri-
can Car q Foundry Co.
DR.. Ralph j. Petrucci, medical
examiner. pronounced his death
q suicide by drowning.
Evening star., 1955-10-06
Excise lnequities Need
Fixing, Treasury Told

Representative Forand. Demo-
|crat Of Rhode Island, said today
the loss Of q few million dollars
i'm revenue should not stand In
the way Of correcting inequities
In the application OF excise taxes.
He made the statement as q
Ways and Means Subcommittee
|of which he is chairman, con-
tinued to question Treasury offi-
cials on the need for new regu-
lations to govern the application
of excise rates to q wide variety
of goods and services.
Since the hearings began the
Treasury spokesmen have frown-
ed on suggestions for new ex-
enptions which would reduce
collections because Of what they
called q tight budget situation.
1854 Revision Cuts
Mr.. Forand told them today
he thought the record should
show that the President and the
Treasury recommended tax
changes In the 1854 general re-
vision which resulted in . re-
duction Of between $3.7 billion
and S4.3 billion in taxes.
$50. II the matter Of q few
million Is involved In excise tax
regulations, ! don't think we
should put the dollar ahead Of
fairness to the taxpayer" " said
Mr.. Forand.
The Treasury spokesmen said
they have been working on an
Evening star., 1955-10-06

overhaul Of excise regulations
but were not ready this week to
make recommendations. They
said they had to give priority
to new regulations affecting in
come taxes made necessary by
the 1854 code revision.
Mr.. Forand told them that
after the current hearings are
over the subcommittee win ex-
lpect the Treasury to come up
with specific proposals for IRON
ling out inequities In excise taxes
within 80 days. Dan T. Smith.
special assistant to Secretary
Humphrey. said that was a fair
arrangement and promised to
follow that course.
Tobacco and Liquor
The subcommittee learned to-
day that the Government coli
lects $l2 million a day In taxes
from smokers and drinkers.
The question came up as
Treasury men were explaining
they have not deemed it ap-
propriate yet to exercise q dis
cretion given them by Congress
last year to do away with stamps
for tobacco and liquor taxes and
ALLOW these industries to pay
their taxes by fling monthly re-
turns.
Mr.. Smith said any lag in
the collection Of these taxes
would make it necessary for the
Treasury to borrow more money.
Evening star., 1955-10-06
Lock Of Cost Comparison
Hit in Streetcor Report

would-be successors to CTC,
which must 60 out Of business
next August IA, TO submit plans
by next Monday for operation
of an all-bus system.
Commenting on the Gilman
report yesterday. Mr.. Weston
said, THE whole report is keyed
to what Gilman calls securing
the longest possible life to pres
ent track The track is neither
good nor bad. That's not the
point. It is q question Of earn
ings and the difference In cost
Of operations between buses and
streetcars."
Consultant TO Get Report
Mr.. Hayes said the Gilman re-
port win be sent to Edward Rob-
erts, New York consultant re-
tanned BY the commission. for
study and comment. It was Mr..
Roberts who told the commission
the company could have saved
$40 million In 1854 on an ALL
bus operation.
Mr.. Weston also declared the
Gilman report, originally due to
be handed to the commission last
June 80, was supposed to have
Evening star., 1955-10-06

.Wa~--.-.R.....a ~ ~
arg On Fennsyivsnis sVenue N.W-
an eAcepsionai'y Wioe streeL
1T Is our opinion that IN the
overall picture the. conversion of
the present rail operations to
motor bus win not result in any
material Improvement In the
general traffic situation.
"It is. Of course, obvious that
the removal Of two-way streetcar
operation would permit reversi-
BILE trafic lanes or 100 per cent
one way vehicle operation IN the
relatively few locations OF, street,
car routes where such traffic
devices might be advantageous.
'.It has been our belief for some
time that the only permanent
and effective method of secur-
ing real traffic relief IS TO reduce
the number 81 noll-essentiai ye-
hicles which are 1T present using
available street space ii down.
town areas. either as vehicles in
motion or as parked vehicles. II
would definitely be to the eco
Evening star., 1955-10-06

ing to motor bus Q ran system
operating some 400 streetcars
over 70 miles Of route and having
passenger revenues Of some $l3.-
l389. 900 q year Is q problem Of
substantial magnitude and cam
not be accomplished overnight.
This physical job requires the
following:
THE purchase and procure
lment Of delivery Of $50 motor
buses.
1.-THE providing Of facilities for
1.-THE storage. inspection and fuel
ing Of these $50 motor buses.
Revamping Of Shops
"The reyamping Of present
motor bus shops to provide
maintenance facilities for q bus
feet Of so per cent greater than
that now owned by the company.
"The training Of operators to
Operate and mechanics to inspect
and maintain these additional
buses.
THE working out Of routes
over suitable highways for the
buses which would be substi-
ltuted for streetcars now operating
on track located on private right
LOT way and determining the
methods Of bus operation In
other locations where present
Istreetcars use off-street facilities.
"The preparation of schedules
for the operation Of these buses. :"
Discussing financing, the re-
port said. "Bus manufacturers
have indicated to US that the
delivery period on these buses
would range from four to eight
months. depending on the NUM-
her Of buses ordered from 81
single manufacturer.
THE current price for a mod
iern 5l-seat motor bus Is about
$22. 900, including delivery to the
washington area and the 8 per
Evening star., 1955-10-06

A. report by Capital Transit
Co. consultants opposing tmn1e-
xdiate conversion from streetcars
70 buses was assailedl yesterday
as inadequate by members Of the
District Public Utilities Commits
sion.
Both Chairman George e. G.
Hayes and Robert M. Weston
complained that the engineering
study had failed to discuss the
comparative costs Of operating
streetcars and buses.
This. Mr.. Hayes said. aseems to
nullify its effect. The point is
so vital that the study doesn't
seem to have the Importance 1t
might have"
The commission some time ago
charged that Capital Transit
could have saved $2.s million
during 1854 If it had been OPP
Grating an all-bus company
rather than q combined street.
car-bus system.
Penalty Recommended
Mr.. Weston recommended at
the time that the company be
penalized for failing to start
converting to buses three years
ago.
The report was made by w. G.
Gilman q Co. Of New York, un-
der contract with CTC. accord
ing to the terms Of q 'memorar-
dunn Of understanding" between
the company and the utilities
commission on August 6, 1854,
which ended long drawnout
court suit.
The commission has asked
= ( :
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cent Federal tax but excluding
tires.
"A feet Of 4s0 buses would
cost approximately $g.460.00O
Financing could probably be ar
ranged on the basis of o min
imum down payment Of 10 per
cent or $946. 900, with the balance
payable over 70 months with In
terest withing the range from 4
to 5 per cent, !"
The report expressed doubt the
conversion would do much to
improve service. It declared:
''The service furnished by the
present rail system is good and
would be improved little. II any.
by motor bus substitution. except
for increased fiexihility IN case
of delays and possibly more ex-
press service where warranted by
trafiic volumes.
Iraftic congestion Is caused
primarily BY too many vehicles
In relation to the available street
space. rather than by the type Of
vehicle. It is our opinion that
many Of the conclusions as to
the causes Of and possible rem
edies for trafiic problems are
based too frequently on senti-
ment rather than on facts.
Transit vehicles Of any type
do without question contribute
somewhat to traffic delays. but
this is also true with respect to
all other types Of vehicles using
public streets. One major utili-
zation Of street space BY the
streetcars IN Washington Is the
Of some 487 fixed or
movable passenger loading plat
forms adjacent to the car tracks.
However. with respect to only 53I
Of these loading platforms are
non-transit vehicles prohibited
from using the left-hand lane
and Of these So exceptions 24I
Evening star., 1955-10-06
v. c. Brings $I,l75

a Victoria Cross awarded
nearly 100 years ago has been
sold In London for $l.i76
thought to be the highest price
ever paid there for a v. c. II
was awarded to Assistant Sur
geon Thomas Egerton Hale. Of
the 7th Royal Fusiliers, fcr
bravery at Sebastopol.
Evening star., 1955-10-06
offer wonderful Shopping oPportunities
Fabrics Reduced for
Clearance, Royons,
Silks, Cotton Blends
ya,d 49, = So
Were sc TO 1925 yard

We're 6vc TO IU.v5 yard
4 500 yords 10 group Of imported and
domestic fobries, includes printed and en-
broidered royons. printed silk, cotton and
ocetote, Orion prints, Orion and nylon
checks, ocetote and silk sheers, cystelette
sheer print ocetotes. Benbero prints, silk
and Orion dots, silk and worsteds, novelty
silk toffetos. silk and lurex, novelty silk
brocodes, print nylon tricots. All from such
fomous nomess as Dumori, Fink, Cohomo,
Amer-mill. Shirley, Fobrex, Molison SO"
to As" wide.
Evening star., 1955-10-06

Sovings on GE
Automatic Blankets
&c custom-c centoured Automotie BIonkes,
twin-bed size. PBl6A4, reeuIorIy 44.e5.
24.95
GE custom-c contoured Ausomasie BIankes.
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GE custom-c contoured Automotic Blonket,
double-bed size, with two controls, reouiorly
57.o5 --------------
Some colors in Limited Quantities
W6t-Smoll Appliances, Bird Floor. North Building
-. also selections Alexondrio
Evening star., 1955-10-06

sc Appliances
&C Steam and Dry Iron tshown obove)
colrod heotine unit, 30" sole plate, 3M
pounds. Regularly i7.95. Now 1924
CE Automatic visuoIixer Iron, F-33. Reg
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GE Automotie SkiIIef Cover. Regularly 800
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GE Automotic Sandwich Grill and Woffle
Iron, G-42e Regularly 22.o5. Now l4.97
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Evening star., 1955-10-06
Sove on Small Appliances

Honilton Beech Appliances
Hcmilton Beach Mixer, complete with
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New Sunbeom Ausomotie Fry Pan, F6ll.
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Fomous Name cottons
6os to o8e
Were 100 10 $50 yard

1000 yords Of top-nome cottons from
such famous makers as Stoffel, Everfost,
Dumori. Hope SkiImon and others. In
cludes light and dark prints. novelty
weoves, textured cottons, printed iowns,
botistes and broodcloths. Many ore i'm
ported 8" wide
,WGL--Fobries, 9th Floor
Evening star., 1955-10-06

NHEVY Ci1ASr: Wons,n ond Western Aycs Oliver 1900
Mo"do Thurdays Fridays go 93o other doys go 10
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1955-10-28

only mmorazed the voices Of people ike President Esen-
hover John Foster Dulles Dag Hamarskod Henry Cabot
Lodge, Nine Pandit, V. Moloov Andre Vshnsky Harold
Macmillan Abba Eban and many personalities but also
their views such subjects the Palestine question: the
Korean the Atoms for Peace issue and other such prob
lens of international and historic Importance The album
which being released UN Day. October a. part the
celebration of the 10th anniversary of the United Nations
valuable historical documentfor-ea Entitled "Ths Is
the UN acclaimed by experts as an invaluable aid in the
teaching of the aims principles and achievements of the
United Nations 1t WILL doubt find its way into thou
sands of high schools colleges universities radosaons and
community organizations 1t is narrated Mevyn Douglas
and the period 95055 UN activities advance
addition of the album given this week the UN headquarters
elected many compliments from UN members for Mr. Carson
similar album produced by him Lake Success in 1850
distributed by the u Department of State
Der of its information centers 1t also accepted
as teaching aid by the Dominion of Canada -.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1955-10-28
Religion In T Florida S Schools

A few days ago State Superintend-
ent OF Public Instruction Thomas D.
Bailey advised the cabinet in Talla-
hassee that he plans to provide non
sectarian religious training for chill
dren in Florida's public school system.
Immediately our office received a
number of phone calls in protest.
Many Of our readers urged US to point
out that such step. no matter how
well-intentioned was the motivation
Of Mr.. Bailey. could but lead to a
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1955-10-28

serious violation of the separation of Church and State
trne which has contributed greatly to RELIGIOUS freedom
throughout the years.
OF interest to readers the following statement made
by Rabbi Irving Lehman of Miami in letter to the editor
OF newspaper in his city:
very much interested in Mr.. Bailey's statement
made in Tallahassee last week.
AS Rabbi, subscribe completely the belief that
gon and faith in God the underlying foundations of our
American democracy therefore believe that it respon-
sbty to strengthen the spiritual foundations of America by
mcucag in an ever increasing manner into the lives of
children.
Nevertheless the whole question of religion the school
system must be approached cautiously and the traditional
spirit Of American democracy.
The public school in country, which has always been
dedicated to the preservation Of Of life has been
kept free of sectarasm and all vsveness This has been
its greatest strength The American people have approved this
approach and generations OF youngsters have to
turity God fearing law abiding citizens of democracy
from this method of training.
Now asked TO introduce non-sectaran religious
instruction into public school system.
religious teacher must pose this very serious ques
ton Can religion be taught non-Sectarian basis?
cannot of the fact that the question of
RELIGIOUS instruction in the public schools has long been the
dedicated and devoted religious leaders and
have for years taken firm stand in opposition to on the
basis of holding nvolate traditional American principles
of religious freedom.
The main problem seems to be, teacher teach a
subject without teaching himsefwhout injecting into his
subject his own personal religion be he Catholic Protestant
Jew? No matter how he may try to remain nonsectaran
his approach his subject bound be coored by his own
background and religious convictions mus the instruction.
though termed non-Sectaran Sectar1an cooraon IN
the classroom and becomes source of divsveness among
the children who begin think of each other as Catholic
Protestant and Jew rather than just fellow Americans
The Introduction this type of sectaran teaching un
estionablv threat Americas traditional
the separation between church on me one manu- d 'A
and school the other =, ..u.,
The natural context of all knowledge is the ntenectua
and moral advancement of humanity The scnoo must not
withdraw itself from the responsibility OF nculcang these
moral and ethical values the child and through the cn
into the community religions such should be 1oser
in the church, in the synagogue, and IN the nome i has ~
place in the school system ,,,.-~ rr-n,xnN
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1955-10-28

NNOPyTIsnCs 1S55, jewish Telegraphlc
Agency. Incl
QUESTION: Why does tradi.
tion prohibit the marriage of two
brothers or two sisters on the
same day?
ANSWER: The general reason
given for this prohibition is the
classic prohibition against mixing
"Simchas." This is derived from
the Talmudic discussion about
marrying on the intermediate
days of a festival (Chol Ha-moeO
where this general rule is given
as one of the reasons for not per-
hitting marriages at that time
(Tractate Moed Katan 8b).
There seem to be two Biblical
sources from which this is de-
rived. One is the we'll known in
cident where Laban fooled Jacob
into marrying Leah instead of
Rachel Upon discovering the
error. Jacob was compelled to
work another seven years for
Rachel as Laban told him fulfill
the week of this one, and we will
give thee the other also" Genesis
1920. From this it is seen that
the celebration of the marriage of
one sister was not to be confused
with the marriage of the other.
The other source is the proce-
dure followed by Solomon where
the feast of the dedication of the
new Temple fell close to the week
of the Succoth holiday. Solomon,
instead of celebrating both festivi-
ties in the same week, observed
each occasion in a separate week
so as not to confuse one occasion
with the other. Il Kings 1863.
QUESTION: Why is it that a
father and son. or two brothers
are not called up to the Torah one
after the other?
ANSWER: Several reasons are
advanced for this rule. One is that
it might arouse jealousy, etc.
Another reason is that when one
is called up to the Torah he stands
as living testimony of our faith in
the Torah. Two brothers or a
father and son cannot be wit
nesses together and so their ap-
pearance before the same Torah
was not permissible.
There are sources that claim
that this rule was adopted for a
practical reason. The order of
people called to the Torah was
adopted for what is called
''Darkei Sholom" which means
"the ways of peace" within the
congregation. Just as it was ruled
that a Kohen be called first,
Levi second, etc., so was it later
ruled that two brothers or ia
ther and son not be called one
after the other so that the author
ity in the synagogue who assigns
the honorS not be accused of
favoring one particular family
over another.