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The Phoenix Jewish news., 1959-04-24

-
Six million of our Jews went
through the gas chamber, muting
their voices, but a small and deli
cate child wrote q diary that has
stirred the conscience of a people
whose guilt cannot be erased ex-
cept by deeds that will rectify the
horror they perpetrated upon an
innocent people.
THERE HAVE been very few
books that have told of the expert
ence of the young people, especi-
ally the Jew in the midst OF the
last terrible war. Fortunately a
diary of precious Jewish child
was found on the third floor OF an
old warehouse in Amsterdam; 1t
related her experiences In the
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1959-04-24
Jewish Center Wins Lawsuit

ming pool and beach activities at
one hour after sunset.
Thirteen plaintiffs filed the suit
and submitted tape recordings OF
sounds at the site and movies OF
activities as evidence in support
of nuisance charges. The Judge
found only that three of the plain
tiffs actually were affected on the
issue of private nuisance. He or
dered the changes for their bene-
fit.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1959-04-24
BY RABBI ALBERT PLOTKIN

"The Book will conquer the
sword" said the great Rabbi Hill
lei, "for in the power of a book is
the strength of the voice of con-
science, which will long triumph
after the swords have been beaten
and destroyed"
HillePs prediction that the book
would conquer the sword has been
realized in our own time. When
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1959-04-24

the horror q n q
brutality of the
N a III military
machine was bro
ken, there was
heard the small
voice of a child
of 13. Her name
was Anne Frank,
whose diary has
touched million S
of human beings
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-09
Topsy-TurvY Talent
Bv A. l.. SINGLETON
Star Staff Writer

mother says, but her hat trick is the
hardest to do. Watch!"
And Patricia, standing on her hands,
naturally, bends over backward until her
feet touch hat on the floor behind her
Lifting the hat with her feet, she places it
Squarely on her head, then walks down
flight of steps and removes the hat, again
with her feet.
How long can she stay on her hands?
oh, ages" she says casually.
"As a matter of fact" her mother
volunteers, I'VE have about l6 steps in our
home, and she always comes down on her
hands. And I've seen her in her room
many times, when she didn't know anyone
was watching looking up something in
book while standing that way"
Patricia became an acrobat shortly
after she entered dancing school at the
age of g. She has studied ballet, tap and
acrobatic dancing. She's also taken piano
and baton twirling lessons, and is proficient
in both pursuits
Il learned to do the hula, too," she
adds, displaying grass Skirt-one of more
than dozen costumes she owns.
With her talents as a performer much
in demand, Patricia leads a faSt-paced life.
An average week starts off slowly with
church on Sunday, but gathers momentum
that afternoon when she practices in the
Suitland High School gym.
Sunday nights, she performs before one
of many civic organizations that request
her appearance.
Mondays through Fridays, she works
as a clerk-typiSt for the United States
Chamber of Commerce, job that replaced
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SUNDAY. THE STAR MAGAZINE, WASHINGTON. D c. A
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MOT MANY people make habit of going
Y around on their hands. But those who
do speak highly of it.
Yogis, who practice Hindu disciplines,
do it. And they claim it's good for you,
body and soul.
Il don't know about that" says Patricia
Thompson of Bradbury Heights, Md, but
1 do know it's enjoyable for me-"
Patricia is only 18 and no yogi, but
she's gone long way on her hands already
She started doing it as Child" ex-
plains her mother, Mrs. R. C. Thompson,
and now it seems she spends as much
time on her hands as on her feet"
Handwriting is not Patricias only
accomplishment, however. She is also an
outstanding dancer, -twirling major
cite, gymnaSt and student.
But it's her dexterity on her hands
that has brought her fame, if not fortune.
She has developed an act, built around
her manual ability, that keeps her busily
engaged in public appearances, local and
national
Her latest triumph came on Ted Mack'S
Amateur Hour, CHS Sunday program on
which performers vie for applause and
votes. Patricia won the honorS three weeks
straight, which makes her eligible to COM
pete for college scholarships against other
three time winners this fall in Madison
Square Garden.
On stage, she not only walks and
climbs on her hands, she tumbles, whirls,
bends into pretzel shape, and at one point
flipS backward and down about feet to
land in an awe-inspiring split.
That's her most dangerous stunt" her
AoAzINE WASHINGTON. d C. AUGUST o.. 1859
Evening star., 1959-12-16
Petersburg Pike
Called Blow to
By-Pussed Areas

RICHMOND, Dec. l6 (AP)
"A University of Virginia pro.
fesSor who surveyed the situa.
ton says the Richmond Peters.
burg turnpike was responsible
Tor a drastic reduction in the
travel trade business along by.
passed Routes / and 301 be.
tween the two cities.
DR.. Charles j. Quittmeyer's
research study showed the by.
passed section with a IL pei
cent drop in the number oi
employees, a 81 per cent droI
In investment value and a Il
per cent drop in State and 10.
cal taxes paid. Mr.. Quittmeyel
visited motels, restaurants anc
service stations for the Virginia
Travel Council.
The cut in business, he said
occurred during the first veal
OF turnpike operations, end.
ing May 81, 1859.
BY contrast he found in.
creases in gross receipts al
travel trade establishments il
three other areas: Route / from
Richmond to Ashland, Route
301 from Emporia to Petersburs
and Route IL between Lexing,
ton and Harrisonburg.
He suggested several possible
remedies, including more ad.
vertising and promotion for thu
by-passed area.
Evening star., 1959-12-16

Lewis Smith. jr.. to appoint a
full-time trafic Judge.
Mr.. King said today that, a.
a result Of a newspaper story
in which he was reported to
have criticized Judge Fickling,
he is writing a letter of apol-
ogy. He said he would point
out that he was merely report
ing to the committee the ac-
ton Judge Fickling had taken
in the three cases and was not
criticizing the Judge.
Two District traffic officers
who uncovered an automobile
thief and housebreaker while
making a traffic arrest shared
the boards Traffic Ofhcer of
the Month" award.
Pvt. Earl c. Shelton and Pvt.
Evander A. Holden, both of the
first precinct stopped James
Perry. 33, on September II for
speeding. Perry was later dis
covered to have stolen two
vehicles and broken into a
house in Arlington.
Frederick Haller, board vice
chairman. presided at the meet
ing which was held at the
Washington Hotel.
Evening star., 1959-12-16
Cigarette
Smoking Put
AtNew Hidh
BY the Associated Press

Americans smoked q new
high Of ass billion cigarettes in
1859, the Tobacco Institute,
Inc, reported today.
James P. Richards, president
of the industry supported
group, said the total compared
with 1868 billion cigarettes
consumed in the Nation in 1858
and 1904 billion in 1857.
He said actual production of
American cigarettes ran close
to 500 billion to cover exports
and shipments to armed forces
overseas.
THE future outlook" Mr..
Richards said, indicates a con-
tinued high rate of annual gain.
One industry estimate is that
by 1860 United States smokers
will be consuming sat billion
cigarettes and that by 1868
the figure viii reach 500 billion.
He quoted Agriculture De-
partment estimates that total
United States consumer expen-
ditures for all tobacco products
in 1859 would amount to $6.S
billion compared with $6.3 bill
lion in 1858 and 6 billion in
1857.
Production of cigars and
cigarillos in 1858. Mr.. Richards
said, increased about $50 mil
lion units to SO billion in 1858,
while slight declines were shown
in the output Of smoking and
chewing tobacco and snuff.
Evening star., 1959-12-16
Thief, 50, Loses
Race With Youth

Youth was on the side of q
23-year-old man who pursued
and caught a 60-year -old man
charged by police with snatch
ing a purse from a woman at
Fourteenth and @ streets today
Police said Mrs. Katherine
Null, IS, of 1907 P street NV,
was about to enter her car this
morning when q man struck
her on the face with his fist
and took the purse, containing
no money.
Byron Jones, %. of 34l5 3
street Sc, saw the incident
and caught the thief after q
short chase. Police charged
Leslie Moore, go, of the 140O
block of r street NV, with
robbery. Mrs. Null was not
seriously injured.
Evening star., 1959-12-16
HuIun Jack Says
He Won't Resion

NEW YORK, Dec. Is (AP)-
Hulan E. Jack, Manhattan Bor-
ough president, said today he
will not resign as a result of
charges stemming from the re-
decoration of his apartment.
II won't quit, I have no rea-
son to quit" he said through
his administrative assistant,
Stanley Rose.
The statement was made
about an hour after Mr.. Jack
arrived in his Office in the
Municipal Building to prepare
for an executive session of the
Board of Estimate.
1t had been rumored Mr..
Jack was preparing to resign
his post.
District Attorney Frank S.
Hogan is conducting an inquiry
concerning who paid for q
$500 remodeling job at Mr..
Jacks Harlem apartment.
Evening star., 1959-12-16
India Able to Make
Its Atomic Weapons

NEW DELHI, Dec. is (AP)
India has advanced techni-
cally far enough to produce
atomic weapons without exter-
nal aid, 1t was reported last
night.
A participant at a meeting
Of the Parliamentary Consult
ative Committee on Atomic
Research said this information
was given by official spokes-
men. He said India is not TAX
ing steps to launch an atomic
weapon production program,
for financial reasons and be-
cause 1t opposes atomic
weapons.
Evening star., 1959-12-16
Chalk Draws q Blank
AtPoving Job Fete

The glistening new pavement
0 New York avenue was carry
ing a full complement of ap-
preciative motorists today after
the quietest formal opening
any public project has seen in
q long time.
1t was so quiet, in fact, that
a luncheon celebration o. Roy
Chalk had rigged up yesterday
for District officials was called
on because no guests showed
up.
Mr.. Chalk, president Of D. c.
Transit System and head of
the firm paving the street, was
flabbergasted by the whole
thing.
at has been customary for
years for the contractor to
have the Highway Department
people to lunch," he said. But
Highway Director Harold l..
Aitken telephoned that he and
any others of the Is or so
guests would be unable to at
tend"
Manly" Menu Planned
Those who did not attend in
cluded the three District Com
misSioners, who had been asked
to share in what Mr.. Chalk re-
garded as a novel and satisfy
ing repast. He had asked the
Shoreham Hotel management
Evening star., 1959-12-16
Swing, Commentator
In Critical Condition

Raymond Swing, well-known
former radio commentator and
journalist now with the Voice
of America, was in critical con-
dition at the Washington Hos
pital Center today after suffer-
ing a heart attack early yester-
day at his home, 3116 Rodman
street NV.
/ Mr.. Swing, u, who broadcast
as Raymond Gram Swing, has
been with VOA since August
as chief political commentator.
He previously had been asso-
ciated in an editorial capacity
with Edward r. Murrow of
CHS News since 1858.
Evening star., 1959-12-16
Dispatcher Heads
Fairfax Firemen

Arthur M. Smith, chief Fair
fax County fire dispatcher, has
been elected president of the
Fairfax Volunteer Fire Depart
ment.
Mr.. Smith succeeds Allan H
Williams, who resigned the post
after almost 80 years.
John H. Mellender has been
elected vice president, replacing
Roy Hollis, who also has re-
signed after serving for almost
80 years.
Other officers are Jack Wat
kinS, treasurer; Overton Wood
son, recording secretary, ano
Charles Clements, correspond.
ing secretary.
The new officers assume theil
posts January /. The depart.
ment has 80 members.
Delbert E. Sheads was re.
elected to his sixth term a.
chief. He also is a member Of
the County Fire Commission.
Evening star., 1959-12-16

TO cook q manly" menu OF
sausages. sauerkraut and beer
Mr.. Chalk indicated he wal
hurt by the unusual treatment
but not at all bitter.
He had difhculty in under
standing. however, why the GUS
tomary ribbon-cutting cere-
mony, scheduled for noon yes.
terday, also was Cancelled be-
cause of off1cial Washington''
failure to act.
Mr.. Chalk took consolation
in the satisfaction that, as faI
as he is concerned. the new
and wider New York avenue
represents "the best road ever
built in the District of Colum-
bia."
Unable to Find Reason
His Transportation Corp. OF
America constructed the road
on a low bid of $663,9l2 made
a year ago.
Mr.. Chalk said he he'd been
unable to find q reason at the
District Building for the party
washout.
Nobody said so, but there
was some conjecture that the
recent hubbub about disc
Jockey payola and kindred
scandals has caused ofncials,
like everyone else, to step care
fully these days.
Evening star., 1959-12-16
JudgeFick|ing
Hit for Traffic
Case Rulings

Criticism of the handling Of
three recent traffic cases
brought before Municipal Court
Judge Austin l. Fickling was
voiced yesterday at the Citizens
Traffic Board meeting.
Attorney Nathan Lubar,
chairman of the boards courts
committee, asked Clark King,
chief assistant corporation
counsel at Municipal Court,
why Judge Fickling had re-
Gently dismissed the defendants
in three traffic cases.
Mr.. King, who explained to
the committee that he was
merely reporting and not
criticizing Judge Fickling, out
lined the cases.
He said two involved speed
ing. One defendant, park po-
lice testified, had been pursued
at speeds up to 73 miles an
hour on Suitland parkway. The
chase led through zones where
the limit varied between so
and IS miles an hour.
Rotation Also Hit
Another defendant was ac-
cused of driving at 40 miles an
hour in a 25-mile zone in down.
town Washington. In both
cases. Mr.. King said, Judge
Fickling dismissed the defend
ants. Each, he said, had been
charged with unreasonable
speed" Mr.. King pointed out
that testimony showed no
other cars were in the vicinity
at the time and the drivers
were not endangering anyone
by their speed.
Inc tnlru case lnVolVeu a
Maryland firm which operated
q truck in the District with
Marylad license tags. 1t was
dismissed by Judge Tickling,
Mr.. King said, because the
company had Offices in the Dis
trict.
The courts committee also
criticized the practice of rotat-
ing the traffic court Judge every
six months. The committee said
that having different judges
interpret the law gives rise to
many conflicting opinions.
Full-Time Judge Asked
The board has asked Munic-
ipal Court Chief Judge John
Evening star., 1959-12-16
Victor Purse,
Ex-ProtocoI
Aide, to Wed

Victor Purse, former Statl
Department protocol officer WHIT
got into trouble for acceptins
a $4,000 Oldsmobile convertible
as a gift from King Saud o.
Saudi Arabia, has applied for {
license to remarry.
He and Alice Jackelin Moore
a Government Printing once
procurement officer, applied fol
a marriage license yesterday al
the Arlington County Court.
house.
Mr.. Purse, Al, was transferred
from the protocol job to thu
Bureau Of International Or.
ganization Affairs after the
incident. The State Depart.
ment said he had used "bat
judgment" in accepting the cal
as a gift for his wife.
King Saud had become fonc
Of Mr.. Purse during his 1885,
visit to Washington. Two day,
after he was transferred from
the protocol position, he wa,
hoSpitalized for nervous ex.
hauStion.
On January 30, 1858, he wa.
found unconscious in his gas.
f1lled apartment.
His wife divorced him last
August. He and Mrs. Moore
will be married December % ir
Arlington. Mr.. Purse listed one
previous marriage, Mrs. Moore
two.
Mr.. Purse said they will spend
three days in New York after
their marriage and then leave
on a Caribbean cruise.
He said they plan to leave
for New York "in a brand new
white Oldsmobile convertible"
Evening star., 1959-12-16
Rollins Announces
Delaware Candidacy

LEWES, Del, Dec. Is (AP)
Former Lieut.. Gov. John w.
Rollins last night announced
he is a Republican candidate
for Governor. Mr.. Rollins said
he was urged to run by the
sussex County COP. commit
tee.
Evening star., 1959-12-16
Clarence Whittuker

ROANOKE. Va, Dec. 16 (AP)
Clarence Edward Whitaker
dean of the Roanoke Times
news staff, died Unexpectedly
last night at the University OF
Virginia Hospital, Charlottes-
vile. He was 56.
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fellow who argues for the sake of argument.
He is the "windbag" who supports the
notion that talk is cheap" when, in fact,
it is one of the most precious things in
the world.
To be merely contentious is not to
converse. When we try to laugh of
telling argument or ridicule the other
party, when we agree or disagree without
understanding, when we become sarcastic.
and when we break off discussion on
some pretext, we are not conversing. AL
we get in such cases is the result our
dubious tactics merit-the cheap victory
that they bring us.
go How should I say what is on my
mind? Every good conversationalist has
a style. The better he is, the more flexible
is his style. He knows that the vocabularies,
experiences, blind spots, interests and be-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-02
Machine AGE

Applying at the account
ing department for his first
job, the recent high school
graduate was momentarily
stymied by a question on
the application blank
which read: What ma
chimes can you operator"
Pausing briefly, he wrote:
slot and pinball."
Letter Perfect
First Steno: How do you
like your new boSs?"
Second Steno: "Oh, he
isn't so bad, only he's
What do you mean,
bigoted?"
"He thinks words can be
spelled only one way"
Hardly Suitable
An old lady went to a
tombstone cutters office to
order a stone for her hus-
bands grave. After ex-
planning that she wanted
no frills, just a small stone,
she told him to put the
words, ITO My Husband"
in a suitable place.
Upon delivery, to her
horror, she saw the words:
ITO My Husband, In A
Suitable Place"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-02

gift of ga b" or he
hasn't. The truth is
that conversation is an
art. Like any other
artistic ability, it re-
quires training and dis
cipline. Practice i'm
proves it. So does being
constantly aware of
where conversational
mistakes can be made. I
find that asking myself
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-02
Laughing 1t OFF
By EVELYN WADE
Rad "a Verse

Bod to Verse
Time sOGS, fGtuOus sUit, / cursed
My youngsters repetition"
thirst.
Each night, perfOrce, il must be
heard,
His tGUOrite story, sOOrd for
SUOFd.
And, oh the PrOfestGtiOns raised
II by, PerchGnce, l paTGphrGsed.
The erG's passed. But nOtO its
1COTSe.
HGrk to the tale Of my present
For nOsO each night, this pint
sized BLACKBOARD,
Blind to my aging brOiO, grOIOn
hGggdrd,
Deaf to the charge Of this ne,O
taxation
He's placed on my sOaning
imagination,
Demands sCith caIIOuSed, casual
Tell me a story. Il nesO one,
please"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-02
Next Question

The crystal gazer col
lected SIS for a reading and
told the visitor, This en-
titles you to ask me two
questions"
isn't that a lot of money
for only two questions?" the
startled sitter inquired.
Eyes, madam, it Is" the
fortune teller said gravely.
"And now, what is your Sec
ond question:"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-02
A Greet Thinker Looks At Life

Dir. Mortimer J. Adler is recognized
as one of the great original thinkers OF
the Goth century. After receiUing his
Phi. D. from Columbia University in 1928,
he joined Robert M. HutchinS at the
University of Chicago, tOhere they intro
duced courses based on reading and
discussing the Great Books. In 1916,
this activity t0GS extended to adults
through the Great Books Foundation. DR..
Adler nolo is director of the Institute for
Philosophical Research in San Francisco
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-02


the following questions is a great help:
ID What am I talking about? Con-
versation has to have a solid foundation.
Those involved have to know what the
subject is If they don't, the talk will be
lopsided Like any jerry-built structure, it
is bound to come tumbling down in
confusion.
Hence, the following rules should be
observed Begin by stating your own views
in the shortest, clearest way you can. Have
the other fellow restate them in his own
terms and to your satisfaction. Then do
the same for what he has to say If you
insist on this, what you are talking about
will be clear from the start. And if you
don't hop, skip and jump all over the
conversational landscape thereafter, the
subject won't be lost.
90 With whom am converSing? Most
people are interested in some subjects, but
not others If you and someone else share
a common interest fine. If not, you can
try to establish it. But If, after few good
tries, you see that the other party doesn't
respond, don't force it. If you do, you will
very often find that you have wasted your
time.
81 Under what circumstances is the
COLVCTSdGOu CdEAAAS P1dCC! AACAC oAC
times and places for heavy talk times and
places for light talk, and times and places
for no talk at ALL Many good converse
tions are botched from the beginning by
not being able to tell the difference.
Try always to weigh the external fac
tors that can affect conversation. If certain
favorable conditions are lacking, try to
estimate how much they will disturb the
talk If they are all lacking, if the circum-
stances are stacked against you, then don't
even try. You have to play this kind Of
thing by ear, but if you keep the circum-
stances in mind, you won't make so many
mistakes.
"a Why am engaged in this CONVEX
sation? No one is more disliked than the
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TIME LACK of good conversation results
L from the fact that people take con-
versational ability for granted. They think
that a man has either been given the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-02
Keeping Her Word

Keeping Her Word
Overheard at a cocktail
party:
Listen carefully, darling,
because I can only tell this
once.
II promised not to repeat
it,"
Special Service
Ted, whose father was a
baker, was in the habit of
bringing his teacher a fresh
pretzel every day.
II wish you would tell
your father not to make
them quite so salty" she
said once, laughingly.
Thereafter the shiny,
brown delicacy - always
minus the salt-waS found
frequently on her desk. eft
is very kind of your father
to make one for me-" she
told Ted.
"Oh, he doesn't make
them this way. I lick the
salt off I"