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The Phoenix Jewish news., 1962-06-22

has planned an evening OF fun and
gaiety to commemorate this occa-
sion, and urges all members and
their wives to attend. There is no
admission charge and no solicita-
ton of funds will be made that
evening. However, any payment or
part thereof on the first years
pledge will be gratefully accepted.
Mrs. Smith also announced that the
Havarim, Israeli dancing group,
will perform that evening. A buff
fet dinner will be served following
a cocktail hour, with dress being
optional.
Those to be honored at the VIC
tory party celebration are Jerry
Smith, chairman of the Building
Fund Drive, Saul AbromovitZ, past
president of Beth Ell, and Norman
Fuchs, president of Beth Ell Con-
gregation.
Jerry Smith, general chairman
of the drive, has announced that
to date, pledges total $780, 900 with
a goal of $4,000 in sight.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1962-06-22
World Council
Meeting Ends

JERUSALEM (JTA) - The first
international convention of t IN e
World Council of Synagogues end
ed here after three days of delib-
erations by some 1000 delegates
representing Conservative Judaism
in II countries.
The first American student CEN
ter built under sponsorship of
American Conservative Judaism,
was dedicated at the Binyan Hau-
ma National Building and was ad-
dressed by Prime Minister David
Ben-Gurion and Moshe Sharett,
chairman of the Jewish Agency
executive, both of whom warmly
endorsed the movement.
Phoenix Beth Ell Congregation
was represented by Mrs. Sam
Drey, Mrs. Sol Konick, Mrs. Rob-
ert Schubert, III. M. Dreiseszun,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Saul Mintz.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1962-06-22
Soviet Jews
Plight Stirs
Protest PIeo

Isaac ChriSS, spokesman here
for the Workman's Circle, national
Jewish fraternal and cultural or
ganiZation, has called on commun-
ity groups to join in protecting
against what he called "a sharp
increase in anti-Semitism in Soviet
Russia"
He said a survey recently made
by the Workman's Circle revealed
ga widening campaign of restric-
tons and terror" against Russia S
million Jews.
"Syagogues have been burned,
Jewish schools have been shut,
and Jewish leaders have b e n
jailed and, in some instances, exc
cuted," he said. ''Khrushchev's
Russia is following the example of
Hitler's Germany in its persecu-
ton of Jews"
Chriss urged organizations n d
individuals to raise their voices
against "the religious, cultural and
perhaps physical genocide W
threatening Russian Jews"
He said information on Soviet
anti-Semitism is being sent to all
ministers and rabbis in this COM
munity and also to other COM
munity leaders.
He expressed the hope that peo-
pie of this community will send let
terS protesting Soviet anti-Semi-
tisn to Adlai Stevenson, Unit d
States ambassador to the United
Nations, and to this areas repre-
sentatives in Congress.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1962-06-22
w. Cermunv
Offers EinuI
Repurdfions

WASHINGTON (JTA)-The West
German government, on the verge
OF completing its reparations paw
ments to Israel, is prepared to
make a new and important offer
to Jewish leaders.
AS result of talks conducted by
DR.. Nahum Goldman with Chan
cellor Adenauer, the Bonn govern
ment has indicated willingness to
recognize certain outstanding Jew
lSh claims for which no payments
have yet been made. Bonn has also
Indicated readiness to pay a lump
sum to cover these claims.
HOWEVER, the German authori-
ties stipulated several conditions.
One is that this payment should
be considered as the last and COM
plete settlement of all Jewish
claims. Another is that the total
sum should be paid to the Jewish
Claims Conference and that the
conference.-the the German gov
ernment should handle individ-
ual claims and make payments to
claimants.
IhlS would relieve West Ger
many of maintaining a machinery
for investigating each claim, de-
Gliding on whether the claim had
any justification and making the
payment. At present thousands Of
officials are engaged in w S t
Germany in the machinery dealing
with restitution, reparations and
indemnification.
THE SUM which the Bonn gov
ernment has in mind to offer as ad-
ditional and final payment of rep
arationS to Jews who suffered und-
er the NaZis is even higher than
the total of reparationS of 1922
million agreed upon by Germany
to pay to Israel under the 1852
Luxembourg agreement.
This time the Israel government
will not be the beneficiary of the
new arrangement, since the money
would be paid to the Jewish Claims
Conference. The matter neceSSi-
tates the calling of a meeting of
leaders of major Jewish organiza-
tions in various countries to make
decisions, Such a one-day meeting
will take place in London with the
participation of top Jewish leaders
from the United States, Britain,
South America and South Africa.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1962-06-22
Senators Ask Action
To Counter Arab Bias

WASHINGTON (JTA)-The Sem
ate has adopted an amendment to
the 1882 Foreign Assistance act
which would require the Secretary
Of State to report annually to Con-
gress on steps being taken to
C o u n er Arab discrimination
against American Jews.
THE AMENDMENT, sponsored
by Sen. Jacob Javits, New York,
was a substitute for one which
Javits had offered earlier in the
week. which would have asked the
President to cut off u S. aid to
nations practicing such discrimi-
nation.
Sen. Javits reportedly became
convinced that the stronger Ian
guage would have affected chances
of passage and therefore agreed
to offer the substitute amendment.
The substitute carried the sigma
lures of bipartisan group of IL
senators.
A MORE STRONGLY worded
amendment had been included in
the House version, which was re-
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1962-06-22
5 US. Tourists
JoiIed By yordan

JERUSALEM (JTA) - Five
American tourists, none of them
Jewish, arrived here after they and
five others were arrested, released
tn en- rearrested, and otherwise
harassed by authorities in Jordan.
The story was told by the leader
of the group, the Rev. r. f. Daw-
kins, Of the Gospel Tabernacle,
Kansas City, Mo. He said that his
group of 10 Americans was detain-
ed as soon as the plane In which
they had travelled touched at a
Jordanian airport. The Americans
were told, he said. that five OF
them were on a Jordanian black
list.
All were jailed for three days.
wives being separated from their
husbands.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1962-06-22

warfare against the State of Israel
IN an effort to isolate and destroy
it."
Added Sen. Javits: "But the
issue on this amendment is that Of
threats to blacklist American bus
lnessmen, to discourage air and
shipping lines from entering Israel.
and to refuse to honor the Ameri-
can passport when its holder is
Jewish; and not the Arab-Israeli
conflict"
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1962-06-22
Ireland Honored
For Aid To DPS

NEW YORK (JTA) - The people
of Ireland were honored by the
New York United Jewish Appeal
for aiding Jewish displaced persons
in Europe after the war.
Ambassador Frederick H. Bo-
land, Irish representative to United
Nations, received the award on be-
half of his country. Robert Briscoe,
Jewish lord mayor of Dublin, was
also honored for his many services
on behalf Of the United Jewish Ap-
peal.
Boland received a scale replica
of Michelangelo's Moses. BriScoe
received an Illuminated version of
the Haggadah.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1962-06-22

ern of the development towns, Arad
will be the first to have public gas
mains.
During the past IL years, $780,
100000 of Israel Bond funds have
helped Israel move out of economic
austerity to a promising level of
economic stability.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1962-06-22
Victory Party Due
For Building Fund

Building Committee victory
night the Beth Ell Auditorium 3d
Mcdowell celebrate initial the
fund drive.
Smith, Special Committee
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1962-06-22
Eight MuruIs At New Center
Depict Void And Creation

At builders committee meeting January
which will adorn the front of the Phoenix Jewish
Center first shown the artist quiet
spoken manner Jacobsonart professor ASUxpaned the
original thought behind the
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-02-03
More Than 30 Years
National S&L Figure Says Leaders
Campaigned for Maryland Legislation

The public interest is being
served by the vigorous and eff,
fective news coverage of irreg-
ularities in group of Mary
lands savings and loan associ
ations, according to a national
official of the savings and loan
business.
M. l.. Dye OF Salt Lake City,
Utah, president Of the United
States Savings and Loan
League, predicted that at least
1.-TWO solid benefits would re.
suit from the present investiga-
ton in Maryland. In Washing
ton for the Leagues Legislative
Conference, Dye said:
There will be a new public
awareness Of the need for pru.
dence and careful investigation
before a family entrusts its say.
ings to an individual or group.
This situation also empha-
sizes the importance of ade-
quate savings and loan laws in
Maryland. The United States
Savings and Loan League and
responsible savings and loan
leaders in Maryland and the
District of Columbia have been
campaigning for more than 30
years for effective state legis.
lation in Maryland.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-02-03

"At the same time, | hope
they will continue to make it
Enthusiastically clear that the cor
rupt practices which have been
uncovered do not in any way
involve the legitimate, strictly
supervised savings and loan as
sociations which serve the pub
lie here In the District of Co
lumbia and in Maryland under
direct governmental regulation.
1.-THE members Of the District
of Columbia Savings and Loan
League, for example, hold pub
lie savings totaling nearly S1.2
billion They are insured by
the Federal Savings and Loan
Insurance Corporation, an agen.
cy Of the United States govern.
ment, and are subject to regu-
lar supervision and inspection
by the Federal Home Loan
Bank Board.
Similarly, 81 per cent of all
savings and loan deposits in the
State Of Maryland, amounting
to slightly more than S12 bill
lion, are held by 81 member as
sociations Of the Maryland Saw.
ings and Loan League, and
those funds, too, are insured by
FSLIC."
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-02-03
Young Democrats
Elect Thomas

Silver Spring. attorney How
ard ]. Thomas was elected pres
ident of the Young Democratic
Club of Montgomery County, at
its annual meeting this week.
Well known in Montgomery
County and Maryland civic po-
litical circles, Thomas is a part
ner in the law firm Of Brad
shaw and Thomas, and is a
graduate of Cornell University
Law School.
He served as chairman of the
Montgomery County Citizens
for Kennedy and Johnson in
1860, chairman of the 1861 Dol
lars for Democrats Drive and
is currently campaign manager
for the Mahoney-Lee ticket in
the county.
Other officers elected were
Doris Solomon, 1st v.p.; Nor
man Rabineau, End v.p.; Walter
Sheble, exec. sec; Philip Sayre,
treasurer and Luray Apicella,
secretary.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-02-03
New Hearing
Is Sought on
School Budget

Parent Teacher Associations
in Montgomery County are be.
ing urged to push members Of
the Board of Education for a
new hearing on the 1928 OPP
Grating budget for the schools.
In card being sent by Joe
Els, president Of the Montgom.
cry County P.TA group, he told
members to write, call or wire
members Of the board i'm
mediately.
"They are" he said, "circum-
venting the custom regarding
public hearings by the manner
in which they are ruthlessly
cutting all quality additions
with the exception Of teachers
pay raises), needed reductions
in class size, additions to IL
brary staff and books, addition
al special education staff and
many other items for which we
have fought"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-02-03

Had their recommendations
been needed, the invasion of
Maryland by this crew of spec
ulative operators since World
War ii could not have occurred.
Unfortunately their efforts
were unsuccessful and their
warnings went unheeded until
1861, when a regulatory statute
finally was enacted and signed
into law-after these abuses oc-
Cured"
Dye pledged his industrys
full support to the current In.
quiry, and added:
"The newspapers and broad.
casters OF the NatioRs Capital
have performed q public serv.
ice in bringing to light the
shocking abuses of trust com.
mitted by a handful of specula-
tors operating under the guise
of legitimate saving and loan
associations.
81 hope they will continue
their efforts to safeguard the
many thousands of citizens of
Washington and Maryland who
have come to rely on our saw
ings and loan institutions as the
soundest form Of thrift" Dye
continued.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-02-03
Junior, Senior
Dances Planned
By County WV

Two special canteen dances
one for seniors February 3 and
one for juniors February 10
will be held by the YWCA of
Montgomery County.
A Roaring Twenties" dance
is planned for the seniors -
eighth, ninth and 10th graders
at Warner Memorial Presby-
terrain Church in Kensington
from 7:30 to 1920 pm. Febru-
airy 3. Dress will be in accord
ance with the theme.
A Valentine Hop will be held
for seventh graders at the Gar
rett Park Recreation Center
February 10 from 7:30 to $3.50
pm. Red and white will be col
ors for dress.
Hostesses will be present to
greet the teen-agers, and re-
freshments will be served at
both dances.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-02-03

The county has already passed
an anti-discrimination ordinance
and is the first of Maryland's
counties to do so. In addition,
Rockville also has an anti-bias
ruling.
A Statewide measure may
face tough going in the Legis-
lature, since a number of East
ern Shore and other rural legis-
lators are against it.
Gov. ]. Willard Tawes has
said if a Statewide bill is not
passed during the 80 days, he
will call a special session to
enact a bill for localities which
want it.
Reapportionment to give larg-
er counties a bigger voice in
the Legislature also is on the
schedule. The issue was by
passed last year, following re-
lease of new population figures
by the Census Bureau.
For the third straight year,
the savings and loan question
will be an important one. In
prospect are a legislative inves-
tigation and proposal of bill
to provide a State plan Of in
surance for savings and loan
accounts. Federally insured as
sociations oppose State insur-
ance.
Another ban of slot machines
will probably be asked or a
commission to investigate their
operations proposed.
Revision of Blue Law regu.
lationS which restrict Sunday
sales may provide another area
Of controversy. The Legislative
Council has approved bill to
set up uniform regulations for
the State.
Then there probably will be
a bill to repeal the Maryland
unit system of electing candi.
dates for Statewide offices in
primaries, a bill certain to face
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-02-03

members said in a formal state.
ment.
They said, however, that they
were aware of the problems of
school authorities in some local
titles, adding:
Although desegregation has
not moved as rapidly in some
parts of the State as in others
or not at all, nevertheless, the
State Board believes that a eli
mate of opinion has developed
y that will make the ulti-
mate transition possible with
the same kind of spirit prevail
ing between the races where it
has been accomplished"
Reaffirming its Indignation
policy. the State Board called
upon local school boards to con.
fer with both white and Negro
citizens in any review or revi-
sion of school indignation prac-
tees found necessary.
They asked local school off.
Gals to guarantee that "the
rights of no child be impaired
by arbitrary or capricious meth
DDS" that transfers, bus trans
portation or assignment to
schools shall be without re-
gard to race" and that educa-
tional programs and facilities
be the sole determining fac
tors in pupil enrolment.
Local school boards were also
urged to take all reasonable
steps" to make sure that no
student is required to resort to
hearings and court action to in
sure his constitutional rights"
Delays in full compliance
with the State Boards policy
may take place only in localities
which have agreed to abide by
the Supreme Courts decree lat
the earliest practicable date"
the school officials said.
Montgomery County's school
system has been desegregated
since the start of the current
school year, last September.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-02-03

policy OF the State.
After a review of its 7-year-
old Indignation policy, the State
Board also said it found much
to be commended, some hesita.
ton to be regretted in the eff
forts of local school boards to.
implement the policy.
1t noted that the progress
which has been made has come
with ''noticeably little friction
and with little or no bitterness
between the two races"
"The State Board believes
that this fortunate state of af-
fairs has been attributable to
the spirit in which local public
school authorities and local citi-
zens have assumed responsible
ity for the action which has
been taken" the Boards seven
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-02-03
Receivers
To Meet
With jury
States Attorney
Hardy Investigating

M o m G m cry County
States Attorney Leonard T.
Hardy has welcomed an
offer of help from the State
of Maryland in instituting
criminal investigation of the
savings and loan situation
and says he will invite re-
ceivers of four county asso-
Citations to meet with the
County Grand Jury when it
convenes March ).
Thomas B. Finan, Maryland
Attorney General, has offered
both Hardy and Prince Georges
County States Attorney Will
liam L. Kahler facilities, funds
and personnel to uncover and
prosecute criminal violations in
the savings and loan field.
Hardy expressed delight with
the offer, which he received in
a letter from Finan, and said he
will begin an intensive review
next week with receivers of as
sociations which had about S14.5
million invested by approximate
ly $4,000 depositors.
'"This is just what I've been
looking for" Hardy said. "Now
we can get into it on all fours."
Finan Whole that his office
has been involved in civil as
poets of the situation, during
which, he said, 1--WE have come
across transactions which war
rant further investigation in
order to determine whether
criminal violations have been in
volved
81 know that the personnel of
your office is limited, and that
they have not had the advan.
tage of following these cases
from their inception.
1.-THE purpose of this letter is
to inform you that the facilities
of my office are Immediately
available to you for any assist
ance which you may require in
conjunction with the prepara-
ton of any criminal indict-
merits, as well as in the pro-
secution of any cases which
may be warranted.
He suggested meetings with
receivers and their attorneys to
consider the prosecution of
those individuals guilty of any
criminal acts in the handling
of depositors' funds"
Assistant Attorney General
James P. Garland has been as
signed ito devote his entire
CONTINUED on Page 81
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-02-03

opposition from rural areas
which benefit from the system.
Members of the State Teach
ers Association are expected to
seek the $40O0-$60O0 State sal.
airy scale. Governor Tawes
has declined to endorse the
scale during the past two years.
Other expected proposals
from the Governor are a bill
tightening laws regulating sale
of stocks and bonds, legislation
to look into consumer frauds
and a bill to provide regulation
of the home improvement indus
try.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-02-03
Growing Pains in PoolesvIIe
Towns Dilemma:
Water, Annexation

would be between S150, 1000 and $180,00O
Tom McI<ewen the state public
health engineer, told the group that con-
ditions were present for an epidemic sit
uation, with the present individual wells
that are now in use
Introduction of hepatitis, cholera or
typhoid could spread through the COM
munity, he said, from the sewage of one
home, which could begin a chain reac-
ton, since it is evident that most Of the
wells are receiving sewage discharge
from the towns septic tanks.
A number of residents inquired as to
the feasibility of individual filtration for
their wells. McKewen said a municipal
system, with one or a number of deep
wells, would prove cheaper.
One resident said he had installed
a filter and chlorinator for his well at
a cost of $500; annual maintenance, he
said, is small
Claude Reddick, a 5O-year resident
of the area, said that as far as he can
remember since he and another young
man were stricken with typhoid in 1906,
there had been only one other case of
typhoid in the town in half century
"And that was a fellow who got it
from kissing woman who was a car
rier," he said.
Bliss brought up one other point in
favor of annexation of the Siegel acre.
age - the possibility of use of lagoon
on the property at some future date as
way to treat sewage. He felt that the
towns primary need is water system,
but that sewage system will be neces-
sary in the future.
Annexation Procedure
He described annexation procedure
as possible from two directions petit
ton of the town by property owners
wishing to be annexed or circulation Of
a petition by town officials in an effort
to annex.
No petitions have been received. he
said, but there are other landowners
he mentioned there are at least two
who would like to have their property
annexed.
Bliss defended the annexation dis
cussions on the basis that annexation
would broaden the towns tax base,
which after an annexation some years
ago went from S350,000 to approx
mateIy 100000.
Further study of the water system
possibilities are planned by the Town
Council, which, along with Bliss, includes
Mrs. James Titus, George EIillard, Ed
Maxwell and Fred Campbell.
Bliss is an eight-year resident Of
Poolesville and has been member of
the Town Council for about three and
a half years. He filled an unexpired
term and is now in his first two-year
regular term. That expires i'll November
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-02-03
Assenbly's Issues
Will Affect County

The Maryland General Assembly, which convenes
next week for 30day session. faces number of issues
that could have important meaning for Montgomery Coun
ty and its suburban population.
Among the top items will be in area where Mont
gomery has led the Sate-a bill to bar racial discrmna
ton in places of public accommodation.