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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-29
Festival Aids Hospital

The Ladies Board of George
town Hospital will stage a spring
festival at $50 o'clock tonight
in McDonough Gymnasium
Proceeds will go to the hospital
to help equip a cardiovascular
diagnoStic unit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-29

the National Capital Astrono-
merS.
Geology hike near Great Falls
Buses will leave the Capital
Transit station at 1913 Fifteenth
street NV. at 10 am. to take
mixers to the falls and return
at 4 pm.
Bird hike from the Virginia
end of Chain Bridge at am.
and along the Gao Canal tow
path at 8 am. from stop 80 on
the Cabin John carline.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-29

The U. S. Court of Appeals
for the District Of Columbia
yesterday held there was a
substantial question" whether
a mental competency hearing
given a convicted rapist met
legal requirements.
The ruling came as the court
granted permission for Kenneth
H. Gunther. 80, colored. to pro-
coed with an appeal at Gov
eminent expense. To obtain such
permission, it is necessary for
the applicant to show there is
Evening star., 1955-07-17

Christ which should be exempli-
fled In His church
He advised that this move
ment cannot be unduly hurried
saying It might be better TO 60
a bit slow-to digest the meal
we have taken
{ prcc@c @cnoW Is the time for al
The Rev. Luie D. Newton. vice
president Of the Baptist World
Alliance and minister Of the
Druid Hills Church OF Atlanta,
Ca. responded to the welcom-
ing addresses Of the archbishop
and other United Kingdom
churchmen.
The congress win continue
until next Friday evening.
Almost half the delegates are
women.
Mrs. George Martin Of Nor
folk. Va is chairman Of the
Evening star., 1955-07-17

membership Of seven and . hall
million. Today the total Is 20
million. Of which 1s million are
In North America.
This congress-full Of mem-
ories Of the ehurch's work over
the last half century-will con-
|tinue until next Friday evening.
Evangelist Billy Graham. him.
self . Baptist. will address the
closing rally.
DR.. Fisher addressed today,s
session In his capacity as presi-
dent Of the British Council of
Churches as wen as primate Of
all England.
The archbishop said the move
toward q closer Relationship be-
tween churches Is designed mot
to get rid Of differences but to
examine them and then bring
them together as o whole con-
tribution to the teachings of
Evening star., 1955-07-17
Baptist Session
Hears Ranking
Anglican Cleric

LONDON, July fe R.-The
Archbishop Of Canterbury today
told the golden jubilee Congress
of the Baptist World Alliance
gathered from every corner Of
the world that the growing
movements for Christian unity
offers great hope for mankind.
DR.. Geoffrey Fisher. ranking
Anglican prelate. was the first
archbishop of England's estab-
lished church ever to address
the Baptists.
Welcoming the I .6l2 delegates
to the Baptist World Congress
golden jubilee. the archbishop
referred to the coming confer
ence of Big -Four leaders IN Ge-
neva and its implications for his
tory. He added:
"But no less important, and
in the end perhaps more inn
portant. to the working out Of
human history is this drawing
tcgether Of the Churches Of
Christ in this ecumenical move
ment."
5o-Year Growth Cited
The delegates from SO coun-
tries met IN Royal Albert Hall
the hall where they held their
first world congress In 1905.
Fifty years ago this Protes-
tant denomination had i world
Evening star., 1955-07-17
5o-Year Growth Cited

can. Methodist, Presbyterian.
Congregational and Reformed
groups.
For the past five years q con-
troversy has been growing In the
Church Of England over inter-
communion with the CSI. High
church Anglicans particularly
have opposed intercommunion.
Last month, q national con-
ference Of Episcopal priests spon-
|sored by the American Church
Union. unofficial organization Of
high churchmen, took such q
stand. It indorsed q statement
by Anglican clergy Of South
Africa opposing intercommunion
between the Anglican communion
and the Church Of South India.
or recognition Of the latter's
ministry.
Evening star., 1955-07-17
THE WEEK IN RELIGION
AngIioons Give Boost
To Church Unity Effort

Itionai conventions Of both
churches.
The one outstanding merger
that is scheduled to take place
in the next few years Is that of
the Congregational Christian
Churches and the Evangelical
and Reformed Church. Leaders
|of the two denominations re-
Gently set June IS, 1857. as the
merger date.
. Million Members
The merged body win be called
the United Church Of Christ. It
will have more than Q million
members.
The Church Of England bid
Ito the British Methodists called
for the opening of conversations
with the latter In an effort to
increase unity between the two
groups.
DR.. Geoffrey Francis Fisher.
Archbishop Of Canterbury, said
the approach to the Methodists
would be brought to the atten-
tion Of the other Free lProtes-
tant) Churches. He said the
Church Of England is willing to
engage in unity talks with any
|of the Free Churches desiring
such discussions.
The Anglican proposal was inn
mediately welcomed by the
Methodist Conference of Great
Britain which was holding its
annual meeting at the time the
Church Assembly was in session,
The Methodists said they
would gladly respond" to an In
vitation to hold conversations
which may lead to closer rela-
tions with the Church Of Eng
land.
Unique Union
OF great interest to non-An-
Iglicans. as well as Anglicans, was
the decision of the Church AS
sembly to extend intercom-
munion with the Church Of
South India.
The latter body Is one Of the
worlds most unusual church
unions. It was formed In l947
through the merger Of Angli-
Evening star., 1955-07-17

,vomenss COMMITTEES Of the AM
|ance. Mrs. Maurice B. Hodge
|of Portland. Greg. is president
of the National Council Of Amer
|ican Baptist Women. Mrs. Id
gar Bates. dean Of women at
McMaster University. Hamilton.
Ont, is chairman OF the North
American Baptist Womens Un-
ion.
Evening star., 1955-07-17

Bio 20" window fan moves $500 elm.
enough to cool on apartment or
small house.
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Evening star., 1955-07-17
~ Religion. New. servie.

Church unity efforts received
o boost this week from the
Church Of England.
The Church Assembly. repre-
sentative Anglican body. TOOK
two important actions at its
summer meeting In London. It
widened the degree Of intercom-
munion between the Church Of
England and the Church Of
South India. It also acted to
establish closer relations with
the Methodist Church. looking
towards the possibility Of
eventual union.
The Anglican moves heartened
advocates Of church unity In the
United States, where union eff
. forts have been tagging.
A proposed merger Of the
three major Presbyterian bodies
was defeated this spring by
Southern Presbyterians. Late
last month. the Wesleyan Meth
odist Church decided to discon-
tinue further efforts for merger
with the Free Methodist Church.
The latter body had previously
voted to continue merger nego-
tiations If the Wesleyan Meth
odiSts were willing.
Lutheran Efforts
Lutheran unity efforts in this
country are proceeding slowly.
Four denominations, the Ameri-
can Lutheran. Evangelical
Lutheran, United Evangelical
Lutheran and Free Lutheran
Churches. are negotiating for a
merger. The United Lutheran
Church in America has invited
the Augustana Lutheran Church
to begin conversations looking
toward organic union and to dis
cuss a Joint invitation to all
other Lutheran Church bodies
for the same purpose.
In May, Protestant Episcopal
and Methodist bishops agreed on
q proposal for closer relations.
In effect. it would validate the
Methodist episcopacy in the eyes
of the. Episcopal Church. The
plan will be laid before the ma
Evening star., 1955-07-17
Drivers AIibi FoiIs

HAMDEN. Conn. R1s-Law-
renee Kelley WIS charged with
driving through q red trafhc
light. His explanation In court
was that he had . kettle OF soup
lin his car and was afraid some
OF it vepld spill If be stopped.
Judge John e. McNerney said:
Next time let the soup sptll.
Pay the clerk SO.
Evening star., 1955-07-17

Sturdy tubulor steel frame in white with
black, arm rests. Covered In block or
nultieolor Soron plostie.
Floor
Evening star., 1955-07-17

Ail-olumlnum body on wheels. Lorpe
firebox, u" overall. Sturdy and rust
proof for long use.
Evening star., 1955-06-30

MRS. EMlllE THOMAS
37l4 Perry Street. Brentwood, Nd.
MRS. w. G. WALLACE
u Ationtie Street Sc, Weshinston, D. e.
MRS. LEONARD STEWART
sos jefferson Street NV, Washinstos, D. c.
EkAkAA HOLT
500 "A Street Sc, Washington, D. c.
ALFRED A. RoSENFElD
lo4lo Muir Pises, Kensinston. Nd.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1955-09-16
The Mother City of Georgia"

London on the second ship that
sailed from England to the Geor-
gia shore. They brought the Torah
with them and the humble con-
gregation they established
month after their arrival still
exists.
First Arrivals
The first Jews to come to what
is now the United States was
group of % immigrants to New
Amsterdam, where they were first
met with hostility by the cantank-
erous Governor Peter Stuyvesant.
In the space of three years they
won the right to remain, to trade,
to worship freely, to be treated
with equality. In doing so, they
won liberties for other religious
groups as we'll, and helped form
the American tradition of reli-
gious freedom.
II was much the same story in
Savannah. General Oglethorpe re-
fused to heed original demands
that the new additions to the Col
onY of Georgia not be allowed to
stay. and later lauded the virtues
of the Jewish settlers-their thrift.
dependabilitY and soberness and
the medical work done in the col
onY by DR.. Samuel Nunez Ribireo.
who had come over with the origi-
nal band of settlers and who rem
dered aid to Christian and Jew
alike and saved the colony from
The ravages of an epidemic.
AS elsewhere in the nation,
others of the Jewish population
won the respect of their Savannah
neighbors and served the commu-
nifty we'll. Sheftall, Minis, Macha-
Continued on Page SAY
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1955-09-16

The first child born in Georgia
was Jewish - Philip Minis. The
first Jew in this country to hold
the office of governor was David
Emanuel. of Georgia. In this same
year that a tract of land was
coded by the Indians to General
James Oglethorpe. founder of the
colony. a little congregation was
started - Mickve Israel.
On July IL, 1888, a company of
40 Jewish pioneers came from
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1955-09-16

The Jewish Tercentenary cele-
bration this year throughout the
United States takes on special sig
nificance to Jews in Savannah be-
cause of the close correlation be-
tween their participation in the
growth of Georgia and the very
history of the state itself.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1955-09-16
Tercentenary Recalls
Contributions of
Savannah JeWrV

Members of Savannh Jewish community gathered year
anniversary 800 years
Of Jewish participation in Americawh
historical participation perhaps than
of the country.
Evening star., 1955-05-21
Crash Kills
Driver,GIH Hurt

A Nokesville (Va.) man was
killed and a soldier was critically
injured early today. when their
car smashed into the side OF
Bull Run Bridge on Route %,
Fairfax County police reported.
Police said the driver. Donald
G. Steffenson. Is, a service sta
ton attendant. was killed in
stantly when his convertible,
travelling south at high speed,
spun out of control and struck
a bridge abutment. hurling him
to an embankment 80 feet below
the bridge.
The injured man was identi-
fled as Army Corpl. Roy c. Reed
81, a resident of Woodstock. Va,
who is stationed at Fort Knox
KY. Taken to Arlington Hos
pital by the Centreville Rescue
Squad. he was reported in critical
condition with a broken left
arm and possible conclusion and
internal injuries.
County Policemen Jack M
Murray and Benjamin Sinclair
said the accident occurred at
about l2:45 am. in Fairfax
County less than 100 feet from
the Prince William County line
Evening star., 1955-05-21
.Woshington-Lee Boosts
Away Vo|edictorion Tie

with Time as Related to
Eternity"
The school reports that the
class that has come up with a
small crowd Of valedictorians is
setting a record for size, too. 1t
will number 857. the largest ever
to be graduated from any high
school in the Washington area.
Young Hobson also has come
up with a $4,000 jackpot in
scholarships. He has decided
to accept a $4,000. f1ve-year
scholarship at Cornell Univer-
sity, turning down a $4,000
scholarship at Yale. $3.400 at
Brown and a $4,000 General
Motors scholarship of his choice.
James, who will study en-
gineering at Cornell. is on the
track team, is sports editor of
the school yearbook and belongs
to the Latin and Science Honor
Societies.
Ethel Evans, a member of the
Madrigal Singers. the highest
musical honor for a student at
Washington Lee - has been
awarded a S400 scholarship at
Capital University, Columbus,
Ohio. A member of the school
choir and Latin Honor Society.
she plans to be a teacher and is
president of the Washington-Lee
Chapter of the Future Teachers
of America.
Frederick was one of the top
800 high school students selected
in the National Science Search.
He has been awarded a $500
four-year scholarship to Kalama-
zoo (Mich.) College. He is sports
editor of the school newspaper
and also is member of both
the Latin and Science Honor
Societies.
/ Suellen. who attended a pri-
vate school at Darjeeling in the
Himalaya Mountains for 2la
years when he father was Amer
ican consul in Calcutta. has been
offered a four-year scholarship
to George Washington University
She took part of her elementary
and Junior high school work in
Arlington before leaving for
| India.
Evening star., 1955-05-21
Airmun Takes Off
On Round-Trip
Hop Across U. S.

LOS ANGELES, May 81 (P1.-
A former combat pilot took of
at dawn today in an attempt to
make the first round-trip plane
flight coast-to-coast between
sunrise and sunset.
First 1t. John M. Conroy, "a
got into the air at 6 am, Pa
cif1c daylight time. 10 minutes
after he had planned to start
on the fight of some 5000 miles,
He must fly 465 miles per hour
to meet his schedule of break
fast in Los Angeles, luncheon in
New York, and dinner in Los
Angeles again with his family.
He took off from San Fernan-
do Valley airport.
II think I've given myself
plenty of leeway," he said conf
IDENTIFY on the eve of the Armed
Forces Day fight.
1t. Conroy, who flies for the
National Guard, took off in q
combat-equipped F86A Sabrejet
He planned a 20-to-30 minute
luncheon stop at Mitchell Field
in New York. Otherwise, he
planned to land only for refuel-
ing.
1t, Conroy landed at Denver
at 7:48 am, mountain standard
time, refueled, and resumed his
flight six minutes later.
Evening star., 1955-05-21
why Johnny Can't Read
Beqins in Star 7 omorrow

Be sure to read DR.. Rudolf Flesch's thought
provoking and startling series of IL articles, en-
titled "Why Johnny Can't Read" beginning to-
morrow and continuing daily in The Evening and
Sunday Star.
Dr. Flesch not only turns probing light on
vital problem Of our day but charges that our If
totally wrong. He tells what this system is and
compares it with what he calls the natural way.
Look for 'Why Johnny Can't Read" begin
ming tomorrow-read every instalment from start
to finish.
The Evening and Sunday Star.
Evening star., 1955-05-21

Armed Forces Day speakers,
in an apparent effort to clarity
a confusing situation. bore down
hard on the subject of the rela-
tive strengths of the United
States and Soviet air forces.
When all the words were spo-
ken, there was a slightly sharper
focus today on the problem
kicked up by an Air Force in
telligence officer who was quot
ed earlier in the week as saying
that the Russians were pos
sibly" stronger in the air than
the United States.
Secretary of Defense Wilson
said last night the Air Force ex-
pansion program is well ahead"
of the goal originally set.
He was principal speaker at an
Armed Forces Day banquet. held
in the Sheraton-Park Hotels
new ballroom, with more than
1000 persons present.
While Mr.. Wilson made no
mention of official warnings that
Russia is moving ahead fast in
air-nuclear armament. he did
say:
1.-The forces envisaged in the
long range program of the De-
partment of Defense constitute
by far the largest military es-
tablishment that this country
has ever taken to maintain for
an indefinite period of time"
Evening star., 1955-05-21

Picture on Poge AZ
somewhat top-heavy with vale
dictorians next month.
Confronted with four straight
A students, the school has grace
fully called it a four-way tie for
top honors.
The quadruple photo finish
will result in a relay-type COM
mencement address on June 10
by the four valedictorians-nicely
balanced with two girls and two
boys. The subject? THE Four
dimensional Man"
James Hobson, IT, son Of Mr.
and Mrs. r. P. Hobson. 262:
North Powhatan street. will dis
cuss Depth as Related to the
Home"
Frederick Gaiser, II. son OF
Mai. and Mrs. G. E. Gaiser, Fort
Myer. will follow with Width
as Related to the Nation"
Suellen Mann, II. daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Mann, APIS
South Seventh road, will pick
up the thread with Height as
Related to the World"
And the theme will be rounded
out by Ethel Evans, ID. daugh'
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred w
Evans, l12 South Park drive
Evening star., 1955-05-21
Thundershowers
Likely Lote Today
And Tomorrow

A chance for thundershowers
similar to the one which
dropped temperatures IL de-
grees yesterday was in prospect
late today and tomorrow for
the Washington area.
Slightly more than a quarter
inch of rain fell during yester-
days gusty storm which brought
peak winds of 43 miles per hour
The temperature fell from 80
degrees at 3 pm. to 68 degrees
at 5 pm.
The high today is expected
to be 81 with some cloudiness
Low tonight will be about 81.
No lightning damage was re-
ported yesterday but a sewer
overf1owed at Sixth street and
Keefer place NV. A section of
street was reported undermined
at Eleventh street and Indepen-
dence avenue Sc.
Evening star., 1955-05-21
Strength in Air Stressed
BY Top Defense Leaders
Best in the World Talbot Declares;
Gruenther Sees Reds Loeeing on Bombers

Air Force Secretary Talbot
got right to the point. In a
speech in New York he said that
statements that this country
trails the USSR in air power
are being made by people who
just don't know"
BEST in the World"
1.-THE United States has the
best Air Force in the world" he
declared.
He said that Brig. Gen. Wood
bury M. Burgess had "deviated'
from his prepared text last
Wednesday and was misquoted.
News accounts quoted the gen.
eral as saying: The Russian
Air Force is currently at least
as good as ours, possibly better"
Gen. Nathan F. Twining, Ali
Force Chief of Staff. who pub
licly rebuked Gen. Burgess for
his statement, said in a speech
in Los Angeles that the Russians
are building nuclear weapons
plus great bomber force to
deliver them"
He spoke OF new superSonic
fighters operational in the So
Wet Air Force and added:
But more important, there
was evidence that they are de-
veloping and producing the
planes for a mighty bomber
force-an offensive force that
could strike us the airplane
that gives us real reason fo1
concern here in the United
States is the Soviet long-range
jet heavy bomber"
Gruenther Optimistic
Gen. Alfred M. G uenther
Supreme Commander of the
NATO forces in Europe. struck
a more optimistic note by saying
that the Soviet Air Force is
quite a long way behind ours
in long-range bombers.
He said he did not agree with
"a certain person of importance
in the world" that we should
reach agreement with Russia be-
cause her long-range cir fcrce
soon may surpass ours. He Cio
not identify this rerson.
Senator Symington. Demo.
crat, of Missouri today continued
his criticism of administration
defense policies, demanding g
military balance sheet" from
President Eisenhower so that the
people of this country know
where they stand" in relation tc
Russian armed strength.
The former Secretary of the
Air Force contended in a speech
at San Angelo, Tex, that the
United States is tagging behinc
the Russians in development o.
an intercontinental ballisti,
missile which he termed "th'
ultimate military weapon"
Evening star., 1955-05-21
Accord Signed
In Phone Strike
Dispute on LIN
Completely Settled

ATLANTA, Ga, May 81 P).-
Economic life in the South took
a long step toward return to
normalcy today with the sign
ing of an agreement in the So
day telephone strike and a COM
plete settlement of the costly
railroad walkout..
The strikes against the South
ern Bell Telephone g. Telegraph
Co. and the Louisville and Nash
vile Railroad and its sub
salaries affected more than
$4,000 workers in many parts
of the South.
Millions Of dollars were lost
in wages alone. Spreading
violence caused damage esti-
mated in the hundreds of thou
sands of dollars.
Southern Bell said the wage
losses of its striking employees
exceeded SITS million.
Both Began March IA
Both strikes began the same
day, March IA, but the LIN
walkout hit harder at Southern
economy, slowing freight ship
ments to crawl in some Sec
tions. Passenger service also
was curtailed and some indus
tries had to use trucks to reach
markets.
Southern Bell service was
nearly normal most of the time
Still to be determined was
whether an estimated 10000
members of the CIO Communi-
cations Workers of America Un-
ion would approve the contract
settling the telephone walkout
in nine Southeastern States.
w. A. Smallwood, CWA dis
trict director, said the agree
ment was an honorable docu-
ment" and expressed confidence
the membership would accept it.
Under it's terms" he said, 1--WE
will be able to establish better
labor relations in cooperation
with management Of Southern
Bell"
Agreement Signed
Mr.. Smallwood and F. M. Ma
lone. Southern Bell vice presi-
dent in charge of personnel,
signed the agreement at GAS
o'clock last night after both
sides made concessions during
prolon0ed negotiations.
Mr.. Smallwood said machinery
for ratification already was in
motion, but will take several
See STRIKES, Page IA
Evening star., 1955-05-21
Two Hearings Offered
Nuthun, State Says
BY the Associated Press

State Department officials said
today DR.. Otto Nathan, executor
of the estate of Albert Einstein,
has twice been offered standard
departmental hearings in con-
nection with his desire for pass
ports to travel abroad.
A former German citizen who
was naturalized in the United
States in 1899, DR.. Nathan has
filed an affidavit that he never
has been a member of the Com
munist Party.
Offlcials said he had been de-
MED passport under legal
authority delegated to the Sec
retary of State to issue or refuse
to issue travel documents.
Evening star., 1955-05-21
Estronged Husband Enjoined
After Wife Reveals Threats

Telephoned her on the eve Of
her court appearance and told
her she was No. / on his list of
persons who would soon be dead.
her son by a former marriage
was No. 2 and her lawyer No. 8.
Judge Elmer D. Doyle asked.
did he say anything about the
judge?"
HE probably will" Mrs. Jack
son replied. when he finds out
I've been talking to you. You'll
probably be No. T."
The Jacksons were married in
1916 and separated last
March n.
She Is seeking q divorce.