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The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1947-07-25
i'm. Inquiry Committee Votes Not to Visit Cvpru.

JERUSALEM (JTA-The Unit
\ Nations Inquiry committee has
- .'oted not to visit Cyprus nor to
.sceive any delegation from the
1900 Jews now interned in camps
on the island.
The committee also decided to
write to the Palestine Arab Higher
committee that it would welcome
the expression Of its views on the
palestine issue. The letter will
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1947-07-25
World Jewish Congress
Political Head Accepts
Call to Toronto Ministry

DR.. Stephen S. Wise, President
of the World Jewish Congress, an
nounced today that DR.. Maurice
L. Perlszweig, Director of the
Political Department of the World
Jewish Congress-, had accepted a
call to serve as senior rabbi of
the University Avenue Synagogue
in Toronto, one of the leading Jew
ish congregations in Canada.
In paying tribute to DR.. PERIL
weig, DR.. Wise declared: "Since
the founding of the World Jewish
Congress in 1886, and particularly
since the outbreak of the war,
DR.. Perlzweig has been one of it's
most effective and devoted serv-
ants. Through it, he has made
contributions to the survival of
the Jewish people.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1947-07-25
JEWISH RELIGIOUS LEADER
OPPOSES UNIVERSAL
MILITARY TRAINING

WASHINGTON (JTA)-Peace-
time CONSUMPTION would be "a
menace to our democracy and a
threat to world peace" Rabbi
Ahrorf Opher, assistant to the
president of the Synagogue Coun-
Gil of America, which embraces all
rabbinical and congregational
groups, declared before the House
Armed Services Committee.
Testifying at public hearing,
Rabbi Opher opposed universal
military training, urged strength
ening of the United Nations as
the ''most effective instrument to
secure peace"
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1947-07-25

relterate its invitation for full Arab
cooperation with the committee. it
was announced.
Another decision taken bv
UNSCOP provides for an invita-
ton to the seven neighboring
Arab states to present their views
to the committee at "a convenient
place" or in Geneva.
A Jewish Agency spokesman ex-
pressed great concern over
UNSCOP's decision not to visit
the detention camps on Cyprus,
particularly since that decision
was taken at the same time that
UNSCOP voted to renew it's ap-
peal to the Arab Higher Commit
tee to appear before it. The
spokesman added: 1--WE think it
therefore most imperative for
UNSCOP members to visit these
displaced persons on Cyprus in
order to attain a full understand
ing of that vital problem"
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-25
CHARLOTTE MEET
STARS PRACTICE
Heather, Mangrum, Dema.
ret, Stranahan Work Out
For $4,000 Tourney

OTTE, March "a. -(P)-
An advance contingent of touring
golf professionals arrived here to-
day to begin practice for the $40,
900 Charlotte Open tournament
which starts Thursday.
Clayton Heather, the Charlotte
pro who won his first major tourna-
ment at Jacksonville, Fla, two
weeks ago, toured the par u
Myers Park course in SO this at
ternoon and Ky Laffoon Of Orlando,
Fla, also turned in a SO.
Other practice scores included
Lloyd Mangrum's 70, Henry Pic
ards Y, and Horton Smiths 70.
Jimmy Demaret, who is favored
to win the Charlotte tournament ir
spite Of a mailing wrist, is due here
tomorrow. He and Ben Hogan, who
will not play here, dropped an ex'
hibition to Dick Chapman and
Frank Stranahan at Pinehurst to.
day.
Lloyd Mangrum, national open
champion, is second choice to take
the 81, 1000 first prize money.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-25

den, who followed Dresser over to
the Yankees.
MacPhail and Durocher have
been arguing all winter about
whether Lippy Leo sought the job
as manager of the Yankees or
whether MacPhail was after him
to take the coveted post as head of
the Bronx Bombers.
AS for Dresser, he allegedly
made Hickey an oral promise that
he would continue two more years
as a Dodger coach unless he re-
ceived a managerial offer. In
stead, Chuck moved over to the
Yanks as a coach.
So Chandler a without his
famous smile as he tried to sepa-
lrate the wheat from the chaff and
finally impress on the lacka-
daisical owners that he would
stand for no nonsense.
Although Chandler had indicated
he would present % witnesses, only
eight we're called to give him the
facts of the dispute.
Durocher, whose late arriva
delayed the hearing As minutes
Testified nearly two hours. Their
chandler called in Dresser for ar
hour and, following him, Parrot
who ghosts a daily column fol
Duroeher in the Brooklyn Eagle.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-25
LOCAL SHORTS

The New Hanover High School Girls basketball
team will wind up their season tonight at the MINIS
gymnasium when they play the ShaIotte Girls
On the same program is a tilt between an Independent
Shallotte female team and the local Teachers
Frank Hines is sending his Winter Park Rangers
through mighty tough drills -. Skeet James will begin
drills for his Pepsi-Cola lads soon Frank Maner
is keeping his eye peeled for talent to bolster his cham
~pionship Ramblers A large group of softball players
were playing at Robert Strange Saturday afternoon,
noticed in passing was big Louis Lefty Cheshire
Frank Mccall, manager of the City Optical softballers
has announced that his charges will workout this after
noon at Robert Strange park A citizens committee
met recently at Southport to discuss plans for the
baseball team Talk on the needed indoor arena
seems to have died down again With spring
weather business is picking up at the Municipal golf
course -. Morris Wade is busy at his new job, lining
up a program for the 1947 edition of the Pirates
The New Hanover Wildcats are working out daily at
18th and Ann streets, looking good, too :. Wonder
why the local high school does not have a swimming
team? Track, boxing and wrestling should be added
to the HIS athletic program The Junior High
School baseball program started yesterday.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-25
Utah Scores 1915 Upset Over Kentucky
NJ T. State Red Terrors Win
81 To 81 From Vest Nirginia
Utah's Bltz Boys Accomplish The "Impossi.
BILE" By Defeating The unbeatable"
Kentuckians For Basketball Title
N. C.. STATE

NEW YORK, March "a - R)-
North Carolina States Southern
Conference champions took third
place in the National Invitation
basketball tournament tonight by
turning back West Virginia, 64-52,
in the consolation game before a
crowd of more than 5000 at Madi-
son Square Garden.
Led by Bob Negley, who scored
% points, the Skaters rolled to a
1920 margin at the end of the first
half and succeeded in protecting
their advantage, although the
Mountaineers once closed the gap
to a mere two points midway in
the final period.
The lead changed hands four
times early in the game before
the Red Terrors pulled away from
a West Virginia squad which was
so ragged at times it wal soundly
booed by the Crowd.
1t was nip and tuck in the early
part of the second half until West
Virginia got organized for the
first time and staged a l2-point
rally, led by Duff and Ed Beach,
that cut the difference to four
points at 45-41.
The Terrors, slowing the game
down to a walk, pulled steadily
away with Negley and Katkavek
setting the pace as the Noun
taineers tried desperately to gall
possession Of the ball.
West Virginia, seeded second u
the tournament, looked tired anc
awkward. In fact, neither team dis
| played the class OF earlier rounds
The Red Terrors made numerou:
bad passes themselves but manag
ed to throw the ball through tn
hoop more times than West Wiz
gfnia.
Dickey was second high man TO
the night with 16 points. Beach lie
the visitors with II points on
more than Byrd and Schaus.
i $1,000 DE TT
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-25
WILDCATS BOW TO
DUKE nine, 1877
Blue Devils Open Southern
Conference Slate With
Davidson

DAVIDSON, March "a - B -
Duke and Davidson opened the
Southern Conference baseball sea.
son with a fre~e-scoring contest
here today as the Blue Devils
came out on top, 10 to Z.
Jack Burris of Davidson poled
a home u in the fourth inning
with nobody aboard.
Duke scored a pair Of runs in
the first inning, but Davidson
knotted the count with single tai.
lies in the first and second
frames.
The visitors then went ahead
with two runs in the third inning
and kept adding to their lead,
Gaping it with a final four-ru'
outburst in the ninth.
Duke collected 10 hits and Dav-
idson nine.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-25
Shallotte Sextets
Meet NH Students,
Teachers Tonight

The New Hanover High
school girls basketball team
will close their 1947 season
tonight in the MINIS gym
nasium when they move
against the ShallOtte Girl lis
Sextet in the first game of an
all-girl GOubleheader.
The opening game will start
at 8 o'clock and the nightcap
between the N Hanover
school teachers and a Shallotte
Independent girls club will
start Immediately after the
first encounter.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-25
Opticians Schedule
Drills AT Strange
Park This Afternoon

The City Optical softball
team will stage their first drill
Of the season this afternoon
at Robert Strange park at $3.50
o'clock, Frank Mccall, man.
ager of the Optics, ssaid last
night.
Mccall has invited all play
ers interested to play on the
team to come out this after
noon and tryout for their
favorite position.
The Opticians were runner
ups for the City title last year,
losing to the Firemen in the
championship series.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-25
Minis TANK TEAM
TO Be ORGANIZED
Students Invited To Regis.
ter At YMCA This Aft
ernoon At 6 O'clock

The first practice of the New
Hanover High school swimming
team will be held this afternoon
at 6 o'clock at the YMCA pool,
Adam Smith, physical director Of
the YMCA and coach of the team,
announced last night.
Students interested in partici-
pating in tn water events are
asked to report to the pool this
afternoon:
ut will be one of the best
sports to hit Wilmington if we can
get a team," stated Smith. MINIS
has not h a d a swimming team
since 1923 and each year Smith
has been at the local "Y' he has
tried to organize a team, but the
students have not seemed too in,
terested.
Eligibility for the team is the
same as other sports. The lads
have to make an average grade
oc SC" in their subjects and can
mot exceed 10 years and II
months in age.
If enough students participate
in the meet, the local high schoo,
can S e n d their swimming team
against teams from Greensboro,
Charlotte, Raleigh, Goldsboro, Fa'
Iyetteville, Winston Salem, High
Point, Asheville, and other credit
ed high schools from all parts OIL
North Carolina. -.
Matches can also be made VIII
the Duke freshman swimming
team, State freshman, Richmond,
Va. team, and teams from South
Carolina.
"In order to have a good SWIM,
ming team we must have at leas'
Is swimmers" said Smith.
The team needs two good swim
|mers for e a c h of the following
events: 100 yd. breast stroke, lot
yd. backstroke, 100 yd. free style:
SO yd. free style, diving, anc
three boys for the midley relay
which consist of so yd. back
stroke, so yd. freestroke, and the
so yd. breast stroke.
zone of the best teams IN the
state should come from Whining.
ton because of the beaches inc
lakes all over the city and arounc
a radius of Is miles. II will guar
antee a championship team fol
New Hanover High School i
ample students turn out for the
levent and work hard for three
wears" Smith said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-25
smith, JOHNSON
BLAST Home RUNS
Duncan Futrelle Also Finds
Range; MINIS Regular
Lineup Shaping Up

Led by Eugene Smith and Rudy
Johnson, New Hanover High
schools 1947 baseball squad put
on yesterday afternoon their most
impressive smuggling exhibition OF
the training campaign at 18th and
Ann field.
Smith, only a sophomore, who
stands around six foot tall and
weighs approximately 40 pounds,
swatted two balls over the distant
315 foot right field fence in batting
practice and added another in an
i~nter-squad game. Johnson, aim
ing for the regular catching Job.
got a firmer grip on the backstop
post by driving two liners across
the r%ight-center field barrier also.
The only other home run ball was
hit by big Duncan Futrele, first
baser an.
As things shape up Futrelle is
almost sure of a first string job
! at the initial sack, j. c. Price has
his shortstop post under control,
and Louis Collie is a fixture in
left field. The rest is Just a case
of one player beating the other
out. Paul Horton, Marion Rogers
and Eugene Smith are battling
for second. Billy HaIdison and
Levy Heath are doing the same
! for third, And the outfield spot op-
posite Collie belongs to either Tod
dy Fennell, Louis Sykes, Mike
Austin, or possibly Smith # the
hard-hitting youngster can't make
the grade as an infielder. Right
field will probably be shared by
W. A. Brown or Herman Wick ac-
cording to which one is pitching.
Rudy johnson looks like the best
Of the backstop candidates that
include Rogers, Jere HilbIrn, and
pill1 Smith
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-25
What's C'oOk-in
4 +-+ #
~ n IN THE SPORTS PAN ~
{G{ M +-+ -
BY Roy Cook
SPORT OF KINGS
BY Roy Cook

Britain's Grand National Steeplechase comes I'm
Saturday for the 1o4th renewal over the four mile,
s56 yard Aintree course at Liverpool, England.
About all the average American turf fan knows
about the Grand National came out of pre-war news
reel shots showing spills and riderless horses streaming
past the ]am-packed stands And too, in the same
theatres a few days later they were shown the grinning
faces OF some lucky. winner who held a priced ticket in
the Irish Hospitals sweepstakes. ANA0' :"
This Saturday, American interest will be much
higher as a California bred jumper named Refugio will
be taking part in the classic. It's anybody's race as
over 90 elglbles will parade to the post. Only one
American-bred and owned horse has ever won the
Grand National. Battleship, in 1898, scampered across
the finish line ahead of the field.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-25
'Softball Teams Invited
To Enter Leagues Here

All teams wishing to enter the
Junior baseball and Cadet soft
ball league will send a reprNsen'
tative to Robert Strange Park
Wednesday and Thursday at
O'Clock respectively. It was an
nounced yesterday by Bert Haw'
ley, city athletic director.
Hawley stated that the parh
was now opened for softbau and
baseball and that the representa-
tives of the teams have a shee,
with the list Of players entering
the league.
Teams entered in the Cadet soft
ball league are: Ninth Street,
Spofford Mills, Chestnut Street,
Nesbitt Courts, Riverside Apart
ments, and Winter Park.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-25
%STRANAHAN, CHAPMAN
capture GOLF EVENT

PINEHURST, March "a. -(R)-
Frank Stranahan and Richard D..
Chapman, members of the United
States Walker Cup team which
goes to England in a few weeks to
play the British at st. Andrews,
took the measure of Ben Hogan and
Jimmy Demaret, the country's two
leading money players, by winning
an exhibition match on the No. 2
cours here today by a score Of 2
to l..
Playing out the last hole the
medal scores for the par u course
were: Chapman 33-36-69; Stana-
han 35-34-69, both 8 under par; o.
Demaret 33-37-70, two under, and
Hogan 36-36-72. Both amateurs
and Demaret r expected to play
in the Charlotte open.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-25
REISER, KUROWSKI
READY TO GO AGAIN

ST. LOUIS, March "a. -(P-
Two ailing major league ball play
ers. Pete Reiser and George
(Whitey) Kurowski, received ar
okay from DR.. Robert F. Hyland TO-
day and we're expected to head
back to their respective training
m for duty soon.
Reiser, Brooklyn o~utflelder, nae
beer out of action a week with
pains in his shoulder.
Kurowski, St. Louis Cardinal IN
fielder who suffered from a sore
elbow. has no new complications
according to x-ray photographs
DR.. Hyland said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-25
UTAH

NEW YORK, March "A. -tPe
Utah's Cinderella kids won the Ma
tional Invitation Basketball Tourna-
ment tonight, outlasting the defend
ing champion Kentucky Wildcats
1915 with a great exhibition Of
skill and stamina in the rip-roaring
final before 18,467 fans at Madison
Square Garden.
Using only six players, four OF
whom went the entire 40 minutes,
the underdog Redskins who
came into the tournament unher-
aided and unseeded - grabbed the
lead from the once-proud South
leastern Conference champions in
the early minutes and never were
behind thereafter.
! The Wildcats, who lost only two
lgames in "a starts during the regu-
liar season, tried to wear down the
spunky Westerners with superior
manpower but the Redskins OF
coach Vadal Peterson simply re-
lfused IN crack.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-25
Wildlife Federation
Maps Plans AT Farley

DURHAM, March 24-(P- Di-
rectors of the North Carolina State
Wildlife Federation met at the
Washington Duke hotel here this
afternoon to discuss plans for the
new year.
The directors disclosed vtry little
of the business which was discuss
ed at the session. However, it was
learned that plans were formulated
to benefit the new law which
separates the Wildlife department
from the Department of Conserva-
ton and Development.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-25
OKLAHOMA MEETS
HOLY CROSS FIVE
FOR NCAA CROWN
Basketball Classic Will Be
Played AT olson
Square Garden Tonight

NEW YORK, March "a - R -
With the prospects OF a playoft
between the National Collegiate
Athletic Association Invitation
Tournament winners just about
written off today, the major post
season court carnivals will wind
up tomorrow night with Oklahoma
meeting Holy Cross for the NCAA
title in Madison Square Garden.
The invitation dribble derby
finished tonight when Kentucky
clashed with Utah and the only
other regular scheduled business
on the court calendar after to.
morrow is the East-West All-Sta1
contest in the Garden Saturday
night.
There were hopes over the
weekend that the mythical Ma
tional championship could be set.
tied with a playoff between the
two tourney winners and it was
known that several of the pos
sible contenders for the crown
were in favor of renewing the
classic which was not held last
year. One of the four schools,
however, has turned thumbs down
on the proposition, it was learn
ed.
That appears to be enough to
ruin the deal as the only open
date on the Garden calendar is
Thursday night and there would
not be enough time after Tues
day nights affair to complete all
arrangements for the tilt.
The championship clash tomor.
row will start about 9:45 p. m,
(EST) following the 7:45 p m
(EST) battle between Texas anc
CCNY for third place honors. Tha'
game promises to be a sizzler a:
it brings together two of the fast
est, runningest teams in the court
try
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-25
YANKEES

TAMPA, Fla. March "a. -W:p-
After scoring seven runs in the first
two innings, the Cincinnati Reds
had trouble defeating the New
York Yankees today, 8 to S.
The Yankees amassed IL hits
off the slants of veteran Joe Beggs
and rookie Dave Wehmeler, IN
GLIDING a homer by snuffy stlrn-
weiss in the eighth inning. They
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-25
CHURCHILL DOWNS

The seventy-third Kentucky Derby which is a little
more than five weeks away is beginning to shape up as
one OF the best renewals of the American racing classic
in years: Surveying the possible field of starters, Col.
Matt J. Winn, head of Churchill Downs pointed out that
practically every top three-year-old race during the
winter season has been won by an eligible for the run
for Roses"
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-25
Lest He Forgets

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, March ~
-P-Primo Camera said good
bye here Sunday afternoon with
a touch that will be remembered
Escorted to the airport by
George Cazana, wrestling pro
moter whose physical proportions
are almost in a class with the
Ambling Alps, Da Preem gave
such an enthusiastic farewell
grasp that Cazana's hand wa!
broken in two places.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-25
cussion of a softban league and
other sports

cussion of a softbal league and
other sports
Representatives present were:
Buster Brown, First Presbyterian;
Bill Bowen and Linwood Grissom,
Temple Baptist; Mac Weathersby,
Seagate Baptist and Cecil Heath,
Emmanuel Presbyterian.
Due to changes in the schedule
for the coming games, Smith has
announced the following time for
the tits of the church league:
Tuesday, March Is 7:30 p. M.
First Presbyterian VS. Fourth street
Advent; $3.50 p. NJ; First Baptisf
VS. Emmanuel. Thursday, March
27: 7:30 p. m. Emmanuel VS.. Caro-
lima Beach; $3.50 p. M: First Bap
fist vs.. Winter Park.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-25
BRAVES

FORT LAUDERDALE, F a -,
March "a. -U.H- Manager Billy
Southworth of the Boston Braves
Indicated today that he would start
Johnny Sain as his opening day
pitcher against the Brooklyn bod
gers at Ebbets Field on April Is,
because Of the youngsters fine
work in spring training.
Sain, a 20-game winner as a
second-year man last season, has
pitched 10 consecutive %scoreless
innings.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-25
DODGERS

MIAMI, Fla, March 81. -U.D-
The Brooklyn Dodgers pushed
across a run in the 10th inning to-
day for a 5 to 4 victory, their
second in a row over the St. Louis
Browns, multiplying two home run
smashes by rookie Jerry White and
one by the veteran Chef Laabs.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-25
CARDS

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla, March
"a, -U.R- The st. Louis Cardinals
took up where they left off last
fall today, drubbing the Boston Red
sox, their 1916 World Series op-
ponents, 6 to 4 with a four run raj
ly in the seventh inning.
1t was the 10th Cardinal victory
In II starts in training camp play
to date.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-25
TRYOUT ZOE ANKLE

BALTIMORE, March "a QJ-
Toe DiMaggio, New York Yankees
centerfielder who has been recu
perating from a skin graft at the
Johns Hopkins hospital, was. al
lowed today to try his weight or
the ailing left foot for the first
time, and physicians said he pro
badly would be discharged Wed
nesday.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-25
PIRATES

MIAMI BEACH, Fla, March "a.
-WH- Jimmy Bloodworth, n of
the castoffs on whom the Pitts
burgh Pirates are banking this sea-
son, hit q grand slam homer in the
ninth today for a 5 to l victory
over the Baltimore Orioles OF the
International league.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-25
CROSS RELIEVED

NORMAN, Okla, March "a. -
Up President George L. Cross
said today that L. E. Gap) Haskell
will be relieved of his duties as
athletic director at the University
of Oklahoma effective June 30.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-25
DODGERS

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, March "a. -
CLIP The Brooklyn Dodgers pen
nant stock doomed today in the city
of their number one rivals when
outfielder Pete Reiser's once-lame
shoulder was pronounced as sound
as ever by baseban's noted sur
geon, DR.. Robert F. Hyland.