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The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1955-09-09
The Jewish
Quiz Box
BY Rabbi Samuel J. Fox
Copyright. 1855. Jewish Telegraphc
Agency. Inc.)

QUESTION: Why is visit the cemetery
the month of Eul?
ANSWER The month of Eu being the last of the Jewish
calendar and the before the day Judgment
customary during the daylight hours
during the month When pentent mood especially fast
days. it customary to visit the cemetery
The Tamud gives visiting the cemetery
lays that realize the fuy of his
bend his will full The
that the deceased be asked This especially
desirable where visit the the
sanity figures Israel the deceased ones family
deemed have the appeal the Almighty for the welfare
of those whom they left behind upon earth.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-02
Crop Failure Slices
Canada 5 Production
syths,l Assoela,.d Press

Il . ~ = 4 / -
OTTAWA, Jan. 1.-Canada
had 4 baby boom, . boom IN
housing and . crop failure In
1854.
It was 9 year Of contrasts: OF
rising wages for those with jobs
and b rise also in the number Of
unemployed: Of heavy consumer
buying and declining farm in
come, Of economic strength at
home resisting the influences Of
weaknesses abroad.
Measured BY the gross ma
tionai production, Canada app
peared to have slipped slightly.
The gross national product was
down BY about $500 million from
the record $24.2 billion of 1858,
L Bad weather smashed at
prairie grains, cutting Canada's
wheat crop to less than one-half
the near-record GA million
bushels produced In 1858. Other
SA0ko Nttd, NtAACA ASeAoAAo uAoV
suffered.
Federal authorities estimated
the crop failure would cut net
farm income to 4 seyen-year low
Of about sl.2 billion from SIS
billion In 1853. and $500 million
below the peak Of 1861.
In the eyes of some ec0no-
mists, 1t was the consumer who
provided the economic prop In
1854. Though national produc-
|tion was down. personal expcndi-
ture on consumer goods and
services YVES estimated at about
SIS billion topping the previous
high u eIs1 billion in ie3s.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-02
Major Changes Predicted
From Expanded Research

NEW YORK. Jan. 1.Re-
search VIII reyolutionize the
American economy within the
next 10 years. creating new
products. new processes. new
enterprises and millions Of new
jobs. said Paul SchWarzkopf,
president Of the American Elec-
tro Metal Corp. In 4 year-end
statement.
he said more than 5000 pri-
vately owned industrial organi-
nations employ 250. 900 scientists.
Since the end Of World War II
he added. private industry has
spent more than SO billion for
scientific research.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-02
Chemical Industry
Sales During Year
Neor SO Billion

NEW YORK, Jan. L.. The
chemical industry overcame d
slow start In 1854 to rack up
sales closely approximatine
1859 record Of nearly $40 bill
lion.
And to underline its conf
dence, the industry completed
another 81 billion Of new facili-
ties during the year.
A survey by the Manufactur-
ing Chemists Association showed
that the industry completed
privately-financed projects rep
resenting an investment Of near
" $1.2 billion in the year ended
October 81. Under. construction
or definitely planned were am
other SIS billion Of plants to be
completed within the next three
years.
The largest single product
category investment was $6l6
million in polymeric materials.
chiefly for plastics. Second was
$685. million invested In agri-
cultural chemicals. mostly ferti-
Hzers.
Research, cornerstone Of
chemical progress, accounts for
an annual average expenditure
Of about $500 million. The MICA
survey showed SO million spent
for laboratories completed dur
ing the IL months ended Octo-
Der 81. and another $50 million
planned or under construction.
Polyethylene, the rapidly ris-
ing star Of the plastics industry.
was expected to finish the year
with . new production record Of
220 million pounds, up from 100
million In 1853.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-02
Pipe Sales Pick Up

I NEW YORK. Jan. / In.
Consumers bought 1 lot Of pipes
In 1854, and sales volume al
most matched that Of the World
War II years. said Morris L.
Leyinson. president Of the Kay
woodie Pipe Co. He said the IN
dustry attributed . good bit o.
. sharp pickup In demand to
publicity on, the health aspects
Of cigarette smoking.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-02
More Speed, Safety
Outstanding Gains
In Aviation Industry
BY vern Hauglond
Assoeiuisd Press Aviation Writer

Aviation pushed further into
the dangerous unknoWns Of
speed and space, in its 51st year
Yet the commercial air traveller
in the United States new In per-
haps greater safety than ever
before.
Air Force Major Chuck Yeager
and the Bell X1A rocket plane
set Q new Night speed mark Of
/ $50 miles an hour twice the
speed Of sound actually In the
waning days Of 1858. II greater
heights were attained In 1854,
as was quite possible. they were
kept secret.
A few months later Air Force
Major Arthur Murray flew the
same XlA to the unprecedent
height Of some so. 900 feet, more
than IL miles above the earth.
New Land Record.
And at Hollornan Air Force
Base, N. M, 1T. Col. John r.
Stapp rode . rocket sled along Q
track at d top speed Of AL miles
an hour ~ the fastest man has
yet travelled on the ground.
Perhaps the most spectacular
aviation achievement Of the
year, however. was the develop
ment by the Navy Of two
strange-looking airplanes which
can take OF straight into the air,
without q runway, lean over into
q conventional attitude for for
ward fight. and, then tilt the
nose straight upward again in
order to back down and land on
their tails.
The first Of these to take on
and land vertically In public.
and to convert to- normal hori-
zorRtal for forward sdighty was
the Convair XFY1. Test Pilot
j. r. Coleman made the plane
hover like o helicopter. yet new
1t with equal ease ct 500 miles
an hour. A similar yertical-
rising plane. the Lockheed XVI.
was p BIT later n making its
debut.
Seadart ExpIodes.
IN fhe same day that the
xFY1 new publicly for the first
time, another Navy Convair
product, the YF2Yl Seadart.
worlds fastest seaplane. shat
tered. In flames during . demon
stration speed run at San Diego.
Test Pilot Charles e. Richbourg
was killed.
Americas first Jet transport
model, the Boeing TOT. made It's
appearance and completed .
number Of successful flights. The
Air Force was 30 impressed that
1t ordered q limited number"
built as jet tankers, for the In
flight refueling OF Jet bombers
and fighters The military sale
increased the possibility that air.
lines and the armed services
might buy the passenger version.
The Nations two largest do
nestle freight airlines, Slick
and Flying Tiger. agreed to
merge and then. finding them
selves unable to work out the
integration problems involved.
called the whole thing on.
The Post ONCE Department
extended its experiment in car
,rying 3-cent-letter mail by air
to the Pacific Coast, after . year
of successful operation In the
Chicago East Coast Florida field.
Scandinavian Airlines System In
atgurated scheduled service
across the Arctic. between Co
penhagen and Los Angeles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-02
From Today's Research
"a Promise
for Tomorrow

From Nsw Dupont Planis and Laboratories viii
Come fhs Benefits Of New Products and Services
NEW KNOWLEDGE is sought from longrange stud
les at Du Points Haskell Laboratory for Toxcoogy and
Industrial Medicine In test shown at the right young lady
dressed for comfort at 20 degrees below Electrically
recorded information studied to determine bodily reactions
to different types of and fabrics under extremes of
temperature Ultimate goato help clothing manufacturers
develop comfortable, practical weaves in the future
Evening star., 1955-03-11
Students Look Behind Scenes
OfDeportment Store Function

A couple Of university students
prowled today through make
believe land of castle walls and
painted street scenes, Victorian
houses and groups Of manne-
quins.
They were members Of a
group Of 81 college students who
became store executives for q
day" at the Woodward & Lo-
throp department store.
The two who had a behind
the-scenes tour of the window
display department and then
went on to other duties were
Miss Elizabeth Jude Harrison of
Newton, N. c., q senior at Catho-
lie University, and William
Huther of Nutley, N. j., a senior
at the University of Maryland.
The 81 students are mostly
pursuing courses in retail and
other marketing. Their sched-
Evening star., 1955-03-11

ule called for brief discussions
on the store and its history. the
openings for careers in retailing.
and sitting in with store execu-
tives on the job. Andrew Par
ker, president of the store, was
their host at luncheon.
Miss Harrison is majoring in
the drama at Catholic u, but
has no theater career planned.
Department store work appealed
to her. No bobby-soxer, but a
trinity turned out miss, she
thought a job as a buyer of
fashion merchandise might be
something to work toward. The
props and sets for window dis
plays reminded her Of backstage
in the theater.
Mr.. Hunter plans a career in
retailing and that is his major
at Maryland. He had an alert
eye for merchandise displays and
Evening star., 1955-03-11
Proyerbooks Denoted
By B'noi Birth Lodqe

The Independence Lodge of
B'nai Birth has donated prayer
books for religious services to the
Hillel Foundation at George
Washington University.
The books will be dedicated in
memory of deceased loved ones
of the lodge members by Rabbi
Aaron Seidman at 7::30 o'clock
this evening at the Hillel Foun.
dation Chapel, 2129 F street NV.
Evening star., 1955-03-11
W. B. 0ches Named Head
OF Adventist Publishers

w. B. Oches has been elected
president of the Review and
Herald Publishing Association to
succeed r. r. Figuhr at the gen.
eral headquarters Of the Sew
enth-day Adventist Church In
Takoma Park.
Other officers are: H. L. Rudy,
vice president: H. A. Morrison,
general manager. and j., H.
Krum. head Of the proofroom.
Mr.. Morrison told the board
that during the past two years
more than $9.250,000 worth of
religious and health literature
has been produced by the plant
at $685. Eastern avenue NV.
Evening star., 1955-03-11
Taxicab Permit Control Sought by BeaII Bill

merely would have given the
utilities commission authority to
control the number of licenses,
after holding hearings on the
issue.
The new Beall bill is in line
with one offered earlier in the
House by Representative Klein.
Democrat. of New York, a men,
ber of the House District COM
mittee. AS yet. no dates have
been set for hearings on the bills.
Evening star., 1955-03-11

Senator Beall. Republican, of
Maryland, yesterday introduced
q joint resolution to prevent the
District government from issu-
ing any more taxicab licenses
until the Public Utilities Com
mission determined more are
necessary.
This is a new turn in the old
taxicab battle. Earlier bills
Evening star., 1955-03-11
Gen. Dean Is Grandfather
FAIRBANKS. Alaska Mar 1

FAIRBANKS, Alaska, Mar. IL
(R.-An 8-pound boy was born
Wednesday to Mrs. Robert c.
Williams. daughter of Maj. Gen.
William F. Dean and Mrs. Dean.
Capt. Williams, son-in-law Of
the Korean hero, is with the
Headquarters Battalion of the
4th Infantry at the Ladd Air
Force Base.
Evening star., 1955-03-11

the sales-promoting world of the
window display department.
The store experience was Of
fered the students as part of
Woodie's 18th anniversary cele-
bration. Also planned for them
was an essay contest for a prize
to be explained at the end of the
day.
Evening star., 1955-01-25
It's Your Money
By D. B. GoIIooher

In any undertaking involving
more than one person. rules and
regulations are needed.
Millions of people are involved
in social security. Many letter
writer's fail to realize this. and
some seem to think the rules
should be changed to f1t their
own cases. This can't be done:
all must be treated on an equal
basis.
@. II was born October 81,
1883, and although my benefit
claim has been proven and I re-
ceived an award for benefits, etc.
had it frozen at the time, etc.
According to my figures / am in
my 72d year. but I am advised
that earning restrictions won't
be removed until October this
year. I was under the impression
that as soon as went into my
TAD year, I would net the benefit.
Do you have to wait until you
have lived your 72d year before
restrictions are removed? The
law says that when you attain
your 72d year you get the bene-
fits. You take 1888 from 1855
and that leaves you 70 years
old " F. C. B.
(Author's note: This question
Evening star., 1955-01-25
Firm Policy Is Likely to Pay Off
Calculated Risks of Threatening to Fight Necessary
Are Essentio to the Security of the Free World

lief that the United States
would defend only Formosa
and the Pescadores. and had
excluded Quemoy and Matsu.
These latter are regarded by
our Joint Chiefs of Staff as
the gateway to Formosa.
Mr.. Eisenhower has tried
earnestly to avoid involving
the country in any armed
clash. but he now believes the
time has come to put q stop
to the Red advances. He de-
cided to ask Congress to sup
port use Of air and naval
forces. They are being de-
ployed to evacuate Nationalist
soldiers from the militarily un-
tenable Tachen Islands and
also to bar any further Com
munist advances TOWARD the
rest of the Nationalist-held
territory.
Mr.. Eisenhower Is reported
to welcome United Nations
Intervention in the Commu-
mist Nationalist shooting
match despite the risk that
it might set Peiping OF toward
shooting its way into the
u. N.
The question uppermoSt in
the minds of legislators after
the presidential message is
whether the calculated risk
we may now be undertaking
is essential to this Nations
security and also to the secu-
rity of the world. The an
swer this reporter has found
from those intimately con-
nected with the problem of
Americas security is emphat-
ically 'yes."
Inc Red axis extending
from the Elbe River to the
Pacific is determined to dorni-
nate the world. In Europe
the opposition to the Com
munists has somewhat sof-
tened. The Reds are relying
in their cold war In Europe
on the Socialists, Communists
and neutralists in the remain
ing free countries to further
their interests.
Moscow no longer expects
any determined opposition to
Evening star., 1955-01-25
President Enlertains
Varied Stag Group

President Eisenhower had a
group Of friends from the fields
of business and education as his
guests at stag dinner in the
White House last night. They
were:
Leslie B. Arnold, Denver real
estate man; Richard W. Braun,
Denver greenhouse owner; e. J..
Campbell. Denver businessman;
Douglas Casey, president Of A.
C. Allyn d Co., Chicago; Norman
Chandler, publisher of the Los
Angeles Times.
Also, DR.. Eli Ginzberg, Column
hia University professor Of Econ
oflics: Gabriel Hauge, admins
tratiye assistant to the President:
Amory Houghton. chairman of
the board of Corning Glass
Works; b. Edwin Hutchinson,
retired Chrysler Corp. executive:
Secretary of Labor James p. Nit
chell; Albert w. Putnam. of Win
throp. Simpson. Putnam and
Roberts, New York,
Also. ISidor l. Rabi, Columbia
University physics professor;
William @. Saltonstall. headrnas-
ter of Phillips Exeter Academy:
Alvin Schrepferman, Denver
buildings contractor; Postmaster
General Arthur e. Summerfeld: !:
Carl !. Wood. executive vice pres
ident of T. j. Upton. Inc, New
Jersey. and w. H. Zimmerman,
Of Clement A. Evans g. Co, Co
lumbus. Ga.
Evening star., 1955-01-25
President Acts to Prevent War
World Moy See Vindcoton of Philosophy Thot the Way
To Stall an Aeeressor Is to Worn Him Of Resistance
Dovid Lowrence

For the first time since De-
cember., 1941, a President Of
the United States has formally
requested authority from Con-
gress to use the armed forces
of the United States In a spe-
ciflc situation involving al
ready existent hostilities.
But the step is intended.
nevertheless, more TO prevent
a war and indeed to stop the
present fighting, than to en-
large the scope of military
action.
So it may truly be said that
the President has acted to pre-
vent a war rather than to bring
one on. And, If there is a
calming down of the situation
in the Far East in q few days,
the world may witness a dra-
matte vindication of the phi
losophy expressed so often by
statesmen Of courage that the
best way to deter an aggressor
governmet is to let it know
clearly and explicitly in ad-
vance that you will resist.
The Congress is ready to
support the joint resolution
overwhelmingly. This In IT.
self Is a demonstration not
only of national unity but
f1rmness in a crisis. The Re-
publicans naturally follow their
party leader, while the Demo-
Gratis are saying that the Chief
Executive already has ample
power but they are not unwill-
ing to express their support
by voting for the resolution
SO that world opinion may be
impressed. It presents a COM
bination of legal and psy-
Geological factors.
Mr.. Eisenhower might have
spoken in person to Congress
instead of transmitting his
written request by messenger
to both houses, but it was stat
ed in his behalf that he didn't
want to overdramatize the
occasion and give the impress
Evening star., 1955-01-25
Constantine Brown

America is again showing to
the world q firmness In keep
ing with her interests and
power.
The decision by President
Eisenhower to take a stand in
the Formosa Strait beyond
which the Communists could
advance only at the risk of
looking straight down the muz-
zles Of the 9Th Fleets guns
climaxed long debates and
arguments within the Chief
Executives official family.
For nearly a year congress-
sional leaders have advised the
White House. that even the
appearance of q soft policy to-
ward the Reds would play into
their hands. Secretary of State
Dulles and Walter Robertson.
Assistant Secretary of State
for the Far East. were Of the
same opinion.
Other political advisers en-
couraged the President--for
the sake of not diSrupting our
alliances with Western Europe
Ito use the soft touch and
show patience and forbearance.
We have done this ever since
the signing of the Korean arrni-
Stice. However, the Communists
ignored its provisions, ran wild
in Indo-C China, refused to re-
turn United States prisoners
of war whom they held for bar
gaming purposes and adopted
an attitude toward the United
States which was like that Of
Hitler toward Poland in the
late sos.
Mr.. Eisenhower was urged
by congressional leaders, and
particularly by Senate Majority
Leader Knowland. to put a stop
to the Red provocations which
were lowering Americas stand
ing in the world and further
ing the Communist cause.
Last weeks discussions were
decisive. The Chinese Com
munists were definitely on the
rampage. Their aggression
was encouraged by their be-
Evening star., 1955-01-25

York. Both have their Offices
in New York's financial dis
trict. In this. of course. they
are not different from any num-
ber of carpetbaggers who have
gone South continually since
the end of the Civil War. some
of them actually to make their
homes there, to acquire South
ern accents and to adopt local
prejudices with a fervor far
beyond that of even a profess
sional Southerner.
But the real story is not
in the two New Jersey gentle-
men who have made good in
the South by remote control.
1t is in the joining Of their
two holding companies. Mid
die South and Southern. under
one tent - Mississippi Valley
Generating Company--subject
to approval by the Securities
and Exchange Commission.
Thus will be created the "local
interest" to satisfy the Eisen-
hover ideal of partnership"
Or. as the committee report
describes this local" interest
and its real purposes:
'This CO m b in a tion will
largely monopolize the electric
power supply of the States of
Arkansas, Louisiana, Missis-
sippi, Alabama and Georgia,
and through many high-yolt-
age interconnections by which
contract power could be de-
livered to the Tennessee Valley
Authority, start an octopus
like integration of that great
public system into this private
monopoly giant"
In short, swallow IVA.
That's the plot anyhow. Fur
ther, the report says that con-
summation of the Dixon Yates
deal will put together a hold
ing company combine serving
approximately 9 per cent of
the entire area and population
of the United States.
Local interest?
This superlike apparition
stirred old memories in one
who watched the Federal
Evening star., 1955-01-25

hands lest an attack by afr be
launched from those bases.
President Truman recognized
this principle when he ordered
the United States 7th Fleet
to protect Formosa in June.
1850, when American forces
Joined with other nations in
a United Nations command to
resist aggression In North Ko-
rea. Many observers feel that
Mr.. Truman should have gone
to Congress after that act of
intervention to secure ratifica-
tin Of what he had done.
Already using that precedent
as a guide. many persons are
saying now that Mr.. Eisen-
hover didn't need to go to
Congress to get authority to
protect ForrnoSa. The truth is
that in an emergency a Presi-
dent can act on his own. but
he is morally bound to go to
Congress for confirmation II
the hostilities continue or are
enlarged as they were in
Korea.
Mr.. Eisenhower promised the
American people in his 1852
campaign that he would con-
suit Congress before taking
any steps that might lead to
war. He is making good that
promise. The peoples repre-
sentatives have a right and
duty to Join with him, espe-
cially since the Constitution
gives Congress alone the power
to declare war. Certainly, if
there's time, it's always better
to go to Congress, and there
is no reason why a President
in developing crisis---these
incidents rarely happen with
out some warning ng-cannot ask
Congress in advance for con-
tingent authority. That's what
Mr.. Eisenhower has done now
and 1t may prove a salutary
device in preventing a local
skirnlish from turning into a
big war.
Reproduction Rights Reseryed.I
Evening star., 1955-01-25
Fletcher Knebel
Potomac Fever

Ike asks Congress for to defend Formosa Ike is diff
ferent from other Presidents Of them have been
to in fight hrst-and then call time the
Constitution.
This is logical administration. First it
of the armed forces-and then a cut at the enemy.
Chinese Premier En-ai United States
against Intervention trouble with fellow
makes much it's hard decent argument
with Russia any
House Speaker Rayburn eevising
hearings The taxpayers get -just reading
about Congress.
The Senate Banking Committee alots $4,000 to nvest
gate the stock market Democrats Wall
do they win the last election than the
behaving though they'd win another