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Evening star., 1961-09-04
Negro Progress
Doubted by Chief
Of Urban League

DAYTON, Ohio, Sept. 4 (AP)
The executive director of the
National Urban League yes
terday summed up what he said
was the overall advancement
Of the Negro in the last 10
years-"he has lost ground"
Lester B. Granger, who will
address the opening session Of
the leagues 51st annual con-
ference here today, added in
an interview that the test OF
Negro accomplishment is not in
increased wages or job oppor-
tunities. He said 1t is in the
measuring of his progress
against that Of his white neigh
borS.
I'VE mustn't mistake move
ment for progress, he added,
The league is an interracial
organization that deals with
economic, social and welfare
problems of the Negro, using
professional people to gain
community support.
On Negro housing, Mr..
Granger noted that very few
cities have planned interim
housing for families in slum
clearance or urban renewal dis
tricts.
I'VE find it is only the ex-
ceptional city that has made
such plans. And that is usually
one where we have a strong
Urban League chapter" he
said.
Now the National Urban
League is sending representa-
tives to work out housing plans
with city officials before (slum
clearance) demolition begins -
Evening star., 1961-09-04
THE FEDERAL SPOTLIGHT
Task Force Opinions
Due to be Varied

union leaders. however, there
is no unanimity of agreement,
Some of the largest postal en-
ploye groups would like true
collective bargaining rights.
However, some other Gov
ernment employe unions shy
away from any mention OF
true collective bargaining
since they are not as well Or
ganized as the postal unions
and hence do not represent the
majority of employees in many
Federal offices. Thus, they
fear that if true collective bar
gaining procedures are utilized
as in industry, they would
face elections to determine il
they did represent the major
ity of employees in an agency
This could put them out of op-
Grafton in many offices anc
perhaps lead to their tota
collapse, some Government
union officials feel.
On the other hand, nearly
all Government employe lead.
ers feel that it is totally
necessary for a presidential
executive order and or legisla.
ton to establish. official rule!
for labor management rela'
tionships in Government, with
unions and their represents
tives given official recognition
and official procedures set TO
the various dealings between
them and the agencies.
Equally important, employ
leaders feel that official recog
milton will end their problem
in many offices and installa
tionS where officials arbitraril
refuse to deal with union rep
resentatives. Also they feel
will be a shot in the arm t
their organizing drives, sine
many employees presently ar
fearful of joining organization
in the fear that their bosse
won't permit it.
On the other hand, sue
groups as the United State
Chamber of Commerce fet
that any presidential order c
, legislation setting up bargain
Evening star., 1961-09-04
DisputesCut
SeenAidino
Missile Work

Secretary of Labor Goldberg
says that in August out Of is
million man-days worked at
United States missile bases, only
209 man-days we're lost because
of labor disputes.
Mr.. Goldberg added that in
the three months since unions,
employers and government
worked out a no-strike ap-
proach. the total of man. days
lost is only about 900. This. the
secretary said yesterday on a
TV interview program, ABC's
Issues and Answers, contrasts
with the situation of a year ago
when thousands of mdn-days
we're being lost each month at
the missile bases.
A few weeks ago on another
TV program, Mr.. Goldberg said
he did not regard James R.
Hoffa, Teamsters Union chief,
as a major menace to the
American labor movement. He
was reminded Of that yester-
day and asked whether he is
in disagreement with Attorney
General Robert F. Kennedy, a
longtime critic Of Mr.. Hoffa.
Mr.. Goldberg said he and
the Attorney General are eye
to-eye in agreement that Mr..
Hoffa does not measure up to
the ethical standards of la
Dor leadership in this country"
The cabinet member said he
and the Presidents brother
agree also estimates of Mr..
Hoffa'S power are exaggerated,
adding:
Even Mr.. Hoffa's claims
about membership in his own
union are exaggerated"
Mr.. Goldberg expressed belief
Mr.. Hoffa's power has waned
and he described as very seri-
ous' the scattered revolts
against Hoffa leadership within
the Teamsters Union.
Evening star., 1961-09-04
Tree Given in 1891
To Receive Plaque

FOSTORIA, Ohio CAP) -
The gingko tree near Fostoria's s
municipal building is going to
get a plaque.
1t was presented by the ia
panese to the late Charles
Foster-a Congressman and
Governor of Ohio-in 1891
when he was United States
Secretary of the Treasury. Mr..
Foster was a member of the
pioneer family for whom FoS-
toria was named.
For II years the tree has
been standing on the city land
and some residents felt it was
time to record its history. City
Council has authorized the
plaque and a private citizen
says he will pay for it.
Evening star., 1961-09-04

ing rights for Government en-
ploye unions would be a step
in the wrong direction, and
would weaken the Governments
operations.
Il
LABOR VIEWPOINT-A pre-
view Of what most Government
employe leaders can be expected
to agree on and testify to at
the hearings next week can be
seen from the statement Of
James Campbell, president of
the American Federation of
Government Employees, which
was attached to a task force
QUESTIONABLE. The question
naire, as a prelude to the hear
ings, asked for employe lead
ers' general evaluation" Of the
Governments present labor
policy toward its employees.
/ Mr.. Campbell said that the
Governments labor r-manage-
ment policies are "at least 40
years behind the times"
Mr.. Campbell said that one
of the greatest weaknesses OF
the present system is its fail
ure to provide adequate re-
course for the settling of per-
Sonnel problems and the cor
rection of unfair practices"
Many agency officials are
anti-labor and many Govern
ment personnel officials are
management orientated" and
lack the prestige or convic-
ton necessary to convince op-
Grating officials that correc-
tive action is warranted in the
interest OF equity and good
union management and human
relations" Mr.. ampb e |
: charged.
AS far as bargaining fol-
, bread and butter" matters
, such as pay and fringe bene-
; fits, Government employe lead.
; ers are already satisfied with
) the present system. They dea
5 with Congress on these mat.
ters and enjoy virtual bargain
l ing rights on these vital issues
S 1t is in their dealings witt
Government departments anC
+ agencies that they are dis
= satisfied.
Evening star., 1961-09-04
BY JOSEPH YOUNG
Star Staff Writer

When President Kennedy's
task force committee on set
ting up a labor management
policy in Government opens
its public hearings next week,
it will hear variety of diver
gent opinions as to what this
policy should be-even among
Government employe union
lists themselves.
The public hearings will be
held here on September 13 and
IA, and later in the month
hearings will be held in various
cities throughout the country,
The testimony is expected
to play a large part in deter
mining what kind of a presi-
dental executive order it will
recommend to President Ken
nedy in regards to the dealings
of Government agencies with
Federal employees groups on
personnel issues, appeals. griev-
ances, working conditions, etc
That the task force commit
tee will recommend some form
Of official recognition for Gov
ernment employe unions is
taken for granted. The COM
mittee appointed by the Presi-
dent is headed by Secretary OF
Labor Goldberg, who is sym
pathetic with the basic aspira
tions and goals of Government
employe groups. The Other
task force members, composed
of cabinet officers and othel
top Government officials, have
varied views on the subject
but basically most of them are
in accord that the Government
should have an official pol
icy in dealing with its employt
organizations.
The question is just how ia,
should such a presidential di'
rective go.
During the hearings Govern
ment employe union leaders
rank -and-file union members
non-union Federal employees
as we'll as business and civi,
leaders are expected to giv
their views.
PITFALLS - Even anon
Evening star., 1961-09-04

RICHMOND, Sept. 4 (AP).-
The Virginia State Supreme
Court Of Appeals makes its an
nual trek to Staunton this
week. with 10 cases on the
docket when it convenes
/ Wednesday.
The high court is not ex-
pected to get around to all OF
those at the three-day session
/ Opinion day is Friday, with
a decision on the validity OF
Virginia's new blue law ex-
pected to top the advisement
docket. The advisement docket
lists cases on which decisions
are expected.
Also on the advisement dock
ct is the case of the pesky pig
cons. That one IS a dispute
between the Sesboard Airline
Railway and the Richmond
Petersburg turnpike about pig
cons roosting on the steel sub
structure on the toll road. A
parking lot is beneath the struc-
ture.
Provisions Upheld
The case involving the blue
law, or Sunday closing law, was
argued before the high court
in Richmond last June. Rich
mond Hastings Court Judge
M. Ray Doubles upheld most
of the provisions of the 1860
General Assembly statute more
than a year ago.
The law sharply restricts
products which merchants may
sell on Sundays. The United
States Supreme Court last
spring upheld a series Of SINH
lar laws in other States.
In the pigeon case, the rail-
road contends the toll road is
responsible for permitting the
birds to roost beneath the
bridge understructure, and is
liable for damages. 1t says
the property value of the park
ing lot below has been dimin-
ished.
The toll road, however. con-
tends the pigeons are wild
creatures and that it has no
responsibility. The Richmond
law and equity court upheld the
roads position.
The supreme court may take
up during it's Staunton session
a case involving the constitu-
tionality of one of the freedom
of-choice public school laws
adopted by the general assem-
bly, in 1860.
Ihe case mas notnlng 10 40
with segregation or integra-
ton, though.
Fought by Citizens
Since the fall of 1859, a
group Of Allegheny citizens has
been attempting to block con-
struction of a consolidated
county white high school on a
37-acre tract at Valley Ridge
near Covington.
After the freedom of choice
laws were enacted, the group
tried to use one Of them to
force sale of the tract.
The law permits 10 per cent
of the voters to petition for a
Evening star., 1961-09-04

home for the night and made
preparations for her return.
She spent the day with Mr.,
Audie and his wife, sightseeing
around Boston.
Il had a glorious time" An
gela said before she left last
night.
In London. Angela'S father
William said the first news he
had Of Angela's transatlantic
hop was when police knocked
on the door in suburban West
Ealing.
Evening star., 1961-09-04
Stounton Session Set
ByVirginio High Court

referendum on the question of
whether school property is sur
plus and should be disposed Of
The law originally was drafted
to enable private groups to pur-
chase school property no long
er used for public school pur-
pose.
Allegheny County Circuit
Court threw out the petition,
holding the law was unconsti-
tutional. The citizens then ap-
pealed to the Supreme Court.
Evening star., 1961-09-04
SCRATCHES
Belmont

Cloudy and Fast Post / 80 PM.
l-Cyrob, Always DanRer, Dyad
Kalomo, Pretty Shoes, Taliesin.
2-Bimenite.
5-Combien.
6-Epitome.
7-Gawain. Mamboreta, Don Posgio
Atlantic City
Clear and Fast. Post 2 PM.
Smiling Mush, Sheer Blue, Miss
Lehighton.
s-Reyokeds Jewel wayward Flame
Plum Cake.
9-The Draker.
Timonium
Clear, and Fast. Post 1:3O PM.
2-Reimuad.
Sag Cres.
6-Limeriek
west End Miss.
S-Manuel
q-Heliobubble.
Evening star., 1961-09-04
London Girl, Il, Gets
Stowowoy Hop to U. S.

BOSTON, Sept (AP).-A demure little English girl
nteconnenta owaway reluctantly headed home to London
last night after days stay in Boston.
Angela Reilly 12year-od blond. said she really didn't
want because daddy fearuly angry
Angela who said she decided to make the trip the
Evening star., 1961-09-04
RACING CRABS LACK STEAM,
BUT VIRGINIA. CREEPER> WINS

CRISFIELD, Md. ZAP. Temperatures in the 90s
got the best of crabs entered in the Governors Cup
of the Crsfield Hard Crab Derby Saturday and not
crossed the finish line.
But the judges awarded the trophy to Virginia
Creeper II, entered by Virgnias Gov. Almond.
The Creeper had crawled the farthest when the field
Of nine suddenly quit.
Awarding of the trophy held up briefly in hope
the crabs would the speed test after Not
the gentle proddng of their masters vocal
couragment from crowd of 5000 produced any
results
The main event sponsored by Gov TaWes. whose
Maryland crab wound far back in the field Besides
Maryland and Virginia Florida Oregon North Carolina
Mississippi, Alabama, Delaware and New Jersey
represented in the
Evening star., 1961-09-04

spur of the moment walked
aboard a Pan American flight
in London Saturday, found an
empty seat and quietly sat
down.
She wasn't discovered to be
a stowaway until the plane
landed in Boston Saturday
night.
Sister Lives in U. S.
She said she went to the
airport with a friend to watch
the planes come in. And when
she heard the announcement
of a flight leaving for Boston
and New York, E1e decided
to go see my sister Wendy."
Wendy, she said, is married
to an American Air Force ser
geant and comes home to Lon
don to visit once a year.
And where does Wendy live?
II don't know" Angela said,
Somewhere in the United
States"
She said she saw a woman
with two children and an in
FAINT going aboard the plane in
London.
II asked her if I could carry
the baby. I told her my daddy
was already on the plane. She
let me carry the baby and gave
me his coupon baggage
check"
Evening star., 1961-09-04
Show Baby's Check

Angela said she showed the
bsby's check, went aboard and
showed the check again when
the stewardesses checked the
passengers.
Pan American Supervisor
Conrad Audie took Angela
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1961-03-31
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- -, - o. March3 81, 1851
Status Of Jews In Algeria
Beinq Discussed In Geneva

status of the Jews in Algeria are
being concluded in Geneva by a
group headed by M. Pompidou, a
close personal adviser of President
Charles de Gaulle. M. Pompidou is
not Jewish, but is known to be
keenly interested in Jewish SUBJ
iects and particularly in the prob
lem of Algerian Jewry. The Alger-
ian nationalistS are represented IN
the talks by Ahmed BoumandJel,
one of their top negotiators.
LEADERS OF Jewish organiza-
tions in Paris are at the m e
time conducting talks with French
officials here to seek reassurances
that Algerian Jews will be consid-
cred an integral part of the Euro
pean community and that all guar
antees given by the rebel leaders
to the Europeans will apply to AL
gerian Jews.
The Jewish leaders were told
that President de Gaulle was de-
termined to protect French citizens
of the Jewish faith on the premise
that Algerian Jews were French
citizens and as such entitled to the
full protection of the French gov
ernment.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1961-03-31
Section III. Page One

PARIS, (JTA - Secret negoua-
tions about the fate of the Jews IN
Algeria. after the country Is given
independence, are now going on IN
Geneva between representatives OF
the French government and the Al
gerian Front of National Liberia
ton it was reported here from
French sources.
The report said that the Algerian
nationalist leaders seemed to have
accepted the idea that the Euro
pean community in Algeria would
be entitled to maintaining dual ma
tionality after the country is de-
.clared Independent. In this frame
work, it was indicated, the MAORI
ty of the Jewish population in AL
geria will be the holders OF TWO
citizenships - French and Alger-
ian.
THE QUESTION of the status OF
the Jews in Algeria, who are now
all holders of French citizenship,
was raised by the French repre-
sentatives as part of a demand that
the Algerian nationalists PROVIDE
necessary guarantees for the Euro
pean community in an Independent
Algeria.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1961-03-31
By MEIR CHARNIAK

The great Supreme Court JUS
tice Louis D. Brandeis, one OF tne
outstanding Jewish leaders OF the
goth Century, frequently reflected
on Jewish life and history. once
he remarked that IT do not believe
that the manner in which m
Jewish festivals are conducted
does full justice to the historic mo
ments they celebrate or to the
values they symbolic A sym
boil should be transparent and not
OPAQUE and should speak eloquent
ly and convincingly of the IDEA IL
represents.
The holiday of Passover d o e s
speak eloquently and convinclngiy
of the idea of freedom, which is
one reason that Passover is mark
ed with enthusiasm by hundreds OF
thousands of Jews who may be
somewhat Indifferent to other tes-
tivals on the Jewish calendar.
DURING THIS thirteenth, or
Bar Mitzvah, year of IsraePs re-
birth it is especially fitting that
we mark Passover this season WIN
renewed interest and passion.
Joseph Hertz, the late Chief Rab-
bi of the British Empire, phrased
If well and accurately when ne
stated that the human appeal OF
Passover "is as old as humanity
and as perennial as spring" Tne
reason? "It is an historical fest-
val = IsraeTs birthday - as the
annual commemorative of an event
which has changed the destinies OF
mankind. that it proclaims n e
man-redeeming truth, God is the
God of freedom"
Tt is this insistence on freedom
and the relationship of the Jewish
neople to freedom that makes
Passover an event which will never
he casual in Jewish history.
YOU WILL RECALL that not too
long ago. Israel's provocative ana
original thinking Premier, DAVID
Ben-Gurion. speculated that the
number of Jews who wandered 40
wears in the desert were only a
handful of men and women. AND
almost Immediately, the hue and
crv that arose all over the Worlo
was shrill and persistent. But the
point was missed by those W n Q
complained about the premier
observations.
The fact is that it is always a
small, hard core of men and wom-
en- who are willing to suffer on De-
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1961-03-31
Holiday Of Passover Speaks
E|oquen+Iy ToUs Of Freedom

of Canaan - these make up ele-
ments of one of the greatest and
most exciting narratives ever writ
ten.
Quite apart from all else, t n e
basic source of the Passover tale
makes for a wonderful narrative
Yet the manner or the celebration
the Seder and the reading of the
Haggadah - keeps in the fore
front of our minds the relationship
between these ancient, sometimes
primitive, Jews, and those of US
who are modern Jews. 7 h S e
ancients sought, fought for, and
own their freedom. Freedom must
always be fought for as it is never
constant, never certain.
Thus, in marking Passover, in
recognizing the dramatic elements
inherent in it, and in celebrating
it in communal fashion, we are, at
once, demonstrating to the world
and ourselves that our historic
moments as people are being
properly marked and observed;
that, we are, in the words OF JUS
tice Brandeis, aware that F a S S
over sppeaks to us eloquently.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1961-03-31
New Home Begun
By Tou Delta Phi

Tau Delta Phi fraternity at the
University of Arizona, Tucson,
broke ground for its new 5000, 900
home Sunday, Feb. 26. Participants
included Max Segal, one of the
founders of the national fraternity;
Edward Burger, president of the
Alumni Club; and Arthur T.
Brown, architect.
A dinner and initiation of new
members followed at the Hiway
House. The new members are
Fred Belman, Bart Chiate, Gary
Chiate. Art Gardenswartz, r ay
Greenberg, Dave Joseph, Lou Nor
gan, Paul Ostry, Roy Paschal,
Alan Richie. Richard Tofel, Steve
Tofel, Jeff Tinbernard, Joel
Stein, and Ken Waldman.
Tau Delta Pi, always in the top
ten in scholarship since its found
ing at the u of A in 1949, n w
stands sixth among all fraternities
on the campus.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1961-03-31

half of the ideal of freedom. Inere
are specialists in Jewish history
who claim that life for the Jews
in Egypt was less harsh than me
in the desert; that the Jews would
have been more comfortable in
Egypt - under slavery = than in
the desert. in freedom. But it was
freedom. the wish to worship ac-
cording to ones heart and princi-
pies, that propelled the Jews to
leave Egypt.
When Moses led the Jews out
of Egypt, he found those among
his people who, temporarily at
least. regretted the move. But
the Exodus was undertaken
mainly because the Jewish peO-
pie refused to live under rulers
who wanted to dictate to them
their way of life.
The English-Jewish writer Nor
ris Joseph wrote about Passover:
"The Passover affirms the great
truth that liberty is the inahenable
right of every human being. I n e
Feast of Israel's freedom, its cele-
bration is Israels homage to the
great principle of human freedom" :"
THUS, TOO, the Seder, which
has been glorified in song and
story - and which wieldS to this
day tremendous appeal to all Jews
= helps to cement the Jewish FAM
ily for when the father and mother
and children and relatives gather
under a single roof, to recall the
days of slavery and rejoice in the
victory of the Jews over their op-
pressors. it is the imperishability
of the idea of freedom that they
are celebrating.
Novelists in America, writing on
Jewish patterns of living in this
country, often utilize the Seder as
the dramatic highlight of h
novels. It is a period when h e
alienated Jew returns, or when the
committed Jew reaffirms his Juda-
ism. This phenomenon has been
remarked on previously. But the
theme holds true for Jews else
where as well.
Recently, the brilliant Tunis-
ian Jewish novelist, Albert
Memmi. published novel in
the United States, entitled
strangers which deals with
intermarriage. A Jewish physi-
clan brings his nonJewish wife
back to his family in TuniS,
but eventually they both dis
cover that religious conflict
cannot be overcome, and the
relationship is shattered.
In Memmi's work, too, the Sedel
plays a key role. He describes the
first Seder in which his wife par
ticipates with his parents and Sis
ter. Later, she confesses to hin
that it is "barbarism." He, how
ever, has a totally different reac
ton. The Seder ritual, the Pass
over holiday, brings the Jew clos
er to his people. ST was filled witt
a ioyful feeling" Memmi says fol
his hero. "like man just savet
from shipwreck who finds neV
SAVIOR in daily life."
IN THIS FASHION, the contemp
orary artists, like the traditiona
Jewish men and women who al
ways observe the Jewish holidays
return to the Passover and n
Seder.
Truth to tell, the actual story O
Moses and the Pharaoh and the
children of Israel escaping in thu
desert; the rebellions during th'
40 years of wandering; the priva
tons and reaffirmations OF faiti
and the final discovery of the lant
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1961-03-31
Israel Puts $36.4oo. 900
In IRRIGATION Projects

JERUSALEM, (JTA - A totaI
of $1,000, 900 pounds ($S6, ,4oO, ,ooO)
will be invested in Israel irrigatlon
projects this year, the Agriculture
Minister reported. Forty million
bounds (s22, 400, ,OoO) of this amount
will be placed at the disposal OF
the Jewish Agency's settlement oe-
partment.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1961-03-31
B'noi Birth Help
In HospitoIs Cited

WASHINGTON - The command
ing general of Walter Reed Army
Medical Center lauded B'nai Birth
for its volunteer service to hos
pitalized military personnel.
Mai. Gen. C. F. st. John, noting
particularly the activities among
the Washington area B'nai Birth,
said, "We have no groups
more consistent or loyal in assist
ing our hospital recreation a n d
welfare program.
SAY YOU SAW IT ADVERTISED IN
THE PHOENIX JEWISH NEWS