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The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1955-04-08
The University City"

brew with special meanings: B'nai
Barrel Sons of Iron" most ap-
propriate for an artillery outfit:
Kehilla K'dosha Okinawa. the
Holy Community" of Okinawa:
B'nai Erev Raw. a Mixed Multi
tude" of men from several differ
ent military organizations.
These CT congregations escape
some of the problems facing syna-
gogues in American communities.
There are no dues, although men,
bers generally contribute to a
chapel fund" to make necessary
purchases for the chapel, for
charitable contributions, or for
other purposes. There are never
any building campaigns, because
the congregation meets wherever
the men can get together. There
are few social distinctions; rank
is carefully parked outside and
the measure of a congregant's i'm
portance is the amount of service
that he gives. There are no ritual
problems, since the prayerbook
provided by the National Jewish
CONTINUED on Page 10y
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1955-04-08

Forces. These are the "GI congre-
gations"-the groups of service
men who band together for reli-
gious activities, social events and
communal service wherever
American troops are on duty
across the world.
In case some of the Hebrew
in these names seems unfamiliar.
an explanation is in order. IKE
flavik" is the name Of an Ameri-
can air base in Iceland. Ante
tam" is a U. S. aircraft carrier.
and Aloha" is a name that means
almost anything in Hawaii. Some
congregations stick to pure He.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1955-04-08

The chances are that you'll
never have the opportunity to be-
eerne a member of any of these
congregations, although you'd be
a most welcome visitor at any of
them. No, the membership is
highly restricted, being limited to
Jewish men and women who
wear the uniform of U. S. Armed
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1955-04-08
Gainesville, Florida
Uncle Sans Synagogues
From B'nai KeflaviIe to Beth Nah V'nad
BY JULIAN JABLIN

Would like to attend Passover Seder year
cation B'nai Keavik? Or join minYan
aAAend Jewish service at Aloha Chapel?
Evening star., 1955-11-25
Traffic Death
Makes Toll 81

The Districts trafic death toll
mounted to 81 with the death Of
James w. Ingram, IS. colored. Of
|1434 Swami street NV. at
Emergency Hospital yesterday.
AT this time last year. the toll
was only 46 deaths.
Mi. Ingram was injured SatlIr-
day at the intersection Of Four
|teenth aad r streets NV. by q
lear driven by Or. Enver Aydoean.
100. q resident physician ct the
hospital. police said. There were
mo charges.
Police said Mr.. Ingram was not
lin the crossWalk at the time Of
the accident. An inquest win be
lset.
In critical condition at Casual
Ity Hospital today was Samuel j.
Green, 05. Of 90i Thirteenth
street NV, after he suffered d
broken hip while alightine from
q bus near his home. police said
Mr.. Green told police he was
Istruck BY the bus, but the driver,
Charles b. Wills. 50, Of 1901
Ninth street NV, said the bus
was not in motion.
Mr.. Wills was not charged. A
corporation counseps hearing
has been set for January 10.
Evening star., 1955-11-25
Child perisres
Fire

A 1-year-old Arlington girl
perished in a smoky basement
blaze today despite heroic res
cue efforts by firemen who car
ried her from q South Arlington
home.
The infant was identified as
Gale Stewart. colored, the
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Clar-
ence Stewart. Three firemen
found the apparently lifeless
infant on q bed In the basement
Of a one-story dwelling at $50
South Twenty-second street.
Firemen said the Stewarts and
their fire children live at the
Twenty second street house with
Mrs. Stewart's aunt, Mrs. Branch
Bullock. Earlier today Mrs,
Stewart. q hairdresser's shop EN-
ploye. had seen two OF her chill
dren of to school and had taken
the three youngest to d neigh
boris home.
The mother said q i2-year-
old girl who also lives ID the
Bullock home inaccountably
brought the baby girl and q f.
year-old brother back to the
Bullock house this morning.
The fire was reported BY an
Arlington fire inspector, Charles
T. Helms. who was driving near
by and saw smoke. Capt. James
Fought Of Rescue Company No.
5, one Of the three flremen who
smashed into the burning base
i1ent and found the infant, was
treated at the fire scene for
smoke inhalation and a cut left
hand.
Before finding the infant. the
three firefighters entered the
smoke Allied basement and
knocked down B wall partition
Excited neigilbors milling around
the smoking house had told
firenen a child was inside the
dwelling.
Evening star., 1955-11-25
GEN. VAN HOUTEN
WILL COMMAND
MILITARY DisTRlC r

MAJ. Gen. John q. Van
Houten will become COM
manding general Of the
Military District Of Wash
ington February 8, the Army
announced today.
Gen. van Houten succeeds
mai. Gen. John H. Stokes,
jr.. who will become chief Of
military history In the Office
Of the Army Chief Of Staff
In the Pentagon. q post now
vacant.
A native Of Macon, Ga,
the new commander is 81
years old. In World War II
he served In Europe as chief
Of star and later as assistant
commander Of the 9th In
fantry Division.
After the war he returned
to Europe as assistant COM
mander of the 28th infantry
and subsequently became Its
commander.
In December, 1853. he was
made assistant chief OF stan
for personnel Of the United
States Army in Europe.
In September, 1854, he re-
turned to this country as
commanding general of the
9th Infantry. stationed at
Fort Carson, Colo.
Evening star., 1955-11-25
THIS SUNDAYS BEST READING IS IN THE sTAr
Star Magazine Appears
IN Exciting New Look

C0VER-TO-COVER DIFFERENCE-Ths Sunday watch
for the big Star Magazine. Bigger and better than
ever, 1t will come to you In new dress designed to
make 1t more interesting for the entire family
more human -nterest stories, brilliant photos plus
many other regular exclusive features coupled with
superb yotogravure reproduction.
TEEN-AGERS SPEAK OUT-Read Part i OF revealing
survey Of teen-opnion from coast to coast brought
to you ID four eye-opening articles beginning In
This Week Magazine youth supplies the answers
to its own problems-this Sunday find out how the
kids feel about juvenile delinhuents
PRIVATE WELFARE WORK--What is the role OF
churches In society where the very rich and the
very poor are getting less numerous? For q dis
cusson Of social welfare problems facing the clergy
and the laity nowadays, read report BY star
Religious News Editor Caspar Names in the Edi-
torial Section
THE CAvALRY LIVES AGAIN In the new comic
entitled Lance" which begins In the big color
comic section of The Sunday star. Follow the
daring saga Of Lance every Sunday-dranatic
frontier adventures at their best spelled out In
vivid realism. Don't miss III @
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read Antiques Almanac by Star Staff Writer
George Flynn, who tells you about the forthcoming
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Evening star., 1955-11-25
|Teen-Age Fraternity
Sets Benefit Donce

Upsilon Lambda Phi. q teen
Iage fraternity, will hold . dance
land show beginning at Q pm.
tomorrow for the benefit Of
youngsters afflicted with mus
|cular distrophy.
The event viii be held 1t the
Sheraton Park Hotel. The
lSauter- Finegan orchestra will
play and Patricia Stevens mod
|eis win deliver tickets 10 any who
lcslls the agency.
Evening star., 1955-11-25
Bids to Be Opened
On Ruzinq Project

Bids for razing all structures
on the triangle of land bounded
by Canal street. Delaware ave.
nue. and C street S.W. will be
opened at 3 pm. Wednesday by
Architect of the Capitol j.
George Stewart.
Clearing q group Of old, dilapi-
dated residences from the tri-
angle win be the first step In
razing present buildings for ex-
pansion Of the Capitol grounds
south Of independence avenue.
The land is being acquired
primarily for construction of a
third House Office building to
face Independence avenue.
Evening star., 1955-11-25
BoIIoon Parade Draws
'l00, 900 in Silver Spring

A crowd estimated at nearly
100000 brayed . dour weather
mans prediction Of rain or snow
today to cheer the Silver Spring
Board Of Trades third annual
balloon parade.
BY starting time at 1890 am
every curbstone on Georgia ave-
nue.. from the District line tc
colesviIle road held its quota OF
screaming youngsters and APP
but slliyering parents.
The parade route followed
Georgia avenue from Eastern
avenue. swung east on colesville
road and south on Fenton street
ending st Perstilns drive.
sixty Montgomery County po-
lice diverted trafiic from the
2la mile parade route and did
their harassed best to keep the
youngsters on the curb.
Twenty technicians. who spent
the night initiating the 35 giant
balloons in Jessup Blair Park,
were perhaps the llappiest OF al
to see the parade get under way.
They heaved q concerted sigh oi
relief as they turned their bulky
charges over to the good ofiices
Of $50 costumed boys who were
lucky enough TO handle the bal
looms during the march.
The parade feature dthe giant
balloons. radio and televisiOr
stars, floats. q mounted band
and Santa Claus. Santa got intc
the act by debarking at the Sill
yer Spring BIO station guffaw-
ing loudly, and mounting q 11r-
foot Christmas float colnplete
with reindeer.
HigIiligi1ts Of the parade In
cluded q Nativity float by thu
Evening star., 1955-11-25
Army to Protect
els on Security
BY the Associated Press

| The Army is under new orders
to destroy within one year all
Unsupported security informa-
ltion or unfounded allegations
made against any individual in
1.-THE service.
Orders signed by Gen. Max
well D. Taylor, Army Chief Of
lStaif, also warned Army inteili-
lgence agencies to exclude from
their secret files all information
about an individual except that
which has q "direct bearing on
loyalty or the interests of ma
ltional security"
Ofacials said the idea is TO
protect servicemen from "un-
favorable personnel actions" that
might result II . mass Of unsup-
ported, adverse information or
allegations remain In q mans
files indefinitely.
Evening star., 1955-11-25
BY BETTY MILES

Six-year-old Deepak Gulati of
India, a student at the Lafayette
School. explains it this way:
i'Lots of children here we're talk
ling the American language and
IL Just caught up with them
Deepak, now in his second
year there. is one Of "a children
from 81 countries who belong tc
the student body Of approx
lmateiy $40 at the school ID
Chevy Chase, D. c. Their fathers
are employed at embassies and
international organizations here
lDeepak's father. v. P. Gulati. Il
Ian attache in the India Supply
Mission.
/ Lafayette is one Of several
elementary schools in the Dis
ltrict that boast a cosmopolitan
student body. Others--the John
Eaton, with A.. the Phoebe
Hearst, with 81, and the Johr
Journey Adams, with 43--have
higher percentage Of these chill
Idren in their school population
I'VE have many students who
cant speak a word Of English
when they first come to school,
Mrs. Margaret K. Patterson
principal of the Lafayette, ex.
Iplained. You'd be surprised al
how quickly they learn"
Learn Language In Year
/ Within a few days. the ma
.Iiority of the children can speal
la few words. Within a few weeks
they are using phrases and sen
ltences. BY the middle OF thi
-Iyear, they can make themselves
and can read simple
,Imaterial. BY the end Of tn
'lyear. they are quite well ad,
sljusted In the language.
"The children understand
/ English long before they speal
Ilit." Mrs. Patterson added. Thl
\ american children speak to then
lin English from the time the.
.iarrive.
Il Yoichi Suzuki, S, from Japan
entered Mrs. May Skartvedt'
kindergarten class this year. 4
little frightened ait first, Yoich
soon began to play with the othel
children. and make himself gen.
lerally at home.
4 He also began to display hi
VERY limited but fascinating
English vocabulary.
Airline Fan
il One Of his best words Il
"TWA," which he says clearl.
I land with practically no accent
| Given a piece Of paper. he draw!
la creditable airplane on it. ant
'Iprints on the wing the letter.
"TWA".
! His father. Tateo Suzuki, sec
Iond secretary at the Japanes,
Embassy. explained that Yoich
has often gone with his parents
Ito the airport to meet friends
land has heard talk Of airline'
There.
Newcomer Gets Adjusted
In another room, another
newcomer, a tall. blond girl Of
tlseven, was quietly and pleasantly
'Iadjusting herself to a classroom
lin which children and teacher
Evening star., 1955-11-25

Silver Spring Ministers Associa-
tion, characters from Sleeping
Beauty" cowboy Pick Temple,
and other radio and television
stars.
The mile long procession also
included marching units and
bands from Montgomery Blair,
Wheaton, Bethesda Chevy Chase,
Richard Montgomery and Sher-
wood high schools and Takoma
Junior High School.
Television and radio person
Ialities participating included
Mr.. Temple. Billy johnson. Art
Brown. Donna Douglas. Les Sand.
Jack Rowzie. Bob Wolf. Arlene
Stern. Curly Smith and jackson
Weaver.
Evening star., 1955-11-25

There were pleased --and dis
appointed buyers Of second
hand bicycles today. which proves
that Police Department auctions
are no different from any other.
Some 300 persons crowded in
to the departments warehouse
lat 469 G street NV. this morn
ling TO view and buy the 165
bikes.
The articles had been held
by police for at least six months,
some for at least a year.. A
number of persons called this
Evening star., 1955-11-25
Delayed
In Roads Scandal
300 Jam Police Sale
Of l65 Unclaimed Bikes

morning. hoping to identify a
bicycle before it was sold, but
none was successful, q spokes-
man said.
Bidding was spirited. with
many buyers hoping to get a
bike for q child for Christmas,
The crowd was told before the
sale that each item would be
sold "as is. !" Prices ranged from
81 for a wagon TO SGT for q
bicycle.
All proceeds from the sale will
go IN the Districts general fund
Evening star., 1955-11-25
Hearing Put Off
For Offenberq
And BusiIiko

Two OF the seven Washington
area men indicted on charges
|of copspiring to defraud the
Maryland State Roads Commis-
sion in land speculation deals to-
day acted to delay extradition
to Montgomery County.
The extradition hearing for
Max Gutenberg and George Ba-
Isiliko was postponed in the
United States branch of Mu-
Inicipal Court to January 4.
The two men could have
waived extradition from the
District at the time the warrants
were served Wednesday. They
also could have waived it again
today. officials said, but decided
to accept the continuance
instead.
Their attorney, Alfred
Schwartz. said, however. they
would appear at the courthouse
lin Rockville sometime between
nov and January 4. Today's
continuance was granted By
Judge Leonard p. Walsh at the
request Of the Government which
asked for additional time TO
prepare necessary papers. Judge
Walsh continued the bond at
$4,000 for each.
Montgomery County author
titles now have located six of the
seven indicted by the grand jury.
! Only Ben Du Pre-. former Stats
Roads Commission right-of-way
engineer, remained unaecounted
for today with reports still preya-
lent that he had returned to mis-
native Mexico.
| Montgomery County police
had reported that Gutenberg and
IBasiliko would not fight ex-
tradition. They posted $4,000
bond each after being arrested
ion fugitive warrants Wednesday
might because they feared they
would be unable to have bond
lset In Montgomery over the
holiday, police said.
Four to Be Arraigned
The four others, Joffre Robert
lRosenfeld. Jerry Goldberg, John
lib. Hudson and Constas Gus
lBasiliko, are scheduled to ap-
lpear for arraignment in Mont
lgomery County Circuit Court at
1890 an. Monday in Rockville.
/ Mr.. Rosenfeid, of the 5100
Iblock of Manning drive. Be-
Athesda. was arrested Wednesday
might and released under his
personal bond for the Monday
appearance. according to Mont
Igomery States Attorney Alger
TX. Barbee.
! Mr.. Barber and police said
that an attorney representing
the other three men had made
arrangements to have them app
pear in court Monday.
Procedure Outlined
/ Had Mr.. Gutenberg and George
Basiliko returned to the county
today. it was unlikely that they
would have been arraigned and
asked to make a pleading.
The grand jury Tuesday re-
turned two indictments charg.
ling conspiracy after an inten-
siye two-day investigation of
the land speculation scandal
along right Of ways of proposed
road projects in Montgomery,
particularly the new Washing
ton National Pike.
Du Pre- in July resigned his
roads commission post at the
climax of a hearing at which
lhe had appealed his suspension.
LAT the hearing. land records
were produced showing that he
had jointly owned property in
Prince Georges County with Gus
Basiliko on which Max Offen-
berg held q mortgage, Du Pre-
had repeatedly denied any per-
Isonal business dealings with the
two men.
Evening star., 1955-11-25
Dies in Auto Crash

| CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. Nov
25 P Thomas B. Anderson sr.,
80. of New Canton. Buckingham
County. was killed last night in
la head-on collision on State
Route 692 at the foot Of Alton
Mountain some 20 miles west Of
Charlottesville.
Evening star., 1955-11-25
Pupils Of Many Nations
Nix in District Schools

were talking with animation II
10 language she didn't under.
stand.
Elisabeth voImuIler is from
the Netherlands. Her father
Jacques Volmuller. is an engi.
lneer with the Internationa
Bank. Her second grade teacher
Mrs. Myrtle McGonegal. is help
ing Elisabeth start an English
vocabulary BY reading pre-
primers. which are well illus.
trated. In two weeks, she learned
ito read two Of them. Mrs. Nc
CONCEAL asks the children to Il.
Illustrate a word like Jump K
make its meaning clear to Elisa.
beth. With a friendly smile, sh,
brings Elisabeth into all the clas'
activities.
Her classmates help her a
she goes along. According to Mrs
Patterson, the teachers have
found the American children
like to help the foreign children
Many of the American children
have lived In other countrie'
themselves.
The schools foreign popula.
ltion is q transient one. Otter
the children's fathers replaci
each other in their positions ans
even take over the same houses
| Annual Bake Sale
The parents from other land
participate in the Home AMI
School Association, and their ex
lotto dishes help make the ailnua
bake sale, set this year for De
tcember i3. q great success.
.'The things they bring ar
sold almost before they get i
the table" Mrs. Patterson eald
1--WE and the foreign claildfki
bring enrichment to our school,
1.-THE principal declared. They ais
Isaye the school from embarrass
ling moments occasionally. q
Marc Panis. q second -grade stu
dent from Belgium did, when h
Informed Mrs. Patterson that hi
Icountry's flag was hung back
wards in q group Of United Ma
tions flags.
I'VE think our American stu
dents are very fortunate to have
them here" she added. And W.
think the American children arr
THE best ambassadors our coun'
try has"
Evening star., 1955-11-25
Holiday Lingers
After Festivities

Most Of washington went
back to work today after .
Thanksgiving Day celebration
marked BY religious observance.
family reunions and Teasing.
Others in the area continued
q long holiday week end. pro-
longing visits in and out Of
Washington after the tradition
al family holiday.
The remainder Of the turkey
again tempted appetites which
yesterdays feasting appeared to
have satiated for days to come,
In many Of yesterdays reli-
gious services area residents
turned their thoughts back TO
the conntry's early settlers and
the meaning of their Nrst
Thanksgiving celebration.
Recalls Pilgrims Qualities
Chaplain Kenneth NJ. Sewers,
In 3 sermon at Washington
Cathedral, called on Americans
to consider the hunaa1 qualities
Of the Pilgrim Fathers.
one should look at the PHI
grims, mot as heroes gloried BY
centuries Of tradition. but Is hui
man beings who faced incred-
ible hardships and oyercanne
them, he said.
He asked hts listeners to re-
member that Americans are still
pilgrims and that their heritage
Demands q vision and strength
today equal to that Of the first
PILGRIMS.
I'm those days. /" he said,
.swhen the Mayflower returned
from America, there was not 9
soul on board who turned back
from the New World. All they
had to rely upon was their own
faith and an individual fidelity
to m ideal.
Had Enduring Faith
.They were not endowed with
superhurnan strength They had
the same problems that we do.
But they had an enduring faith
which pulled them through the
rough times
we can ask ourselves whether
we as pilgrims have made any
progress since those early days.
whether our vision has remained
as strong as it was-the vision
of making this country truly
respect Gods win and the truth
Of freedom. /"
The service was celebrated BY
Canon Luther b. Miller. former
chief Of chapiains of the United
States Army and now canon pre-
eentOr Of the Cathedral. II
closed with . litany Of thanks
giving spoken BY the dean oi
the Cathedral. the Very Rev.
Francis B. Sayre, jr.
PAN American Mass Said
Representatives Of 20 Latin
American Republics and high
Government officials Of the
United States attended the 46tt
annual Pan American Thanks
giving Day Mass at st. Patrick's
Roman Catholic Church.
The Most Rev. Amleto q
Cicognani, apostolic delegates u
the United States, celebrated the
mass, The congregation mum.
bered more than 1900 persons.
Chief Justice Warren headed
the United States group, which
included Associate Justices STAN
ley Reed and Sherman Minton
of the Supreme Court, Secretary
Of Labor Mitchell and Robert d
Murphy, deputy assistant Sec
retary Of State.
Bishop Hannah breaches
Ambassadors from IL Latin
American nations attended. The
Organization Of American States
was represented BY d large dele
CATION headed by DR.. William
Magner. assistant secretary gem
eral.
The Most Rev. jerome r
Hannah, bishop of the Scran-
ton. Pa, diocese, who preached
praised the traditional friend.
ship between the United States
and Its sister American repub-
lies.
Evening star., 1955-11-13
Bowl Scouts
II urn to Pitt
After Big Win

| FITTSBURGH. Nov. 70 tR -
lThe Bowl shoe was on the other
loot today after Pitt smashed ua-
beaten West Virginia. 26-T.
| Scouts representing the Sugar
Bowl at New Orleans and the Ga
Itor Bowl ST Jacksonville. Fla,
had come here tO.report on the
lunheaten Mountaineers. But att
Ter the game both groups wound
up in the Pitt dressing room,
talking with Athletic Director
Tom Hamilton and Coach John
Nicholson.
Members Of both Bowl groups
said they were impressed. By
Pitts performance and thought
the Partners rated Bowl consid-
Ileration.
/ The Gator Bowl group, asked
Ito compare West Virginia and
Pitt = pcst-season possibilities,
said:
Based on the performance TO-
day. what can We say but Pitts
'Ihurghas
Capt. Hamilton said Pitt has
taken no official position on post
season play.
we have one more tough
game coming up with Penn STATE
next Saturday. he said. THAI
HIS ali We are thinking about nov
Anything else would be up TO the
athletic council.
Evening star., 1955-11-13
MEAT FOR sEcoND-cUEssERs
Beiqhtol GombIes Twice
| And Wins on 4th Down

there. then Jim Skarda anc
later Bob Laughery.
Hamilton, who plays when q
lot Of other football players dt
not, labored Al yards in nine
tries.
Ed vereb salvaeed his lead
as the top ground gamer in the
Atlantic Coast Conference by q
bare yard.
Vereb led Joel Wells Of Glenn.
son by 43 yards going into to-
days game and Vereb made &C
yards to Wells l02.
Wells had passed the Mary
land halfback at halftime but
lin the second half Wells had
minus one yard in three carries,
thanks to Jack Davis, Bob Pelle-
|grini. Mike Sandusky and Russell
Dennis, among others. who
bottled Wells In the last two
quarters. incidentally. Pelle-
Igrini win be 81 otmorrow.
Jim Tatum claims that perfect
recruiting calls for 4 good foot
ball team every other year. He is
on schedule, with Maryland's
third undefeated season in fiye
years only one game away. The
Terps were 1910 In 1851, 1910 in
1858 and 80 at present.