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PooLesyiLle School

On October %, David L.
Losee replied to q letter by
Mrs. Katherine Mills. who had
protested indignation of the
Poolesville School. Mr.. Losee
stated that Louisville, KY, had
integrated its schools with sat-
isfactory results, and he said
there was no reason why inte-
grafton in PooleSville should
result differently.
First let me say that inte-
grafton in Louisville is not an
unqualified success. In the
September 81 issue Of the q. S.
News & World Report Maya
zine. 1t is stated that lin spite
Of all the advance preparation
and the careful attempts to
avoid compelling any child to
attend a mixed school lin
LOUISVILLE. incidents Of pro-
test occurred. A scuffie be-
tween white and Negro girls
took place at one school. There
were cross burnings on lawns
Of other schools" The maya
zine also reported that many
whites in Louisville were NOV
ing, as a result of indignation.
Poolesville is a rural commu-
nifty with a large percentage Of
Negroes-a percentage not yet
reflected in the Negro enroll
ment at the Poolesville School.
The GAINESVILLE Dickerson
Poolesville area has more in
common with Southside Vir-
ginia than with Louisville. A
number of Poolesville residents
are formerly Of Virginia. The
Poolesville School has been not
only a school, but a social CEN
ter for the white community.
For these and other reasons,
the climate in PooleSville is
simply not right for integra-
ton.
Mr.. Losee asked what better
way there was ito fill in the
gaps in the cultural back
grounds Of the two faces" than
by migrating public schools.
The trouble with that SUCCESS
ton is that even If it works, a
single generation Of white chill
dren will bear the brunt Of the
burden. Few white parents
in upper Montgomery County
want their children to be in
volved in any such leveling of
process.
Virginia M. Repass,
Secretary Upper Montgomery
County Chapter. Maryland
Petition Committee. Inc. .
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Lunch boxes
Children's lunch boxes,
grown peoples lunch boxes.
old tin boxes, and modern
fancy plaid bags lined with in
sulating materials
They were and are all the
same In intent, and they we're
and are all nuisances.
Even the kids dislike them
today. and insist on eating hot
lunches in the school cafe
teriaS.
In Temp Jones' childhood,
when he was a tennis player
and l00-yard-dash man of
sorts, all the children brought
their own lunches.
Jones has memories of those
soggy sandwiches to this day.
There was always something
drippy in the box, and by the
time noon came around, it had
dripped into the bread.
Maybe there was a pear, and
1t had become soggy.
Occasionally somebody with
brains inserted a piece of COCO
nut cake. and young Temp liked
that best of all.
Jones recently heard Of an
associate who sold his home
and moved into q chromium
apartment house.
Up to that date, he had
always carried his lunch in an
ordinary workman's lunch box,
large, strong and proletarian.
He did it the first day, too,
but not the second.
He didn't like the way the
swank doorman looked at him.
So he bought a brief case,
and put his sandwiches in fiat
like, not stacked one on top of
the other, rs honest sand
wiches should be.
When he left for work the
next day, carrying his attache
case in his left hand, he
watched the doorman mar
rowly.
Good morning. Mr.. Caseyl"
beamed the doorman.
Everything was all right at
the Rainbow Boulevard Apart
ments.
The new Scotch tartan lunch
bags are better than metal
boxes, especially on public
vehicles.
People seldom eat on buses.
but they do swing boxes into
other peoples knees.
The soft padded bags dent,
when swung against a knee.
Jones knows, because he
spent a whole trip recently
trying TO protect his right knee
from a fast swinging handbag,
brass bound.
The LADY had 1t on a long
strap. and would not for the
world raise 1t q few inches
above his knee.
Jones tried placing his hand
coyly over his knee and this
helped a bit, as far as the knee
was concerned. but 1t was
tough on the fingers.
He tried giving the bag a
flip. every time II whacked
him, but the lettering effect
was slight. The lady pre-
tended not TO notice the
strange baeklash OF her favor
I've handbag.
One Of childhood's favorite,
for lunch boxes was Jelly ri.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-31

@. Which country exports
the most bananas?--J. N. L.
A. In 1855 Ecuador was the
worlds leading exporter Of this
fruit. The crop was estimated
at 40 million stems (buncheO.
@. How much corn per acre
is now being produced?-C. s.
A. United States farmers
will produce about 3.4 billion
bushels this year. The yield
per acre is estimated at 43.4
bushels-the largest average
United States yield on record.
O. How many Of our cities
have over $4,000 inhabitants7
Il. L.
A. In the 1850 census, 4sI
such cities we're reported. Five
have over / million people; 10
have "a 10 ] million: % have
ESQ. O00- 500, 900: there are IS
cities in the i00.000-250, 900
group: 1876 In the $4,000
100. 900 group. and 24o cities
have between $4,000 and $4,000
inhabitants.
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Donkey's Requiem

In view of the wide dis
parity between the Democratic
presidential and vice presi-
Dental candidates, their pre-
convention incompatibility;
and in view of the desperate
New Deal. Fair Deal, ADA eff
forts, in the absence of valid
issues, to make the public be-
lieve that the Presidents
health is precarious. perhaps
the following lines may be of
interest to your readers:
An egghead and a hillbilly
On a donkey went to ride.
In view of their lack of af-
f1nity,
Is it strange that the dom
key died?
The eggnead talked incess-
antly
And uttered puns galore.
The hillbilly sported a COON
skin cap
That made the donkey sore.
Said the egghead. II can win
by my wit"
Said the hillbilly, That's
me too"
But he shivered with quite OBJ
vious fright
When the elephant came in
view.
The egghead reached for his
bag of quips,
While the hillbilly twisted
his cap.
The elephant trumpeted loud
and clear,
And the donkey took the rap.
well claim that the ele-
plants health is bad;
Eve can scare him to death
If we try"
But it was the donkey that
brayed his last
As the elephant marched
by.
E. Mclean Johnson.
Brownfleld, Maine.
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Hospital Bill

The Star is to be compli-
mented for acting so fairly
and so quickly to correct, both
in its editorial columns and
on its suburban news page, q
factual error made about the
Silver Spring Hospital bill
Question 10 on the Montgom-
cry County ballot. The paper
had incorrectly reported that.
under the provisions of this
legislation, title to the pro-
posed hospital would be vested
in the county. whereas actu-
ally the hospital would be
owned by a nonprofit private
corporation. Many citizens
consider this factor in the
legislation to be the most inn
portant single argument for
voting against Question 10.
In fairness to The Star, !
would like to explain that the
error arose out of a recent
debate on the proposed $3-mil-
lion bond issue to finance the
hospital. During the debate.
Clarke Fauver. president of
the hospital association. stated
that the legislation follows in
general the recommendations
of Maurice Leven. the consult
ant who made a survey of
county medical and hospital
needs in 1850. Later he fur
nished The Stars reporter
with a mimeographed copy Of
selected excerpts from the re-
port Of this survey; one Of
these excerpts recommended
county ownership of the COM
prehensive medical center
which DR.. Leven had proposed.
1t is easy to understand how
the reporter might have be-
come confused.
What is hard to understand
is how Mr.. Fauver can detect
any relationship between this
unSound and unjust legisla-
ton and DR.. Leven's report.
In fact, it is ironical that the
hospital association should
now call upon this particular
document for support. In 1850,
in a published outburst Of rage
and Illustration. they con-
demned it as totally failing
to answer and to be even heed
less of the existing needs and
the existing rights Of the resi-
dents of the Silver Spring
community" What a remark
able change their opinion of
these general inadequate
findings" has undergone!
Many people seem to think
that all problems will some
how be ironed outfit they
can just start construction of
the hospital. Now that their
civic pride has been aroused.
they are in no mood to think
about operating deficits, Short
age of nurses, or other prac-
tical problems which require
advance planning. Such opti-
mists should curl up with an
unexpurgated copy Of the
Leven report, which can be
, obtained at the county health
department in Rockville. Read
ing this little blue booklet
should convince everybody who
really wants to see a hospital
built in Silver Spring that 1t
is wise to proceed cautiously.
Otherwise, in a few years they
are apt to find that. in place of
the fine, successful facility they
pictured in their minds, they
have helped to erect an ex-
pensive monument to un-
bridled ardor and poor PLAN
ming.
Betty Felter Morrison,
Publicity Chairman, Hospital
Referendum Association Of
MONTGOMERY County,
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HeckIes Stevenson

Adlai Stevenson recently
stated in connection with an
appeal for funds to carry on
that I'VE must not run out
of gas"
What makes Adlai think he
will run out Of gas? He won't
and never will!
With his gift Of CAB, he is
the human counterpart Of
Tennyson's famous brook
which babbles on forever!
Lillian Sinclair Large.
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fer not to have to take such
drastic police action, in self
defense under the U.N. Char
ter, in an effort to put an end
to murderous Arab assaults
against Israeli civilians. The
Arab authorities, unfortunate
~. have in the past completely
disregarded appeals by the
United Nations to cease these
assaults.
H. Y. Orgel,
Information Officer,
Embassy of Israel.
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LETTERS TO TIE STAR

Pen names may be used u
letters carry tDrtters correct
names and addresses All
letters are subject TO conden-
Sdtton.
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Questions and Answers
nv THE HASKIN SERVICE

A reader can get an ansveI u apy
Eyenips star information bureau.
1900 bye 81 NV WashingtoD 5.
b & please ,nciOse cent? for re-
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One Of childhoods fayorites
for lunch boxes was jelly rSl.
, 1956-08-10
PUBLICATION

It is hereby brought to pub
lie notice that the Govern
ment Of the Virgin Islands Of
the United States has author
lied Rev. Douglas NJ. Gillies
Of the Calvary Baptist Church,
Charlotte Amalie, st. Thomas,
Virgin Islands, to perform civ
il-religious ceremonies in the
Virgin Islands.
Government Of the Virgin
Islands of the United States
Charlotte Amalie st. Thomas
July a, 1856
Charles K. Claunch
Government Secretary
, 1956-08-10
BANK BOOK LOST

Savings Bank Book No. 1884
having been reported lost or stol-
EN-, the holder thereof is hereby
requested to present it to the Bank
within twelve (121 weeks from.
thi sdate as otherwise the Book
will be cancelled and a new one
issued in its place at the expira-
ton Of this priod.
Virgin Islands National Bank
Christiansted, ". /.
August A, 1856
, 1956-08-10

Savings Bank Book Nc. 1916
having been reported lost or stol-
en-, the holder thereof is hereby
requested to present it to the
Bank within twelve (12) weeks
from this date as otherwise the.
book will be cancelled and a new
one issued in its place at the ex-
'piration of this period.
Virgin Islands National Bank
Christiansted Branch
August 4, 1856
, 1956-08-10
CARD OF THANKS

The wife, children and rela-
atives here and abroad, wish
to express their thanks for the
many kind tokens of sympa-
thy received on the death of
our beloved Evaristo Waro)
Rodriguez.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-19

Here's real value! This brandnew 1856 General Electric
Refrigerator Freezer has all the features usually found
in the most expensive refrigerators.
The spacious refrigerator section has completely auto
matte defrosting Wonderful General Electric Revov-
ing Shelves put all foods at your ngetps. give you
IS per cent shelf area than in previous CORE
spending G-E models with rectangular shelves.
New magnetic door closes silently. surely and auto
matically with the permanent G-E Alnico magnet.
Foot pedal at floor level opens the door at touch Of
your toe. Leaves both hands free to carry food
The true zerodegee freezer, at the top fasteezes and
holds up to 10 packages of frozen foods
Plus many wonderful convenience features: Fold-away
Bottle Racks ; MiniCube" Ice Trays Roomy
Vegetable Drawers (. . Butter Conditioner :. Egg
Rack -. Adjustable and Removable Door Shelves.
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never heard that our ally Saudi Araba-his is how Sec
rotary OF State Dulles described that country his testimony
before the Senate Foreign Relations Commtee-was slave
state The existence of slavery in the 1856
unbelievable.
Yet, Schectman says it is real And "our ally Saudi
Arabia uedged member of the United Nations together
with another UN member Yemen, and with sem-nde
pendent Arab shekhdoms have the sad distinction of being
the only countries where slavery ourshe not suerance
but as of right.
In these Arab lands slavery agehaowed institution
deeply rooted in Mosem law and tradition and sanctioned by
public support In 1851 specially appointed committee
ported the UN Economic and Social Council that slavery
it's crudest form. still exists in the world today 1t
would have been accurae-and honesto in
the world report by the AntiSaverY and
Abones Protection Society of London estimates that there
about 100000 slaves in the orich Arab Peninsula
Moreover their number increasing steadily Slave traffic
continuing undated The slave trail experts have reported
the of Africa Yemen and the Mecca
slave markets
This trail being maintained by three methods The first
outright hunting Early in March, Commander Thomas Fox
Pitt published reports from agents of the AntSavery Society
revealing that in the southeastern part of the Arabian PENN
sua certain tribes had been rang villages to provide fresh
supplies for Saudi Arabian slave dealers Emanuel La
Grere who conducted investigation last year for the
Assembly of the French Union adjunct of the French
Parliament reported that slave hunting practced in the
Cameroons French Africa and French Equatorial Africa
other hunting included the Sudan and the Niger and
Volta River regions on the Atlantic seaboard.
(Continued Page 81
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assertions which will definitely not pass unnotced by the
Arab rulers He made Enthusiastically clear that the United
States Britain and France determined to maintain Israe
independence This telling the Arabs in
tain terms that they must used to the idea that Israel has
stay and that they give up their illusion about
driving the Israeis into the ocean, Then he revealed
that although being given Israel by the United
States the American Government realizes the danger of
wide discrepancy armed strength between the Arab
tries and Israel And this only mean that the u S.
Government will keep an eye the balance OF power be-
tween the two fighting camps and will the other Western
powers which watching how Russia supplies to the
Arabs Those who criticized the Bnai Birth leadership for
inviting Secretary Dulles to speak the dinner afraid
that Mr. Dueswho considered to be friendly to the
Arabs than to Israel-would make proArab statements
Such the years ago when high State Depart
official made unfrendy statements about Israel in
address Jewish conference in Washington However,
their fears turned be baseess The something new
which Mr. Dulles added in his address the last word
gardng feelings of the S. Government and of the gov
eminent of IA other NATO members Israel This too
revealed by Mr. Dulles at his Bnai Birth talk and this
good to know although would have been much more
reassrng if Mr. Dulles had announced action Israes
application for American defensive arms
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We believe our readers will have a
better understanding of what makes
an Arab an Arab after reading the fol-
lowing excerpts of an article appear
ing in late issue of Congress Weekly
and written by Joseph B. Schectman.
If there is something that every
American. irrespective of race. creed
a and political philosophy. loathes
above all evils of this world. it is
slavery. And the overwhelming ma
joritY of Americans m 81 probably
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QUESTION: Why is the ark
placed at the east wall of the
synagogue?
ANSWER: T e congregation
faces the ark during prayer. The
ark is placed toward the east so
that the congregation should face
toward Jerusalem during the
prayers. Jerusalem, the focal point
OF Jewish attention, has had a
unifying influence upon Jews all
over the world.
4 *
QUESTION:: What is a "Poro.
cheth"?
ANSWER: A ''Porocheth" is the
name given to the velvet curtain
that hangs over the ark. The word
is taken directly from the Bible
where it is written that a veil
should be hung separating the
holy place from the most holy, in
the Temple. This curtain thus
divides the most holy location in
the synagogue (the ark where the
TorahS are kept from the rest of
the synagogue.
y - - y =
QUESTION: Why do some con-
gregations hang this curtain out
side of the ark while others hang
il inside, the ark?
ANSWER: Two of the commen-
taries on the Talmud differ as to
the place for this curtain. Rashi
contends that it should be hung
within the ark itself, while the
Tosafist commentary maintains
that it should be hung on the out
side of the ark. (Talmud Babli,
Megillah 26b) The general trend
of Jewish thought accepted the
latter opinion so that we find in
most Occidental countries that the
curtains are hung outside of the
ark. The Spanish and Portuguese
style is to hang the curtain inside
the ark.
Some authorities explain this by
saying that the Spanish and Por-
tugese synagogues at first kept
the curtain outside of the ark.
Later, however, during the terri
BILE years of the Inquisition, they
placed the curtain inside the ark
so that its outward appearance
would not readily disclose that it
was an ark. Thus, were they able
to worship and use the ark with
out being found out. It seems,
from these opinions, that even
after the danger was over, the
custom Of keeping the curtain
within was retained.
1t is interesting to note that
some synagogues employ the
practice of hanging two curtains.
One is hung inside the ark while
the other is hung outside the ark.
This is evidently done to try to
accept both opinions as has been
done with other Jewish tradi-
4.
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Between You an d Me-.
nv. non1s sAoYan Copyright Telegraphc
% D~N'AS 0"~~A"S@A' nc)
WASHINGTON DEVELOPMENTS
BY BORIS SINCLAIR

B'nai Birth members who opposed the idea
Of inviting Secretary of State John Foster
Dulles to address the dinner of the triennial
convention of the organization in Washington
realize now that their opposition was not
exactly justified 1t is true that Mr.. Dulles
speech did not add much to what he had said
previously about Israel, but he did add some
thing new" He made two very important
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The
Jewish
Quiz
Box

BY Rabbi Samuel j. Fox
Copyright, 1856. Jewish Telegraphic
Agency. Inc)
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(Continued on Page 81
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-09

9Th AND x. l. AVE. N.w.-Partiy
WALTER A BROWN. lois Yer.
mont ave. Ma. s-1652.
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Gu. CHI, MD, 71Ol CONN. AVE
.6 rms, 2 baths; bedrm end bath
on LIST A.; garage; scr. porch; Ike,
I'D, IN rear. now avail. Sl75.
EDW. II, JONES g. CO, INC.
$500 CONN. OF. 7-2777
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cLEyELAND AvE.-Beaatliully lpr:

CHEVY CHASE. MD. - LARGE and
comfortable family home, available
at $500 mo-: z bedrooms. good 10
cation. Cal OIL. e-49g9, SIMMONS
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215 OAKWOOD ST. Sc.
$68.75. Including Utilities

bedroom. living room, dining
alcove, kit. and bath; plenty of closet
space. Apt. newly decorated; near
Boiling Field. Out South Capitol to
Portland, left on Portland to Oak
wood, left on Oakwood to bldg. Res.
mgr. 20. 2-QS31. H. @. SMITHY
CO, Sill 10th NV, ST. $4,000.
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PARTIALLY FURNISHED, beautiful
Cape Cod brick home, on y acre,
near Andrews, NRL and Boiling
study, sls baths. '' iarse se erHae
porch and patio; available July Is;
Sl65 mo. 10. 1-9l77
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ARL.. N.--3-bedrm., ihs-hath brick
Colonial. rec AT ldry. rm. Immed
poss. Sl55. JE. 4-043S, JE. 3-2122
COOL CHEVY CHASE, MD.--Beau.
tiful home. rms. baths on end
a.. spacious LIST a.. also rec. nm.
large lawn. ~ 900 until Oct,
OIL 2-5O30. 40 w. Kirk IN
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18th. I4th AND CLIFTON NV.
CLIFTON TERRACE
CAPITOL, Hill,
GLOVER PARK AREA

1921 Benton st. n.w-Attractive
one-bedrm. apt. rent $50 incl. utils.
3-75s6, or cali SHANNON 4 III IucHs
"a 14th st. NV. Ma. $3.50.
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2 ALLn LHUHIH--I IBe, Dedrm with
walk-in closet; liv. I'm. kit, bath.
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GUEST COTTAGE on pleasant coun-
try estate near Fairfax, Va. Adult
couple preferredi $50, CIR. 3-0i25,
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ARL. FORREST bedrooms. en-
closed porch. dishwasher. newly
Tedecorated, near Pentagon and
Navy; sl35. ia. 2-6953.
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lcontlhusd % Ne1t PaEsI
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I841 hILBOUkNE PL. N.W.--Attrac.
row brick home, with entr. foyer.
Nv. rm.. din, rm., kit. and full bath
on LIST fir, bedrms., bath on ind
ana 2 bedrms, with washstands on
S11O per mo. Key at l740. n. q,
sMITHY CO. sl1 10th 81. NV.
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RESERVOIR ROAD, MACARTHUR
BLVD.--July- Aug. rental compl
air-cond., mod. 4 bedrms.. baths,
maids rm. and bath, lge. play area
$500 mo. EN-. 3-bS62.
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TOP neighborhood. Three-bedroom
brick rambler with screened porch
for rent furnished from June I s to
September / SIS5, Call ia g-2g33
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NaFyi .Iol. u. a-bHJJ.
OWNERS year-old home Ia park
like setting 3 bedrms., . baths,
screened porch, garage many De
luxe featufesi 500 mo MCLEAN
REALTY. IL. 6-4172; ewes. IL
6-41HB
1889 A ST. s.E.--Newly decorated.
may be inspected on premises; SOS
per month
5s53 n. 18th ST. ARL., vA.-De-
tached brick, . stories 3 bedrmg.
and bath. bright liv rm din. nm,
and kit, full bsmt. oil heat: Si25
mo tx 3-2tsp, for appointment.
ANACOsTIA--2 bedroom row house
and aarage gag heat. Avaiiable
July LIST; $50 per month. 10.
7-3s52.
tcontinusd % Next PsxsJ
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sILyER sPRTNG-WHEATON-3-bed-
rn. brick rambler: Ike. fenced gar.
den, well furnished. lease, sf3b
sat. and sun. aft 10 an, ewes,
AFT. 80. WI. e.7lsa.