UN's Anniversary David Ben-Gurion's Militant Leadership * United Foundation HE JEWISH NEW A Weekly Review City of Hope Editorials, Page 4 of Jewish Events A Salute to Labor Zionism on 50th Anniversary * Oranges and Bullfighting: Arab-Israel Ideas Contrasted Commentary, Page 2 Michigan's Only English - Jewish Newspaper — Incorporating The Detroit Jewish Chronicle VOLUME 28—No. 6 4.t*• 27 17100 W. 7 Mile Rd.—VE. 8-9364—Detroit 35 , October 14, 1 955 . . $4.00 Per Year; Single Copy 15c Report Israelis 'Mad with Joy' Over Second Oil Strike at Heletz U S. Fails to ATegate . E gyptian Arms Deal: As The Jewish News goes to press, it is learned that Israel Ambassador Abba Eban has denied a rumor that Israel has been approached by the Soviet Union for arms, assistance. Ambassador Eban said that Israel was seeking arms, but that those arms were to counterbalance the planned Communist assistance to Egypt. He said that Israel is seeking its arms from the West, and has neither approached nor been approached by Russia for an arms , deal. . - (Copyright, 1955, By The Jewish Telegraphic Agency) WASHINGTON (JTA) — Assistant Secretary of State George V. Allen flew back here from Lebanon after warning Arab leaders of the dangers of accepting arms from the Corn- munist bloc. Allen did not persuade Egypt's Premier Gamal Abdel Nasser to cancel - his arms deal with Czechoslovakia. But the U.S. envoy declared he thinks his flying mission to Egypt and Lebanon has alerted Arab leaders to the possibilities of in- creased Communist penetration in the Middle East. (The Times of London reported. from Beirut that Mr. Allen, in a conference with Lebanese Prime Minister Rashid Karameh, - offered Lebanon American arms on condition they would not be used for aggressive purposes and that an Ameri- can training mission be permitted to enter Lebanon.) Earlier, United States Ambassador to Israel Edward B. Lawson left Israel suddenly for Beirut, for an urgent meeting with Allen. The official announcement by the United States Embassy of Lawson's departure said that the meeting was -being held at the request of Mr. Allen. Officials here expressed surprise over a statement in Cairo by Egyptian Premier Nasser to the effect that he had warned Washington. in June he would accept arms from the -Soviet bloc if the United States refused to provide weapons which Egypt had requested. The U.S. officials stressed that the Egyptian request, which included limited quantities of tanks, aircraft and artil- lery, was approved "in principle." This meant that, if the . Egyptians had been able to pay the price, they could have had the arms. From Direct JTA Teletype Wires to. The Jewish News A second strike in Israel's first oil well at Heletz was made Wednesday morning. The new layer was struck at a depth of 4,965 feet, about 50 feet deeper than the initial strike. The new find indicated that the two layers were not connected and also that the- second appeared better than the first— thicker and darker. JERUSALEM—Israel oil geologists and technicians are reported "mad with joy" over another strike of oil in the Negev. The news of the new strike comes only a few weeks after the original discovery which caused Israelis to dance in the streets and utter silent prayers. The second major oil find also is at Heletz, but in still a lower stratum - of rock than the one in which the first well was found. Some reports say that the quantity of oil at the Heletz formation is now believed to be four times as great as originally thought when the first well was brought in. Dr. Dov. Joseph, Minister for Development, rushed off to Heletz reportedly to investi- gate the find. Meanwhile, feverish testing to verify the presence of more oil continued. A spokesman for the Ministry for Development said he is optimistic over the prospects. "The optimists among us," he said, "believe that Israel will get half her annual consump- Lion from this well." The spokesman told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency that the find would save Israel about $20,000,000 a year in foreign exchange. Final results of the current testing will not'_ be made known until later in the week. The Lapidoth Oil Company, which brought in the gusher, was understood to have signed a contract with the Ministry of Communications for transportation of the crude oil from Heletz to Haifa where Israel's refineries are located. Religious Bloc Halts Formation of B-G's. Coalition • Direct JTA Teletype Wire to The Jewish News On the eve of the expected announcement of the composition of a new coarition cabi- net by David Ben-Gurion, Israel's Prime• Minister-designate, the Religious National Front announced that it would not enter the coalition. The decision was adopted unanimously by the central body of the religious bloc, composed of the Mizrachi and Mizrachi Workers Parties. The major dispute was over the proposed program of the government and the distribution of portfolios offered by Ben-. Gurion. . Egypt's Claims on Israel Called 'Fantastic' PARIS (JTA)—The Israel Embassy is in constant touch with the French Foreign Ministry on the Middle East arms situation and both parties are close to the problems, it was indicated here. Commenting on Egyptian Premier Gamal Abdel Nasser's statements about secret French sales of war material to Israel, • sources close to the Israel Embassy said that the Israel-French arms deal . was not secret at all. Col. Nasser's statements were "fantastic distortions" of a report published by the Near East Information Center, it was pointed out. Geneva May Hold Answer to Arms Race WASHINGTON (JTA)—There is a good likelihood that the Soviet bloc will not send munitions to the Arab state's, if major progress is made on other issues at the Geneva meeting •this month of the Big Four Foreign Ministers. This opinion was expressed in State Department circles. The Geneva agenda does not include any discussion of the Middle East arms situation, but it is assumed that the subject will be pursued privately by Secretary of State John Foster - Dulles with Soviet Foreign Minister V. M. Molotov. Secretary Dulles is definitely expected to continue his pressure on the Soviet Union to call off the Communist arms deal with Egypt. The general impression here is that the deal by Czecho- slovakia to supply arms to Egypt and possibly also to other Arab countries may affect East-West relations in general and especially the forthcoming Geneva parley. American officials see in the Soviet bloc's agreement to arm the Arabs a major test of Soviet intentions. Knesset Convenes in Special Session JERUSALEM—The Knesset convened here Wednesday in a special session to consider the political situation in the light of the recently-announced 'Czech-Egyptian arms deal. The session was convened on the petition of the General ZioniVs and Herut. Prime Minister Moshe Sharett was ex- pected to use the session as a forum for the clarification of the government's views, by making a Cabinet-approved state- ment. It is considered likely that a general debate on Sharett 's statement will not take place before next week and that it (Continued on Page 28) • - Sharett to Speak In Detroit Nov.7 Two other parties, in addition to Ben-.Gurion's own Mapai party, which are included in his proposed five-party coali- tion, have accepted portfolios. They are Achdut Avodah and Mapam. Achdut Avodah has proposed the naming of Israel Bar - His Excellency Moshe Shar- Yehudah as Minister of Interior, Brig. Gen. Moshe Carmel as ett, Prime Minister of the State of Israel, will appear in De Minister of Communications, and Zeev Tzur as Deputy Min- troit on Nov. 7. The occasion ister of Agriculture. is a dinner in his honor spon- Mapam's choice for assigned portfolios were Mordecai sored by the Detroit Commit- Bentov, Minister of Development, and Israel, Barzilia, as tee for State of Israel Bonds. Minister of Health. The dinner, by invitation only, will be held at 7 The Progressives who earlier had accepted on the basis Nov. 7, at the Veterans Memo- of a five-party coalition. have not yet made any decision rial Bldg., on West Jefferson. joining a four-party government. Irwin I. Cohn has accepted the chairmanship. Prime Minister Sharett, who will be in the country to ad- dress the United Nations' ses- sions in New York, is planning to speak at a number of Bond functions in various cities throughout the U.S. In preparation for Sharett' visit, the Women's Division is is intensifying its efforts for BIG Day — this Sunday -- during which women workers will call on residents -of the North- west and Dexter sections in an all-out effort to sell Israel Bonds. • Sunday also will be the last opportunity for Bond purchas- ers to receive tickets to the "Afternoon in Israel" program which features Col. Dina Werth, commander of CHEN, the Women's Army of Israel, and Israeli pianist Menahem Pressler. "Afternoon in Israel," the annual meeting of the Wom- v u's Division, is open to all purchasers of $500 in Israel Bonds, and will be held at 1 p.m., Monday, in the Statler Workers of the Lapidot-lsrael Hotel's Grand Ballroom. Petroleum Company are showered with oil as a gusher shoots A stag dinner party will be from a well sunk at Heletz in the Northern 'Negev. Lapi- held for U.S. Sen. Hubert H. dot was formed with the participation of Mekbroth Water Humphrey, who is coming Company, Ltd., of Tel Aviv, which was enabled to carry out here next week on behalf of its work with $28,181,000 in Israel Bond allocations, received the Israel Bond drive, by Al- prior to March 31 of this year. Israel also used the Bond fred Epstein at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, in the dining room proceeds to finance preliminary oil research work of several of the Pfeiffer Brewing Co. teams of' geophysicists and other technicians. . p.m., on It's A Gusher: