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The Phoenix Jewish news., 1960-01-22
By ELIAHU SALPETER
JTA Correspondent

JERUSALEM geological map
of the world at the Leningrad Tech
biological Institute, showing that
IsraeTs Dead Sea is rich in mag
nesium deposits, gave a Jewish
scientist his first clue toward ex-
periments in Israel that have re-
suited in what may prove to be
one of the most significant scientl-
fic breakthroughs of the present
century.
And that same Orthodox Jews
knowledge of the Talmud was the
kew to the unlocking of bureaucrat-
ic doors, bringing the scientific dis
covery to apparent fruition IN Is
rael.
That was the story, as it was re-
yealed here, of DR.. Alexander Ear
chin, whose newly-discovered pro-
cess for the desalination OF sea
water is now to be backed by
American capital at a pilot-plant
in this country.
IF DIR. ZARCHIN'S process
proves to be commercially feasible,
as it is believed tobe, parched
lands in the deserts of Africa, Asia,
the Americas and Australia may
in the near future have ample,
cheaply-produced sweet waters
for the irrigation of many millions
of virgin acres. Exploding popula-
tons throughout the worlds un-
derdeveloped countries would be
assured of amply-expanded agri-
cultural production through the use
of DR.. Zarchin'S process.
Prior to his acquisition OF the
world geological map, DR.. Zarchin
had convinced Soviet scientists
that he was worth backing in his
work for desalination of sea water.
The scientists were aware OF the
two earlier desalination methods.
One process involves the course,
taken by nature, in which salt sea
waters are cooled, and the salt
free vapors come down to earth
as sweet rain-water. The second
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1960-01-22
ISRAEL NEWSLETTER
DesuI+inq Success Near

and is-the manufacture of sweet
water by the freezing method in
sufficient quantity and at costs low
enough to permit wide use.
Several weeks ago the Ministry
of Development signed an agree
ment with Fairbanks, Morse & Co.,
a Chicago corporation which has
begun work on expanding DR.. Ear
chin's pilot-plant. The fact that
lhard-headed American business
men are willing to invest large
sums of money to further DR.. Ear
chin's experiments is encouraging
to ISraelis.
According to executives of Fair
banks, Morse & Co. here, construc-
ton of the first plant for mass pro-
duction of desalinated water will
begin in 1860. The company plans
also on building another plant,
this one in the semi-arid region of
the American Southwest.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1960-01-22
Who Anew
Rule Of 1853
Is Restored

JERUSALEM (JTA) - MOSne
Shapiro, IsraePs new minister of
the interior, has issued a directive
'cancelling the population registry
regulations issued by his leftwing
predecessor which provoked the
worldwide "Who is a Jew" con-
troversy in mid-1958.
Shapiro, a Mizrachi leader,
ordered in a new directive that,
hereafter, only persons with a
Jewish mother or persons who un-
dergo religious conversion may be
registered as Jews.
The directive, which became eff
fective upon issuance, was sent to
all population registry offices. 1t
will affect some $50 pending appli-
cations, largely from persons who
are neither converted to Judaism
nor poSSeSSorS of a Jewish mother
but who seek a Jewish" listing
in their identity cards.
The directive, the first public
promulgation of Prime Minister
David Ben-Gurion'S new govern
ment was issued less than one
week after Shapiro assumed his
ministry. 1t not only restores the
status quo of March 1858, but it al
so further obliges each applicant to
declare-when so asked-non-mem-
bership in any other faith. This
clause was aimed at preventing
listing of an Israeli as Jew who,
although having a Jewish mother,
became baptized.
The new directive cancelled the
earlier gul a ii o issued by
Mapam's Israel Bar-Yehuda as
minister of the interior, by which
an Israeli could list himself as a
Jew on his own declaration of nom
membership in another religion.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1960-01-22

DISCLAIMING THE gratitude
and appreciation" expressed on the
plaque, he said his recognition of
Israel came in consideration of
brutal treatment of homeless Jews,
millions of martyred dead, and
their need for a homeland.
The plaque was presented by
Harry Breverman, district co-p1 es-
ident, and Sam Drey, district
board member who informed the
former chief executive that he had
served on the Chicago convention
committee which nominated him
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1960-01-22
for the presidency in 1948.
The plaque reads:

for the presidency in 1913.
The plaque reads:
"THE PHOENIX BRANDEIS
Zionist District expresses gratitude
and appreciation to the honorable
President Harry S. Truman for
humanitarian efforts on behalf of
the Jewish people at a most deci-
sive point in world history which
brought to fulfillment the prophetic
vision of Theodor HerZl.
1.-The great American president,
true to the principles of justice on
which the United States is founded,
shall ever be enshrined in the
hearts of our people because his
deeds have benefited all man.
kind"
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1960-01-22
Solitary Advance

WASHINGTON - The two-year
extension of the life of the federal
Commission on Civil Rights was
the solitary advance" in 1855
"highly disappointing record" of
congressional action on civil rights,
the Anti-Defamation League of
B'nai Birth declared.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1960-01-22
Trumon Sow Dufy.' Gave
Israel Quick Recognition

did the right thing recognizing the State OF
declared its independence"
President action of
Hotel Westward Eo accepting
from he
Evening star., 1960-08-07
News of D. c. Studios
No Ten O'Clock Scholars
By BONNIE AIKNAN
Star STAFF Writer

BEAUTIES INDEED-Those 80 candidates
for charm on Ingas unique TV Teen Beauty
School are on the homestretch toward their
goa-and each young gal is loving every minute
Of it.
Although their "on-the-air" lesSons-in
everything from posture control to personality
to tips on cothes-only last from to $50 am.
each weekday, the girls instruction begins at
the Channel studio at 8 am. and continues to
10 am. When they wind up the course just about
one week from now they'll receive bona fide
Inga diplomas, and if all goes as plotted, several
extra beauS for good measure.
DESIGNING ARTISTS-Channel 9s art and
design course is doing just fine, thank you, If
the recent evauation of the students first works
is any measure-and it certainly is. total OF
almost 800 examples of watercolors oils and
charcoal and chalk drawings were submitted to
Instructor Douglas Teller who was more than
little amazed at the large response. Two more
such exhibits are in the otflng, and Mr.. Teller
hopes to have special showing of the "bests'
from all the art on his final program.
BYE, BILL-Bill Sprague, who resigned as
newscaster from WRC-4 last July %, has Joined
Press Intelligence, Inc, here as news con-
sultant Taking over the TV duties of the pipe
smoking broadcaster is Henry Norton.
TV SUBBER-That attractive Lorraine
Flocks local actress and televiSion performer,
continues Cn1S week as SUBSTITUTE t1OIyWOOu LC-
porter on Channel rs Backstage show (week-
days. 1125 pmD Vacationing Bunny Wneck
will return August 15 Viewers may recall Miss
Flocks as the one-time hostess of WMAL-Ts
Thoughts of God series.
THE ACADEMIC SIDE-WMAL-7 Produc-
ton Manager Herb Victor will represent the
local studio at Broadcast Responsibility semi
mar next week at Syracuse University.
NEXT UP, FOOTBALL-Channel7 will kick
off coverage of NCAA football September IT
when Georgia meets Alabama. Twelve addl-
tional games eight national and four regional,
will be telecast during the season, including the
Army-Navy contest November 26.
MORE TRUTH-Channel S, encouraged by
that majority of favorable phone calls on its
Remember Us, Nazi atrocity special, is also COM
pletely undismayed by certain crank threats to
blow up it's studios. So much so, in fact that
station officials will run the show again in the
near future.
HAM WHAT AM - Ernest TeutSchbein,
Evening star., 1960-08-07

xtro-odded, dancing lesson for charm
school student Jeanne Bermon from
Ethel Fistere.
WMAL-TV engineer, has just been elected to the
Century Club of the American Radio Relay
League-this means Mr.. Teutschbein has con-
tacted by ham radio more than 100 foreign
countries!
STAFF NOTES-Dick Richmond, former di-
rector of news for WAVYTV and WAVY in Nor
folk, Va, is the new director of news and public
affairs for Channel 7. Mr. Richmond, who began
his career as journalism major at Syracuse
University, is married and has son and daugh-
ter. Two secretaries at WTOP-9 have been
named officers of the District chapter OF the
American Business Women's Association-an ed
ucational and cultural organization Carol Wood
ard was elected recording secretary and Peggy
Bodie treasurer :. Stan Mccormack, former
national advertising account executive with Ihe
STAR has been appointed to the WRC-4 sales
staff Mr. Mccormack, his wife and two children
make their home in Bethesda, Md.
Evening star., 1960-12-11

to us in several of the proposals already
discussed between American and West
German offlcials and due for further
exploration through the new Bonn
agency. Among the most promising are
believed to be suggestions for increased
German purchases Of American agri-
cultural products, expanded German
ornaments buying here and larger Ger
man contributions to certain NATO
costs. Existing dollar credits in Germany
would be employed in the first two, while
the third might relieve us Of some Of
our own heavy expenditures to the
maintenance Of NATO.
II all Of these potentially beneficial
developments fall considerably short Of
offsetting current deficit rate Of ap-
proximately 81 billion yearly, they OFFER
at least promise of reversing the ever
higher deflcit trend Of the past few years.
Evening star., 1960-12-11
Preserving lnequities

\ In his unsuccessful veto Of the 7ls
per cent Federal pay raise last July,
President Eisenhower pleaded with Con-
gress to await the completion of o
comparison between Federal and pri-
vate-industry pay scales. This, he said,
would make 1t possible to determine
precisely where increases are needed
most. The results Of the study were
made public the other day, and, in view
Of the Presidents warning, they make
interesting reading.
They show, as officials Of the Budget
Bureau, the Civu Service Commission
and the White House had anticipated.
not only that serious inequities have
been preserved within the Government
scale itself, but that Congress scatter
gun, across-the-board approach wasted
an excellent opportunity to strengthen
the Governments competitive position
in relation to private industry.
Government salaries were found to
lag most severely behind private enter
prise in the all-important professional,
scientific, engineering and management
positions-where competition always has
been the stiffest. In numerous lower
level jobs, Of the clerical and steno-
graphic variety especially, Government
pay exceeds that Of industry. Yet the
effect of Congress indiscriminate action
has been to equate the two ends of the
scale, to perpetuate the spread without
selectively improving It, The inevitable
result, of course, will be to increase the
cost Of the pay-structure reform which
ultimately must come. For II more COM
petitive salaries are not paid at the
higher levels, according to the compare
tive analysis, "the Federal Government
will be forced to rely at best on mediocre
management and professional talent,
particularly in scientific and engineer
ing fields"
Precisely the same point was made
few weeks ago by the Presidents Com
mission on National Goals, which called
for drastic increases" in career pay at
the higher levels. In July, however,
Congress was little interested in such
concerns. Both the House and the Sen
ate overrode the Presidents veto In q
fervor Of prediction politics, AID
little more.
It should be obvious to everyone by
now that some new system Is required to-
provide reasonable and sane standards
for pay-raise legislation. During each
Of the last few years, Mr.. Eisenhower has
asked Congress to establish Federal
pay commission" for this purpose; each
time, he has been rebuffed. We hope
that the new administration will make
this goal one Of its own, and that the
Democratic Congress will respond ac-
cordingly.
Evening star., 1960-12-11
100 Years Ago

The ship Of state rolled
and tossed under President
James Buchanan q century
ago. The Nations 18th Chief
Executive. then SO. watched
his administration begin to
fall to pieces at q most criti-
cal period in American his
tory. His Secretary Of State.
Lewis Cass, Of New Hamp-
shire, resigned because Bu-
chanan had failed to order
Charleston, s. c.. forts re-
inforced. His Secretary Of
the Treasury, Howell Cobb.
Of Georgia. quit because he
didn't like the Presidents
attitude on secession. Blu.
chanan's annual message to
Congress on December 4,
1860, said secession was un-
constitutional. Yet he held
the Federal Government
could not force States to re-
main in the Union. The Star
Of December 6, 1860, reported
o House committee Of 80
members from all sections Of
the country had been ap-
pointed to consider Buchan-
ans secession message. But
two days later this paper
said: I'VE fear that the time
has passed when congress
sional action might have
been effective even to delay
the secession Of the cotton
producing States We can
only pray that the appoint
ment Of this committee may
result In some congressional
action that will strengthen
the purpose Of conservative
men In the South to induce
Alabama. Mississippi and
Georgia to pause before COM
mitting themselves to the
measure OF South Carolina
(Which was fast moving
toward secession) Seeing
nothing ahead to assure us
that they may accomplish
that end, we can but hope
that the disabilities. which
both extreme sections will
feel accomplished from dis
union, will speedily result in
q construction Of the Gov
ernment upon a more salts
factory. and a safer basis. It
will be, the peculiar labor of
the Border States. slave
holding and non-slave-hold-
ing, to bring about that end.
Three things are necessary
to its accomplishment: 1st.
That civil war shall not
grow out of the withdrawal
Evening star., 1960-12-11
Virtue in Khrushchev

The recent conference be-
tween Premier Khrushchev
and the representatives Of
Red China brought out the
fact that the Russians believe
that coexistence with the
Western world is both pos
sible and desirable. The
Chinese. on the other hand,
went to Moscow feeling GER
tain that global war was
necessary.
In this case. we In America
agree with Khrushchev: but
I have seen no inclination on
the part Of anyone in America,
who counts in world affairs,
to compliment him on his
stand. No individual can be
classified as broadminded
unless he Is able to see
faults in his friends and vir-
tues in his enemies.
To my way Of thinking, q
bouquet thrown at Khru-
shchev for his stand would
certainly have Q quiescent
effect on his disposition at the
next summit.
C. Herbert Marshall, NJ. ID.
Evening star., 1960-12-11
D. &. TroubIe-Shooter

In a report last year, the House.
Senate Committe on Washington Metro
politan Problems proposed that a
"Co-ordinator of National Capital AZ
fairs" be established in the White House
to ride herd on development programs
for the Federal City and to resolve the
frequent and inevitable conflicts in
volving Federal interests. Now, with
new administration about to take ONCE,
the proposal has been revived in q
persuasive statement, submitted to the
President-elect's staff by the former
director Of the congressional committee,
Frederick Gutheim.
This may seem small matter, and,
indeed, no one could expect 1t to COM
mand priority attention. The idea is
basically sound, however, and 1t deserves
consideration for two major reasons.
The first is that such presidential
aide would minimize the burden which
falls on the White House, more fire.
quently than might be imagined, to
settle conflicts between Federal agencies,
and between, Federal agencies and local
jurisdictions. 1t would be easier If these
o4ud0DAC0 SVuAO NC cCtvAOO dV VAAC AOWCA
level. Experience has shown that, too
often, they are not Thus, to mention a
few recent instances, President Eisen-
hover felt compelled to appoint such
special trouble shooters as George A.
Garrett to iron out the Southwest re-
development mess and General Elwood
Quesada to solve the Chantilly sewer
dispute. Several years ago, one Of the
more famous, or Infamous, Potomac
bridge disputes dragged on until Presi-
dent Truman went to the top Of the
Washington Monument and personally
dictated a location for the span.
The second factor, and more posi-
tive one, is that the administration
today is involved directly in an unusu-
ally large number Of local development
programs. The more important in
clude the creation of a Federally-
supported rapid transit system, an
ever-expanding program Of Federal Of
fee building construction, and increas-
ingly critical problems of water supply
and pollution. Each of these will require
not one, but many decisions at the White
House level. 1t simply makes sense that
these projects proceed along lines which
are fully in accord with administration
policy, and that can best be assured by
the designation of an assistant with the
responsibility for knowing what is
going on.
Evening star., 1960-12-11

Of the cotton-p r oducing
States. Else. the Border
slave-holding States will all
speedily follow them. End.
That there shall be no inter-
ference on the part of Eng
land and France in our in
ternal difhculties whereby
the extreme South may be
stimulated to hold to the
position it is apparently
about to assume. Sd. That
the effect of secession upon
the business interests of the
North shall speedily teach
her that she has lost far
more than she has gained by
anti-slavery altruism. :. -"
The same day The Star
stated: "The South Carolina
Legislature Is at loggerheads
about the matter of officer
ing the new army to be
raised in that State. The
democracy of the rural dis
tricts is waging fierce war
against the domineering
autocracy Of Charleston,
which would make the Gov
ernor of the State a military
chieftain with sovereign
Evening star., 1960-12-11
U-2 Extravaganza

1t looks like the Democratic
Party has lost no time in
launching q propaganda bar
rage over our television chan
nels. The broadcast q week
ago on NBC pertaining to the
U-2 incident was the most
fiagrant violation of respon-
sible reporting I have ever
seen, or heard. The bias was
SO pronounced as to over
shadow any news value 1t
might have tried to give.
The U-2 incident has been
thoroughly aired these past
six months; people know the
facts; they are 100 per cent
behind our President. Over
half Of our people did not
vote Democratic. They prob
ably turned the report of,
as did I. Our people are not
ready to be brainwashed.
N. b. w.
Evening star., 1960-12-11
Drinking at Christina!

During Advent we should
do something as . birthday
= gift for Jesus Christ. I sug-
gest that all Americans do
what they can to stamp out
the curse Of alcohol this
Christmas season.
Drinking Is not o fitting
way to celebrate anyone's
birthday but least Of all the
birthday Of the one who
taught US that 1t Is q sin to
do any act which harms US or
another physically. mentally.
or spiritually.
The public would be most
likely TO abstain II the Presi-
dent and the President-elect
were to issue statements be-
seeching the people to do SO.
I have written to each Of
them.
I0A Elliott.
Evening star., 1960-12-11
ABC BIowup

Those who have been predicting
that ABC (Arlingtonians for O Better
County, will survive despite current in
ternal stresses probably are fight. Com
mon political interests, If nothing else,
will tend to hold the group together.
Nevertheless, the resignation from ABC
Of County Board Chairman Herbert
Brown is a serious blow and, we should
think, a significant warning to this So
called nonpartisan organization.
Mr.. Brown believes that nonpar-
tisan group should be just that-non-
partisan. In his view there is no such
thing as a Republican school building
or a Democratic bond issue. These are
matters Of purely local concern-the
sort Of things that ABC, at its outset,
was supposed to work for and fight for.
In the past five years, however, ABC has
tended to become involved, directly or
indirectly, in partisan politics-that is,
Democratic or Republican politics. Mr..
Brown believes, rightly, we think, that
this goes beyond the scope Of appro-
pirate ABC activity and that, in the long
run, 1t will prove to be self-defeating
for ABC. This is why he favored pro-
poSal to keep ABC elected officials out
OF partisan politics, and he resigned
when the ABC Council refused to 60
along with this recommendation.
The resignation of one man, of
course, does not herald the end Of ABC.
But in this case it will hurt. As men,
ber and as chairman Of the County
Board, Mr.. Brown has won the respect
OF diverse elements in Arlington. He
has enjoyed some success in trying to
broaden the base of ABC through en-
listing support from moderates and
business elements. His withdrawal from
ABC and his announcement that he will
not seek reelection to the County Board
may signify the end of this effort. II so,
If the doctrinaire liberals are now to
assume full command, ABC seems Ger
tain to lose at least some Of its political
support.
Evening star., 1960-12-11
Of Future Promise

Although resolution of our unfavor-
able balance-of-payments problem will
not be achieved quickly or through any
single line Of action, two steps taken in
recent days by the British and West
German governments should be helpful.
In London, the British Treasury an
nounced that the basic lending rate of
the Bank Of England is being cut from
5l2 per cent to per cent, the second
reduction in less than two months. In
Bonn, the government announced that
1t has established temporary agency
to discuss and coordinate with Ameri-
can officials various ways in which West
German action might help ease the
problem.
While the Bank of England move is
attributed primarily to domestic con-
siderations- abatement Of the In
fiationary threat in Britain and an
anticipated slowing Of the West Eu-
ropean business boom-it should help
curb the heavy flow of American short
term investments funds abroad. This
capital, Otter referred to as "hot money"
has been attracted by higher interest
rates prevailing in certain West Euro
pean countries, notably Britain and
West Germany. Some of it is owned by
American institutions or individuals,
some by foreigners holding United States
Treasury bills or other short term in
vestmentS who have been repatriating
their capital in order to put it into
similar but higher yielding investments
abroad. It has been estimated that the
flow Of these funds from American to
European investments in the July
September quarter of this year totaled
between $500 million and 81 billion.
In Britain, the Bank Of England
lending rate influences the overall
interest pattern-just as our Federal
Reserve discount rate affects the in
terest structure here, and as the Federal
Bank operates in West Germany. Cur
rently, the Federal Reserve rate is 8 per
cent, that of the West German bank 4
per cent. The Bank of England rate was
6 per cent through the September
quarter, and was reduced to 5h per cent
on October q. Referring to his own
country's recent accumulation of foreign
exchange SurpluseS, while we have been
running a deficit, President Karl Bles-
sing Of the West German bank has pin
pointed capital movements induced by
the higher interest rates" as an impor-
tant factor. Actually, If the West Eu-
ropean boom Is slowing down, further
interest rate reductions in those coun-
tries are likely to result. f..
Meanwhile, there is hope of relief