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Evening star., 1955-08-23
Crisis in North Africa

Leaders OF the French government
and of bitterly hostile Moroccan factions
are meeting in Aix-les-Bains this week to
seek solution of what Is currently the
most explosive problem within the French
Union. It is, in the first instance, the
question of how to bring a mutually
agreed-upon measure of self-government
to the protectorate while preserving what
France considers to be its proper political
and economic interests there. In
broader sense, however, it is the question
Of whether or in what degree France can
maintain its controlling position v1s-a-vis
a rising tide of nationalism in all her
North African territories. In the case
of the Aix-les-Bains meetings, the back
ground is a new high level Of violence
and terrorism not only in Morocco but
In neighboring Algeria.
The immediate objective in Morocco
Is the establishment of local govern
nent strong enough to carry on further
negotiations and to implement the polit-
ical reforms which have been proposed
for the protectorate. The opposing native
leaders are Sultan Moulay Arafa, origi-
nally backed by the French but steadily
losing local support, and Sultan Ben
Youssef, leader of the aggressive nation
alist party. powerful Berber Pasha,
THANH ell Glaoui, heretofore has favored
the French and the Moulay Arafa faction,
but Berber tribesmen have been fighting
the French as well as other Arab groups
In the mass violence of the past few days.
In the middle is large European popula-
tion-mostly French-which fears the
nationalist movement and disapproves Of
the French governments willingness to
make any concessions. In terms OF lives,
all factions have paid heavily in the
fighting that broke out last week end.
The French answer on the scene has
been one of military force-probably the
only recourse by which temporary order
might be restored 1t is obvious, however,
that this provides no long-term solution.
Extremists on both sides were critical OF
a compromise reached few months ago
to give degree Of internal autonomy
to Tunisia. Even so, the agreement in
that case has brought greater stability
to that territory than prevails now In
Morocco and Algeria. Responsible states
manship was demonstrated then by
French and by local political leaders. The
same thing is needed desperately now
In resolving the troubles In Morocco and
Algeria.
Evening star., 1955-08-23
First Quest

He's shined his shoes: he's
sIcked his hair:
He's tied his tie NTH tDondrous
care:
And, from this distance, it
appears
He's euen mashed behind his
ears!
No,D, gallant squire, mount and
ridel
May no unhdppineSS bet,de:
May she be ready, gay and
StDeet
As in her eighth-Ordde class
room seat
She seemed: and may the
party be
Terri6ic-sheer felicity
From games to soodtes-tcorth
the price
OF such stapendous sacrificed
Harold WiIIsFd GIsoson
Evening star., 1955-08-23

I am writing this letter be-
cause I would like the public
to be made aware that your
paper renders services to this
community above and beyond
the printing of news.
My children are away at a
camp a few miles from
Stroudsburg. Pa, in an area
inundated by flood water from
the swollen Delaware River.
When I heard the report on
the radio of the tragedy at
Camp David, also in that area,
I was frantic. I called every
agency ! could think Of to
get some information. Each
one gave me the same re-
sponse-no communications.
I also called The Star to
ask If they had any late in
formation on the situation
there. The reply was the
same, but they took my name
and address and offered to
call If any word came in.
A few hours later I was
called by your reporter, Miss
Gutenberg. She had traced
all the information I needed.
1t would do no good to fly
up, as all roads were closed;
but she had contacted the
Harrisburg police, who had
gotten through to the Pocono
police. who volunteered to in
vestigate the camp personally.
They found them without
electricity and water but safe
and enjoying all the excite
ment of the emergency.
1t is very easy to say thank
you, but the gratitude ! feel
goes very deep.
Deborah Newman.
Merrifield, We.
Evening star., 1955-08-23
Dentists Protest

I have always admired the
high plane of your editorial
comment, and the fair treat
ment accorded each side on
various issues. However. your
cute little piece entitled "Un-
fair to Girls" in which you
associate dentists with drunken
drivers, juvenile delinquents
and hurricanes. left me aghast.
Have the hurricanes left the
editorial genius who dug this
one up so exhausted in mind
that he had to reach back into
bygone days for another tired
dentist joke? Can you really
entertain the thought Of call
ing "such reprehensible and
disreputable things" by the
honored and respected title
dentist, even in a pervertedly
humorous vein?
The dental profession has
made great strides in over
coming needless fears of the
dental chair, and most people
appreciate the many advances
that have been made to make
their visits to the dentist
pleasant experiences. An oc-
casional throwback to the dark
ages-such as this one--makes
our job tougher and hurts
more people than you may
realize. Really, YOU do your
readers, a disservice by print
ing such drivel.
A. e. Massinn0, ID. ID. 8.
~ 49,
Is dentistry so ignoble q pro-
fession or dentists 30 disrepu-
table 0 lot % to continue TO
Evening star., 1955-08-23

Carmine @. De Sapio, Tam
many boss, who is supporting
Gov. Hartman of New York
for the 1856 Democratic presi-
dental nomination, always has
an imporatnt ace in the hole.
the big electoral vote Of the
Empire State.
When it comes time for the
Democrats to name their can
didate they will. as Mr.. De
Sapio has pointed out, have to
consider which man has the
best chance of winning that
vote against his Republican
opponent. In the 'opinion Of
Mr.. De Sapio, neither Adlai
Stevenson nor any other poten-
tial Democratic nominee will
be as strong a vote-getter in
New York as Mr.. Hartman.
Just how important, when it
comes to the election Of Presi-
dents, is the vote of New York?
Since the election Of Abraham
Lincoln, the first Republican
ever to enter the White House
as Chief Executive, the Demo-
Gratis have elected four Presi-
dents-in a period Of SO years
as of next year. Two of them,
Grover Cleveland and Frank
lin D. Roosevelt, were Cover
nors Of New York and both Of
them carried New York. Cleve-
land won twice and Roosevelt
four times. The other two
Democratic Presidents were
Woodrow Wilson and Harry s.
Truman. In his first election
in 1912, Wilson had the elec-
toral vote Of New York. In his
second election, Wilson won
without New York. The impor-
tant factors in Wilson's 1916
victory were his campaign issue,
"He kept US out Of war;" and
the late Senator Hiram john
sons irritation because he and
his faction Of the Republican
Party were ignored by Charles
Evans Hughes when he visited
California. Mr.. Truman failed
to carry New York in 1948, but
won an amazing victory in the
rest of the country, largely
because the farm vote deserted
the Republican candidate -
then Gov. Thomas E. Dewey
Of New York.
Republican Fortunes
In the same period, Repub-
licans have elected IL Presi-
dents, including Eisenhower
and Lincoln. For the @. o. p,
the electoral vote Of New
York has become almost a
sine qua non. New York's As
votes in the electoral college
which has a total Of 531 elec-
toral votes-can easily make
or break a presidential candi-
date in a close election. AS
between Mr.. Hartman and
Mr.. Stevenson, it seems obvi-
Gus that the New York Gov
ernor would run more strong
ly in New York than the for
mer Governor of Illinois. Mr..
Eisenhower defeated Mr.. Ste
venson in New York by
$4,000 votes. Mr.. Stevenson
Evening star., 1955-08-23

Q. When did the Chinese
Republic come into exist
ence?-F.J.J. ;
A. On February IL, 1912,
following a revolution in whicf'
the child Emperor was de-
posed.
@. Where does the accumu-
lation of silt in Lake Mead
come from?-W. z. =,
A. On an average day about
half a million tons of silt are
carried into this huge reser-
voir by the Colorado River. In
the flood year of 1927 as much
as 271a million tons of silt
passed q given point In "a
hours. The 1l5-mile-long Lake
Mead reservoir was created by
the construction Of Hoover
Dam In 1895.
Evening star., 1955-08-23
THIS AND THAT
By CHARLES {. TRACEWELL

knows q thing or two with his
toes.
II he prefers our correspond
ent's lawn. he Is really paying
q very canine compliment.
This grass" he seems to
say, is superior"
i
Whether this praise will out-
weigh the damage he does, Is
a question. Certainly ones
neighbors' dogs can, at times,
be very disconcerting, even to
q friend Of the friend Of man.
The thing to do is put ones
self in the animals place, and
rejoice with him.
Now here is the point:
While rejoicing with him
the best you can, take Q firm
stand on the front steps.
This must be done q few
seconds or minutes before he
shows up.
Remember. he is q creature
Of habit.
This means that he is as
regular as a clock. He comes
out of his house, he looks,
around, and then remembers
that big patch of special grass.
Over he comes
This is where you come in.
Step forward. and in a voicS
of command, give the historic.
old order: =
Go home"
If you can add the fellows
name, so much the better.
Go home, Bozo."
This gives q nice honey
touch, but go home, SIR Is
almost as good. l.
All dogs. being good demoE,
Gratis. like to be given q title.
Usually one "sir" will do the
trick, but some times 1t may.
take two or three with a rising
infection. =.
When you get to high c. the
hound usually willis. and heads
back for home. "
You 60 in the house, with a..
pleased expression of power,s
which vanishes when you look
up from your coffee and see
that Bozo Is right back again. /,
Don't forget, we warned you.
that dogs are persistent. n
Evening star., 1955-08-23
Strike Losers

AS I opened the front door
this beautiful Sunday morning
to pick up my copy OF The
Star, I was delighted to- see
the headlines announcing the
ending Of the transit strike-a
strike in which there was 20
winner-only losers.
The worst losers were our
splendid policemen, who
everyone agrees have per-
formed a truly magnificent job
in the face Of great personal
sacrifices beyond the call OF
duty. We owe them more than
just words Of gratitude; We
owe them our cooperation and
support in everything they are
trying to do. Also losers are
the transit employees. who have
lost 81 days pay. which will
not be recovered through in
creases during the life OF their
new contract: the workers
families. women and children.
who had to do without" and
suffer hardships; the Capital
Transit Co.. which was caught
in the middle of a four-way
squeeze: % The union de-
mands, (2) the get-Wolfson
spitefuis, (3) the snailpaced
Public Utilities Commission.
and "a the welfare-staters
who maneuvered the socialist
transit bill through Congress.
Next are the businessmen, who
suffered q loss Of customers:
and last. but not least, the
riding public, which must de-
pend upon public Transports
ton to carry on their daily ac-
tivities.
In rejecting upon the strike
and its causes. 1t seems to me
that this strike was just about
as necessary as air-condition-
ers are to the Eskimos. And
these thoughts occurred to me:
Isn't 1t about time we Amer
leans stop this nonsense Of
strikes. Of playing games in
which there. are no winners.
only losers who get hurt? What
fools we mortals be!
william E. SpiceE.
Evening star., 1955-08-23
BETHESDA, Nd.

DE k1GcDAy NOs
Dear Sir:
"You seem to know every
thing: What am I to do about
these dogs that people let out
to run all over my lawn?
There is one big splay-
footed beast that delights in
digging.
THE moment he hits my
yard, he starts to dig.
"It is not down. else he
would go to China. as the
children used to say.
He digs outward, In an
ever-increasing circle. so that
within a few minutes he has
reduced q very nice patch Of
grass to a very moth-eaten-
looking one.
LAS dogs go, he is not q bad
dog. I do not feel that he
deserves any particular pun
ishment. In fact, I very much
like dogs.
IT like them so well that I
am willing to put up with a
great deal from them. Com
pared with some humans in
this sector, as I read about
them, dogs are pretty decent
people.
But what would like to
know. how would I go about
inducing this big dog to leave
my grass alone?
do you think I might give
him a bit of instruction on
using other peoples lawns for
his morning sport, or maybe
even using his masters grass2
LET me know about this,
and receive my blessing.
yours truly, ~. M. NJ"
The dog. In any Of its forms,
is a persistent animal.
Like It's best friend, man,
the dog builds UP habits.
Let him perform an action
three times, and he has a
habit.
II he likes to dig the mo-
ment his feet, splay or other
wise, hit soft grass, then he
will dig every time he comes
around.
The pads of a dogs feet may
look hardy, and they are, but
they are not insensitive.
They are geared to the gen.
eral animal economy, which is
more closely related to nature
; than human kind.
Though some persons have
branded man as an ape in
clothing, this is going a bit
far, most humans will think.
They will prefer to believe
that q human is q special kind
Of creature, animal in struc-
ture, but angelic in longing.
The sheer animal creatures
know nothing of this longing.
Therefore. we believe, they
have a special right to get the
most they can from the good
earth.
Walking barefooted is one
of them.
Sometimes humans enjoy
this feeling, too. They take off
their shoes. and play around
on the beach, or even at home
. through the grass.
Men with monster feet. de-
veloped in an unhampered
modern childhood, run the
motor mower, with some dan
ger to their toes, we think.
The dog. born to b free,
Evening star., 1955-08-23

This Governments pfotec-
ton instead Of election Of
Czech and Polish spies posing
as neutral inspectors" in
South Korea places the United
States In the inglorious posi-
ton of sheltering our deadly
enemies and attacking our
tried and true Korean friends.
This endless appeasing Of the
Chinese Reds, at perilous"c cost
to our staunch Korean and
Formosan allies. will make
every Asian think twice be-
fore casting his lot with such
frail friends.
We can win Asia, not by
billions, nor by broadcasts on
the number Of American bath
tubs. but by standing with our
loyal allies In the right, the
moral. the American way.
Elizabeth Lippitt.
Evening star., 1955-08-23
Nothing Specioi

Fletcher Knebel In The Star
Of Augiist IS remarked humor-
ously:
POSTMASTER General Sum-
merfield viii put SLOW Down
and Live slogans on United
States mail trucks. Yeah. why
hurry home today? It1l be
tomorrow before you get yes
terday's mail"
This comment about the
Post Once Department is
likely to be true, as well. Postal
patrons who pay 20-cent spe-
cial delivery fees to obtain
rapid mail service, especially
delivery OF letters In New York
City on Saturday afternoons,
Sundays and holidays. may be
interested to read the follow
ing statement by Senator
Johnston Of South Carolina
during the Senate debate on
the Postal Field Service Com
pensation Act Of 1855, on June
z last, Congressional Record,
page 1856.
During the hearings on this
legislation, testimony developed
the fact that O. considerable
amount of mail for which the
special-deiiyery fee is paid is
delivered by city carriers,
particularly those serving busi-
ness routes.
THE committee was also ad-
vised that 100 per cent of the
special-delivery mail in the
New York City post office is
delivered by the regular de-
livery carriers. In other words,
there are no special-delivery
messengers in the Manhattan
post ONCE Apparently it has
been determined that this par
ticular service can be furnished
more nofaically by the use
OF city carriers and regular
substitute employees.
The paragraph entitled
Special Delivery" under Post
ONCE Information, Washing
ton Post ONCE" in the Civic
Section of the current CLASH
fed Telephone Directory, reads
in part:
Special delivery service &.
provides for immediate de-
livery at office of address"
Is the conclusion to be
drawn that the Post ONCE
Department is accepting the
public's special delivery money
under false pretenses, and
that Mr.. Knebel spoke more
Evening star., 1955-08-23
warrant the kind Of nonsense
in your editorial Of August II?

warrant the kind Of nonsense
in your editorial Of August IT?
I refer to the piece which
decried the use Of girls names
for hurricanes. 1t went on
to suggest more appropriate
names, for example. Drunken
Driver. Juvenile Delinquent,
Dentist :" That's pretty fast
company for q presumably re-
spected member Of the COM
munity. Would your editorialist
have the teinerity to make the
same invidious comparison to
the physician or minister? Your
paper must be pretty hard up
for a laugh to resort to that
kind of perversion.
One Of dentistry's biggest
problems is dispelling the base
less fear associated with dental
care. fear which deters millions
from seeking much : needed
treatment. The iil-considered
remark in your editorial merely
lends credenee to the myth Of
horror dentistry" "
r. fnp. n ms
Evening star., 1955-08-23
LETTERS TO THE STAR

truthfully than jestingly when
he said. "It'll be tomorrow be-
fore you get yesterdays mali?
Special Delivery.
Evening star., 1955-08-23

browbeating. Mr.. Adams has not yet been
heard from. But If there is another side
to this story, he ought to tell 1t.
Evening star., 1955-08-23

Pen names may be used "
letters carry turiterS correct
names and addresses. All
letters are subject to conden.
sdtion.
Evening star., 1955-08-23
Questions and Answers
By THE HASKIN SERVICE

Oy 11E HhS1AKIN SEDsV1VE .
A reader can get the answer TO any,
question Of fact by sriting The
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D. c. Please inclose cents for
return postage. fk'
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1955-04-08
Passover in Rhyme

Passover's older than Easter by
hundreds and hundreds of years.
It's the season of horseradish and
sweets, symbols of joys and
tears;
The season of ceremonials, good
food and kosher wine.
When Jews in snowy raiment on
cushions soft recline;
The season when boys are asking
the meaning of what they see,
And hearing the fathers answer,
terse with solemnity;
Hearing the miracle-message of
hard-won emancipation;
The tale of the God of Moses,
Ruler of all creation;
The tale of the bread unleavened
that was baked by the desert
When the Jews fled out of Egypt
and the ancient quest was
begun;
The tale of the men in chariots
brandishing whip and spear,
Pursuing the singleminded whose
faith had banished fear;
The tale of the Red Sea splitting
that the Jews might walk dry
Shod
And closing upon the Egyptians
who defied the One True God;
Tale of the destroying angel who
passed over Jewish doors
But slew the first-born Egyptians.
And so the story scars
To the birth of the Ten Command
ments to which the world still
looks,
Greater than any code Of laws
written in modern books.
Then rises the clatter of dishes,
the ceremonial hum.
The doors ajar for Elijah, the
Holy Guest, to come.
The Book alternates with matzos,
the cup with wine o'erflows
While the children of Jehovah for
get their ancient woes.
New linen, plates and silver adorn
this greatest feast
AS hotelkeepers strive to check
their guests from going east.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1955-04-08

When we recently completed
cur subscription and advertising
campaign in Mobile just prior to
the Passover holidays, it marked
the 21st year in which we have
been covering this area. We have
made these trips every year with
the exception Of four years during
World War II when Mrs. Mosco-
vitz carried on the work of the
paper while we were on active
duty in the Infantry. Even during
these years our work in Mobile
was carried on by mail and we
are grateful for the loyal support
Of our friends during all this time.
On this trip it was again our
pleasure to attend Purim services
at Congregation Ahavas Chesed at
Cont and Warren Streets in Mo-
bile. Rabbi Manuel Greenstein de-
serves considerable credit for the
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1955-04-08
"Alabana''s Gulf Port"
Last Passover for
Jewish DPS In Camp
CONTINUED from PAGE 22l

oeo@~@@CSo
in Foehrenwald, though. Better
than $50 are youngsters, born in
German camps for the most part
and ranging from babes-in-arms
to nine-year-olds. Of the adults,
some 900 are old-timerS who have
spent more time in camps than
one likes to think about-sixteen
years in hundreds of instances.
They are the illegal residents"
Another $50 camp inhabitants are
classified as "illegals" because
they came or returned to Ger
many from Israel in 1928 with
out proper visas and residence
permits, believing that from here
their chances of emigration to
Canada or to the United States
would be better. Unable to make
a living in German cities and
hankering for a Jewish atmos-
phere, a few hundred sought ref
uge in Foehrenwald, the last of
the Jewish DIP camps, before it's
gates were shut tight in 1853 by
the German authorities who had
taken over its administration from
the international Refugee Organi-
cation.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1955-04-08
Mobile, Alabama
Il Years in Mobile

excellent program and contata es-
pecially written for the occasion.
It is said that on this holiday
every Jew must listen to the story
of Purim. We can truthfully say
that never before had we enjoyed
the story so much as on this festi-
val when the splendid choral
group sang out the narrative.
Another interesting item we
should mention is that we had a
very pleasant chat with Mr.. Fos-
ter, general manager of the Eos
dun Distributing Company which
is the Mobile distributors of
"Abir," an excellent beer which is
made in Nathanya in Israel. It was
our pleasure recently to go
through this entire plant when we
were in the Holy Land as guest
of the Israel government.
Milford chronicle., 1955-06-24

the State Control Center notified
Walter La Rue, fire marshal, who
sent back word that he had ordered
two Kent County fire companies to
respond.
Around midnight, the call came
through and was relayed through
the communications system that the
fire was under control.
"The alert, sent out by the State
Control Center, reached county
headquarters at 1905 D. m. From
that time, / handled messages from
the State Control Center by leased
land line, until the actual county
exercises began at p. M, with my
announcement that Sussex County
is activated.'
George Ruos, of Bridgeville, an
amateur radio operator, was on
duty at the local headquarters, as
chief radio operator, assisted by
Torrance Mclaughlin of Seaford,
also ham operator. Ruos relayed
this message to Robert Treadwell,
chief of communication, in Seaford.
assisted by Peter Radding, of Sea-
ford. Treadwell relayed the mess
age to Robert Tull, ham operator,
out of Seaford. Tull's assistant was
Kenneth Chatwin of Seaford; Tull
relayed the message to the State
Control Center.
Then came the fire problems
with messages going the circuit
from Barney to Ruos, to Treadwell,
Milford chronicle., 1955-06-24

fic and evacuated the area around
the fire.
Other exercises by county fire
departments were as follows:
"Bridgeville. Seaford and Blades
Relayed exercises at Seaford: Lau-
rel and Delmar; Relayed exercises
at Purina Feed Mills between Isau-
rel and Delmar. Relayed exercises
Exercises at Delaware Colony;
Gumboro, Indian River and Mills
boro: Relayed exercises at Town
send Hatchery outside of Millsboro; !;
Ellendale and Greenwood: Fire ex-
ercises at Milford in Kent County.
Milton, Lewes and Rehoboth
carried out an incendiary bomb in
cident in conjunction with the coun-
ty CD communication exercises. In
what was prosaically called an 'ex-
ercise testing communications COM
bined with the Fire Branch, word
went out from county headquarters
in the courthouse that the bomb had
fallen on Fish Products in Lewes,
and ". Herald Birmingham, chief
of the Fire Branch, ordered the
three companies to rush to the
scene. They actually laid hose and
threw out water and made the
scene as realistic as possible.
Then Brittingham sent a mess
age back that the fire was out of
control due to excess Oil burning,
and that aid was needed from Kent
County. The call went swiftly
through the appointed channels and