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The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1944-12-01
FIVE MAIDANEK
DEFENDANTS SENTENCED
TO DEATH, SIXTH SUICIDES

London (JPS) = Five persons
connected with the administra-
ton of the German death camp
at Maidanek, near .Lublin, were
sentenced to hang, and a sixth de-
PENDANT committed suicide while
the trial was in progress, the
Moscow radio announced. The
Soviet-Polish commission which
investigated the death camp testi-
fled that 100000 bodies had
been exhumed from mass graves
there.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1944-12-01
1900 Belgian Jewish
Children Back
With Parents

Brussels, (JPS)' = Two thou
sand Jewish Children rescued by
Belgians who gave them shelter
in their homes throughout the
period of German occupation,
have already been reported to the
Jewish Community Council, OF
these, 1900 are already back with
their parents, and five hundred
are still in their Christian fos-
ter homes, the whereabouts of
their parents unknown.
In numerous cases some of
these children have been bap-
tised by Belgians who have be-
come fond of them and seek to
adopt them. The Jewish Defense
Committee of Brussels, engaged in
locating Jewish children, has ap-
pealed to the persons concerned
and to the authorities to preclude
the conversion of the children.
To solve the problem satisfactor-
ly orphanages are needed, and
the surviving Jews of Belgium,
being in direct need, await re-
lief from abroad which would
enable them to establish orphan
ages.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1944-12-01
Only 100000 Jews
Survive In Lwow

Jerusalem (JPS)-Palcor)-On-
ly seven to eight hundred Jews
survived in Lwow (Lemberg) in
Eastern Galicia. This informa-
ton is contained in a letter re-
ceived by a resident of this city
from a relative in LWow.
The first Jews settled in Lwow
in the thirteenth century. In 194l
the Germans established a ghetto
there in which 10000 from the
vicinity were informed.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1944-12-01
SALONIKA JEWISH
LONGSHOREMEN SERVE
WITH GREEK. PARTISANS

Cairo (JPS) = Greek Govern
ment circles are in possession of
information bearing out an earlier
dispatch by the Independent Jew
ish Press Service that hundreds
of Jewish longshoremen from
Salonika escaped German depora-
ton trains and reached Crete
where they enlisted with the
Greek partisans fighting the Ger
mans.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1944-12-01
Germans Drove Jews
Out of .Kuzrnin
By S. HAIKIN
Special to the Independent
Inrrnich BRASS Corxrioo


Kuzmin (JPS) = The peasants
of the Voroshilov collective farm
here were helpless when the Ger
mans drove off their sons and
daughters = 800 in all for slave
labor in Germany; they could on
ly grit their teeth and swear ven
geance under their breath when
they saw 267 villagers killed. OF
course, they could do nothing to
prevent the deportation of Jews
"to unknown destinations" But
one peasant woman, Marusya
Bondarchuk, at the risk of her
life, managed to rescue two Jews
by hiding them throughout the
period of German occupation.
The two Jews rescued by her
were Shloime Mcclellan and his
daughter Eliza. Eliza was the
farms school teacher. And so.
although there is a scarcity OF
teachers in the U. S. S. R., the
Voroshilov farm at Kuzmin has a
teacher, one it saved from the
claws of the Germans. The Ge-
stapo was particularly suspicious
of Marusya Bondarchuk, ques-
toned her many times and yet
this peasant woman held out,
without breaking down, for a
period of twenty-three months,
and managed to hide out the two
Jews despite frequent German
raids in search of suspects"
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1944-12-01
AMERICAN IRRIGATION
EXPERT TO CONDUCT
PALESTINE SURVEY

Jerusalem (ZOA) = J. B. Hays,
prominent American irrigation
engineer arrived in Palestine at
the invitation of the Jewish
Agency. He will conduct sur
vey in connection with DR.. Lowd-
ernilk's Jordan Valley Authority
Plan, it is reported here.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1944-12-01
BULGARIAN BAR, MEDICAL
ASSN. RE-ADMIT JEWS

Istanbul {JPs> = The Bulgar-
ian Lawyers Association and the
Bulgarian Medical Association
have rescinded the Aryan laws
bv which Jews were expelled
from membership, according to a
report from Sofia. All former
Jewish members were invited to
rejoin.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1944-12-01
SPORTS

American G. rs in Palestine
are fast catching on to soccer,
popularized in this country by the
Hakoah of Vienna and the Mac
cabi of Palestine :. Adam
GRADER, gymnastics champion of
the Maccabi Games = Jewish
Palestine's Olympics = of 1882
and 1885, was killed at Casino
while serving as an officer in a
Polish medical unit.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-09
First Army
Seizes Liege Fortres,
Continued from Page One

most heavily fortified sectors Of
the Siegfried line. Aachen is an
outpost of the line. .
Events were moving fast on the
channel. The Canadians surround.
ed Dunkerque and Poles on the
east drove deep into the German
rearguards covering the retreat Of
forces across the Schelde river,
from where they have been slip
ping by barge into the Netherlands
at night.
The Poles had heavy going in
driving to Roulers, "a, miles south
east of Oostende, but advance ee.
ments pressed on 10 miles north.
east to Thielt, taking large num-
Der of prisoners, including whole
companies.
On their left Canadian armo:
reached Dixmude, 10 miles south Of
Oostende, and captured Bergues'
five miles from Dunkerque,
These successes added to the bag
Of prisoners taken by the BRUSH
army in northern Belgium, wnere
5000 Germans were rounded up
within "a hours.
(The Nazi- controlled Norwegian
radio said Berlin newspapers con:
firmed that new western fron'
commander-in-chief had been cnos nov,
en- for the climactic struggle-tlela
Marshal Gen. Walter Won Mooet
Russian front veteran, the 1eoefa'
communications commission ~
ported.)
Supreme headquarters lifted !
temporary news blackout to uls.
close the latest advances on 'N'
Siegfried line.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-09
P00VEY BESTS
MEADL0CK, 81

Taking the spoils of the first
really cool day for baseball in
many weeks, the shipyard Filters
hung yesterdays game on the
Skids, 81, tying up the games for
the second shift championship %.
leaving only Mondays game to tell
the story.
Bob Poovey gave up only two
hits, v lille Joe Meadlock, ace pitch
er Of the Skids, parted with seven.
Each allowed three walks.
Poovey also led the winners in
batting, getting two singles and one
double, while Franklin went up to
get sigle and a double.
Worrell, Filters third baseman,
was shifted to right field for yes
terday's game and made the star
play when he picked up a running
shoe string catch. 1t was a hard
line drive by Caps over second
and Worrell snatched it to turn i
into double play.
The fourth and deciding game
will be played on the Legion Fiele
softball diamond Monday at 10: 81
am. Winners will play the NORTH
and south league winner for the
shipyard championship.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-09
ORDNANCE men
BEAT 56lST, Al

CAMP DAVIS. Sept. 9 - After
Btry D Of the 561st Bn had gotten
away to a one-run lead in the
opening frame the 3230th Ordnance
Company countered with two runs
in its half, tailed twice more in
the, second and held fast to this
Al margin to win the camp soft
ball laurels this week.
Buser's double, fielder's
choice and Cartons long hoist
Melted the losers only run. Into the
lead went the 3230th when Bal
tronis and Zieman registered in
the last of the first inning.
Singles by Hartge and Poletti
together with Kraly's walk loaded
the bases in the second and catch
er Baltronis drove runs across
with a one-bagger. Pitcher Bill
Hegele scattered seven losing hits,
protecting the 323oth advantage.
It was Hegele's superb tossing
that was largely responsible for
a 3-game winning streak compiled
by the 3230th midst regular sea-
son play, but the string was snap
ed last week by the selfsame Btry
D Of the 561st in the opening
skirmish of their double-knockout
series.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-09
Honest Coach Cuts
Own Salary $4,000

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. s.-R-
Earle Greasy" Neale, coach Of
the Philadelphia Eagles profession
al football team, has cut his own
salary from $4,000 to $4,000 year,
because he couldn't produce bet
ter team, General Manager Harry
Thayer said today.
'Neale tore up his contract and
said he wouldn't accept more than
3,O00," Thayer told the City Bust
ness club. 'He said he couldn't
produce an improved team with
the material on hand, because
good college players are unobtain-
able these days.
However" Thayer said, I'VE be.
lieve that this years Eagles will
be the finest team ever to repre-
sent Philadelphia"
The club manager explained that
while Neale does not have an in.
vestment in the Eagles, his con.
tract calls for a share in t h e
profits after they exceed a certain
amount.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-09
Ex-senator Reed Dies
At Home In Michigan
Continued from Page One)

Reed won re- election to the Sen
ate. Recently he opposed any plan
for a world wide organizations
after World War IL.
During World War he engaged
in a fight against Herbert Hoover S
food control; he opposed the -four
power pact" and other treaties that
grew out Of the Washington arms
conference called by President
Harding; in recent years, since he
retired voluntarily from the Sen
ate in 1929, he was severely crit.
cal of President Franklin Roose-
welt and opposed his campaigns for
third and fourth terms.
He was Missouri's 'favorite som
choice for the Democratic presi-
Dental nomination at Houston,
Tex, in 1928.
Born On a farm near Mansfield,
Ohio, Nov. 8, 1861, Reed moved
with his parents to Cedar Rapids,
Ia, and was trained for the law
in that state. He went to Kansas
City in 1887 to make his career
became county prosecutor
later served as mayor of Kansas
city before he was elected to the
Senate.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-09
IDEAL WEATHER
AIDS WOLFPACK

RALEIGH. Sept. 8-tR-A first
string Wolfpack team headed by
fleet Howard Turner romped over
a reserve team, 21-0, today as N.
C. States gridders scrimmaged for
two hours in ideal training weather.
Turner and Charlie Richkus scor-
ed the touchdowns and Mendle III
kefoose kicked the extra points.
After the session Coach Beattie
Feathers commented that blocking
and tackling was improving and
that he was generally pleased with
the way the boys are coming
along.
Making up the first team were
Gibson and Eichlots. ends; Croker
and Gaeta, tackles: Rattelade and
Lenhart, guards; Maddox, center;
and Zikefoose. Worst, Westfall and
Turner, backs. Making up the Sec
ond team were Edwards and
Swartsberg end; Walker and Tur-
byfill, tackles; Stuart and Kaao,
guards; Hupp, center; and Sharpe,
Crawford, Lisak and Richkus,
backs.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-09
Yank Rookie Called
TOTurn On The Heat

was an ill-advised venture. Mel ex-
plains II couldn't get anybody
out"
Arm trouble developed and the
stuff that Queen showed the Yanks
in the spring of AZ was but a
faint carbon of his real live fast
ball. Drifting back to Binghamton
in ~, young Mel was tempted to
chuck it all but stuck on for two
dreary years Of trying to get by
with a curve and half speed
delivery, hoping the fast one would
come back.
Just another pitcher for the last
place Newark Bears this spring
Queen didn't win his first game
until late May. Suddenly his arm
had the old looseness and his fast
ball the familiar zing. He reeled
off a string of 81 scoreless innings
before Mccarthy called him up to
help the flattering Yanks. Hia only
major league defeat was by the
veteran Mel Harder when Cleve-
land took a 20 win.
Four years back, another rookie
from the farm system, Ernie Bon.
ham from Kansas City, spurred
the Yanks down the stretch in an
other drive that just missed. Queen
started late but he could be the
1914 Bonham.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-09
BOSTON BATTLES
FOR Il INNINGS
New York Wins, I 6
Showing Fight Of Fam
ed Predecessors
Nv BILL KING

BOSTON, Mass, Sept. 8-M-
Displaying much Of the fire and de-
termination of their famed pre-
decessors of yesteryears. the New
York Yankees regained undisput
ed possession of first place by out
batting the Boston Red Sox for a
6 decision in Thinning today while
opening their crucial four-game
farewell series here.
Losers In their last six fenway
starts, the Yanks put together ar
error, two dinky infield hits sno
Ossie Crimes double for their
two-run winning rally against Fire
men Red Barrel, who relieved Joe
Bowman after the 10th.
But the seekers came back fight
ing in their side of the 18th ano
their first four batters reached
base On Milkman Jim Turner, who
took over for starter Hank Borowy
when a SIS deadlock was threaten
ed in the 10th frame.
Lou Finney opened with double
to center remained on second
when George Metkovich went out
an infield hit, and scored after
grimes made wild heave on Pete
Fox's perfectly placed sacrifice.
After Bob johnson was purpose
ly passed to load the bases again,
Turner made Jim Tabor pop to
Grimes before Jimmy Butcher pull
ed down the curtain by hitting into
double killing, Nick Etten to
Mike Garbark.
Borowy was given two-run
sendoff but it was wiped out when
Johnson clouted his 18th homer Of
the season with two on in the last
of the first. Etten's 10Th homer
gave the Yankees their fifth tally
in the 10th.
Snuffy Stirnweiss. who collect
ed two singles and a walk, stole his
50th and 51st bases and George
Metkovich got a 10th-inning single
that boosted his consecutive game
hitting total to q.
New York ..... 200 001 100 1927
Boston ........ 300 900 001 101-6
Batteries: Turner, Borowy and
Garbark; Barrett, Bowman and
Partee. ,..,>-..z.s- -.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-09
Byron Nelson Holds
Texas Tourney Lead

to 145 with his par II today, and
Ray Mangrum of Beverly Hills,
Calf, who shot a Y to add to
yesterdays 70.
Nelson, viewed by 5000 fans,
making up one Of the largest gall
leries to follow a player in Dallas
Golf, said today's round was just
the reverse from yesterday. II
made seven mistakes on the first
round: didn't make any today"
commented the tall Toledo profess
sional. "Yet ended up with a SO
on both rounds. should have had
"a yesterday and a GA this aft
ernoon."
Nelson pulled along even with
par until No. 6 where his ball
rolled Oft the green on the second
shot to cost him a DOGGY. But he
made this up with pitch and
run on No. 8 for an easy birdie.
He finished the first nine even par.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-09
BY WHITNEY MARTIN

NEW YORK, Sept. 8-lR- W.
read piece in the papers recently
that the Navy would expand re
gardless of the progress of thu
war, but We had no idea it referred
to the Navy football team. Boy, OF
boy, oh boy did that squad expano
overnight when it was announced
the academy would abide by the
N.C.A.A. four-year eligibility rul
ing.
We can just hear the coach, Com
maner Oscar E. Hagberg, com
menting sadly:
Eyes, unfortunately we are bound
to respect the associations decision
-heh, heh-but it won't help us
much-heh, heb, he, e." At this
point the commander falls off his
chair, swamped with emotion, as
well as returning tackles, guards,
centers and backs.
We still can see that fleet of
destroyers, cruisers and dread
naughts pouring in against an out
manned Army team last fall.
Stocky, rabbity little guys like Hal
Hanberg. Huge gents like Don
Whitrnire, who can handle one side
of a line himself. Those two will
return under the new ruling. In
fact, the Middies will hand their
opponents the same old line, only
more of it.
About the only consolation Army
has is that Navy can put only II
men on the field at time, but
only one Joe Louis is in the ring
at time, too, and that's enough.
The Army, Of course, will have
the same eligibility privileges, but
this UNEXPECTED gift of bread fell
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-09
State Guard Clinches
Series At Lumberton

LUMBERTON, Sept. 8-The local
guard team clincned the 1914
Lumberton Softball League cham
pionship at the Armory field Tues.
day night by defeating the Baptist
church boys in tight game, ALL.
Variety Stores outfit won the
second half league championship
for girls over Belk's store lassies
10 to a. These games conclude a
series, featuring games two or
three nights weekly throughout the
summer. J. H. Darlington is presi-
dent of the league, and Ernest
Fleishman is treasurer.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-09
BY JACK HAND

NEW YORK, Sept. 8-R-Mel
Queen, a mountain, boy from the
hills Of West Virginny, is New
York Yankee starting pitcher to-
day two years late but just in time
to help the champs drive toward a
fourth straight flag. The rookie
from Newark has won four and lost
only one since his Aug. 10 arrival.
A touch of Latin American mad
ness delayed the big time debut
of the 2oo-pound fast baller after
he had roared through sensa.
tional 1871 campaign in the minors
ticketed cant miss" for spring
delivery in AZ at the Yankee sta,
dium.
Fourteen victories on the Bling.
hamton farm, including eight shut
outs to tie Red Embree for an
eastern league record, had prompt
ed Queens late summer gradua-
ton to Kansas City where Bill
Meyer struck him into final game
and was rewarded with a one
hitter. The young highlander help
ed the Blues in the American AS.
sociation playoffs.
A Yankee job seemed certain for
next spring. But during the winter
of 1871, the footloose mountain lad
accepted a hattering offer to try
his luck in the Cuban league. It
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-09
POST ATHLETIC
RECORD Is SET

CAMP DAVIS, Sept. 9 - The
I17th A A Bn. became the first
outfit in post athletic history to
successful defend a title when its
baseballers defeated the 549th Bn.
in two straight meetings, 81 and
So.
Boosting Of half-dozen mem
bers of the camp team the 117th
made good use Of such expert
ence. Shortstop Freely Postolese,
who starred for the Blue Brigade
this season once again was promi-
nent in tine field and with his bat.
His three hits in the decisive 50
win figured in all the 117th scor-
ing and his running catch of a
Texas Lacquer in the final inning
cut off the patential tying run.
Other advantageous 117th play
ers were pitcher Ray Gawrys, out
fielders Tom Caliento and Mar
win RED Warner and second base
man pierce.
During the 1884 sports &C.
tivities at Camp Davis the 117th
was also runner-up for the camp
basketball and touch football
championship.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-09
Bill Middlekauff
Wins Main Match
From Johnny Long

Johnny Long, the Baltimore
flash, who has been winning
consistently in local wrestling
circles, met more than his
match last night at ITALIAN Hall
when Bill Middlekauff, the
University of Florida four let
terman defeated him in the
feature attraction.
Middlekauff won the first fall
in % minutes with drop kicks
and a body pin. Long came
back to take the second fall in
10 minutes with a double leg
pin, but the Floridian really
got going in the third fall and
won in four minutes flat.
Chief Little Beaver got the
upper hand of Charley Harden
in the opening match, winning
in straight falls. He got the
first, fall in 81 minutes with q
crab hold and took the second
in one minutes, thus ending the
grudge fight between the pair,
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-09
TAR HEEL COACH
HOLDS HOT DRILL

CHAPEL HILL, Sept 8-lR-
Coaches Gene and McCauley Nc.
Ever concentrated on. Cardinals
nassing and kicking today and serv-
ed notice that the speedy, var
satile young Tar Heels would do
their share of pitching this season.
The backs and ends divided up
and half our passing drills stimuli
taneously, filling the air with foot
balls. The linemen concentrated on
their blocking and both groups held
signal practice.
Bob Warren and Jack Foster did
the most and best passing from
tailback but the blocking backs and
fullbacks also threw some indicat-
ing that Carolina may pass any
time anywhere and from any slot.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-09
SPORTS TRAIL

/ buttered side down far as TIE
Cadets are concerned. The ruling
catches them in no position to take
advantage of it, as there were nc
alternating football players at Wes'
Point. All the capable players there
were eligible anyway.
Such a ruling would have helped
Army couple of years back, as
we recall, as sitting in the stands
at each game was husky, hand
some cadet named Carl Hinkle, Jr.,
who was an All-American center
selection at Vanderbilt.
Oddly enough, it was conflict
on eligibility rules which caused
the Army-Navy breach some years
back. The Navy was abiding strict
Iy to accepted college rules Of the
time. That is, three years of var
sity eligibility. no matter what
school an athlete had attended be-
fore entering the academy.
The Army had it's own home
made rules, giving it a tremendous
advantage over its rivals. Previous
athletic competition did not count
as we recall, and a fellow such as
Elmer Oliphant, who had made q
great reputation at Purdue, still
was eligible for the Cadet eleven.
The Middies didn't like this idea Of
playing against postcards, and fl
nally called it quits.
Now both Army and Navy are
wearing the same shoes, speaking
from an eligibility standpoint, but
they only fit the Middies. We have
an idea both schools will return
to the three-year rule after the
war, but that's slight consolation
to Army now. Maybe you can get
gas after the war, too.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-09
By HAROLD v. RATLIFF

DALLAS, Sept. 8.-tR-Golfdom's
automaton, lean faced Byron Mel.
son, clipped par again today to
move into a class by himself at
the halfway mark Of the Texas VIC
tory open, his card for SO holes
reading 69-69-138.
Thus the nations leading money
winner along the summer tourna-
ment trail marches out tomorrow
six strokes ahead Of his nearest
competitor, his links pal from Phil
adelphia, bull shouldered Harold
(Jug) McSpaden.
McSpaden, who had tied Mel
sons SO with brilliant four-under.
par 80 on the back nine Of vester-
days opening round, slipped bad.
ly today, taking a big rs to fall
just one stroke ahead Of SGT r
J. DUTCH Harrison Of Wright
Field, Dayton, O., who moved un