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The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1949-01-07
ODDS AND ENDS

Ira Wolfert's new novel Act of Love" deals with
Jewish soldier in the American Army during the
world war WOlfert's hero in the end rejects
his Jewish religion in favor of Christianity The
trouble with WOferts novel is that the author VINO
i himself Jew doesn't know beans about JeWlsn
relioion If he had, his climax would nave Deen
another story The newspapers outside OF Cal
;forpia ignored the death of l. George DODseVage'
one time secretary of the Jewish Publication Asso-
c;a+iop of America . e. He was one OF the builders
of that valuable institution ShOlem Asch uieu
70 ;on the Histadruth in America but the efforts
of Chain Greenberg, editor of the kaempfer' 10
,bitovash him failed completely and merely pre-
cinitated new violent controversy In the Hlddlsh
orass Doesn't it strike you as strange that
JoSenh Proskauer, President OF the American Jew
;sh committee. is the attorney for the American
Arab Oil Companies And does anyDOuy kHo"
h, the publication of the new American Je"lsh
voorbook Is two months late? Has 1t something
.. do ,vith the fact that the whole section deahng
nth Germany had to be rewritten at the last MIN
,+o after a book was lost in print JeWlsn OF
ooDizations are wondering who authorized KaDDl
1,,.,,oD, RosenblOOm of New York to negotiate
with the Pope about anti-Semtism Inc
synagogue Council of which he was the president
,..;os opv connection with the Rabbits diplomatic
mission to the Vatican
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1949-01-07
FLASH

The newspapers omitted an important aspect u
the recent fighting in the \egeN Inc EgNP''a'
army had been equipped with ne" tanks OS '"'
D.,.;.h opd British Officers had worked out pan
% dofeat the Israeli on the battlefield II was
o,,,. otter the Jewish army had smashed the Egyp-
49,, ooDtured a half dozen of the new tanks
tsat british diplomacy got busy and insisted on an
immediate truce and "lthura""' Vi -" ,a,
the Negev In other words o'>'' wa
the coup de grace during the i"S' WEN - -,
her and is now determined 10 Hal" '"'
the United Nations Security 'ouH'" ,..;oa,
could stop Britain but is influenced ~ pO
considerations which have n" dirt'' "'"e
Israel And 81 the L. : permits otN"h ~ .
o,,.o,. ,,.ith his scheme by default
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1949-01-07

Catholic Church in Israel, thanked
the Ministry for the cooperation
the Catholic Church has received
from the Ministry and expressed
confidence that these relations
will continue. He also informed
the Ministry of number of ap-
pointments made by the Church
in Israel.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1949-01-07

Highlights of the Conclave
which began December 26th with
the lighting of the Chanukah
(Feast of Lights) candles, includ-
ed extemporaneous speaking con-
tests, Israeli choral singing COM
petition, girls basketball tourna-
ment, Young Judaea workshops
on such subjects as summer
camping, Israeli projects, Regional
Awards, Hebrew Arts, Publica-
lions and Public Relations, Ameri-
can Jewish Community, Arts and
Crafts, Book Review and Young
Judaea Month. Other features in
Guided Ping Pong, Tennis and
Horseshoe Tournaments, moving
pictures, moonlight medura
(bonfire), and an Israeli Accordian
concert presented by Ziggy LIGHT
blau of Louisville, Kentucky and
Israel.
jacksonville JudaeanS defeated
the Mobile team in the girls bask-
etball tournament. Players on the
winning team were Beatrice
DOych, Florence Price, Phyllis
FOrman, Pearl ArOnOwitZ, Bar
bara Gross, Barbara ChardkOff,
Joan FinkIestein and Frieda
HICKMAN.
Morris Awarded of Montgomery
defeated Morton Harris of Column
bus, Georgia to capture the horse
shoe competition; while Philip
Robinson of Knoxville captured
the tennis trophy by defeating
Victor Copeland of Atlanta. The
boys ping pong tournament was
won by Stanley Robinson of
Knoxville who took two out of
three games from Jack Horowitz
of Atlanta In the girls ping
pong tournament Joan Finklestein
of Montgomery was defeated by
Beverly Friedlander from Mobile
who won the tournament.
Choral competition was con-
Quoted between clubs from Mont
gOmery, Mobile, Knoxville and
Savannah. The cup was won by
the Mobile delegation composed
of Helene Lips, Beverly Fried
lander, Phyllis Rips, Fanny
Mitchell, Lois Roth, Zelda HI.
GrOdsky, Sarina Roth, Marshe
Mutchnick, and Madalyne Juch-
man.
The extemporaneous speaking
contest was won by Barton Udell
of Miami Beach who spoke on the
subject what is the Modern Les
son to be Derived From the Story
of the Ancient Maccabees." 9th
ers who competed in the contest
were Joan Finklestein of Mont
gomery, Margie Cooper of Savan-
nah, Philip Robinson of Knoxville,
Jack Balser of Atlanta, Gc~ald
|. Sohn of Jacksonville, Arthur Mer-
, lin of Atlanta, Myra Cortland of
Knoxville, Teddy Frankel of At
lanta, and Albert Bearman of
Atlanta.
: All trophies and awards were
: presented at the final banquet con-
Quoted in the main dining hall of
c the JekyIl Island State Park
Continued on Page 81
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Spotlight
WASHINGTON
nv CHARLOTTE WEBER
copyright, 1913. JTA, Inc.

II anything constructive comes
ut of the Senate Investigating
kubcommittee's inquiry into the
aduction of Use Koch, "Bitch of
,uchenwald," from life to four
ears it will be the fact that the
Amy's action has been publicly
md unequivOcally branded as a
ross miscarriage of justice by a
responsible Congressional body.
The public clamor-if not &C
ion-may have some beneficial
propaganda effect in restoring
American prestige abroad. Unfor-
tunately, it is likely to have only
very small effect. Use Koch
was a symbol of everything that
WAS cruel. despicable and inhuman
in the Nazi regime. The Ameri-
can action in reducing her sent
ence signified to the world that
the U. S. had forgotten so quickly
the horrible lessons of the recent
war This fact is no less true
even if, as it is argued. the Army
officials involved acted in perfect
ly good faith"
The subcommittee recognized.
In its report, the fact that Ilse
Koch represented more than just
8 cog in fOrmallzed legal pro-
cess. Criticizing the Army re-
viewing officers for failure to
make their action public until
three months later, the SubcOm-
mittee pointed out:
an the Use Koch case the mil
itary authorities represented the
United States in bringing to JUS
ice criminals of an enemy nation
who had committed crimes against
foreign nationals. To mete out
justice was important, but to do it
80 that our action made sense to
the people of our own nation and
the rest of the world was also
vitality important"
Ironically enough, II was the
question of American prestige that
Aamstrung the Subcommittee from
making recommendation that
the Army re-instate Ilse KOch's
original life sentence. Some time
Before the publication of the re-
port, subcommittee staff members
Indicated that they had made sew
efal attempts to have the Army
admlt its mistake but were sty-
MED by the Army's flat refusal
TO do so.
During the subcommittee hear
mgs on the subject, at which
army officials, former inmates of
NE Buchenwald Camp and Buch-
enwald trial prosecutor William
=. benson testified, Senators on
NE Subcommittee repeatedly were
20 impressed with the facts in the
Ease that they felt that the sent
eHCe should be increased rather
uan reduced!
AT the eleventh hour, however,
"e Army rushed into the closed
Earrings their Judge Advocate
General, Major General Thomas
O'een' He told the subcommittee
~emOers that to demand that Gen.
-OciuS ID. Clay, American theatre
''nander In Germany who
Continued on Page 81
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1949-01-07
Southern Judaeans Hold Winter
Meet On JekYll Island, Ga.

One hundred Southern Judaeans and their leaders from eight
states comprising the Southern Region concluded their ourday
Annual Winter COncave December 3Oth Jeky Island State
Park Georgia, after ecng OsherOf Miami Beach
gOnal Representative National
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1949-01-07
4 REAL CHAMP

The American sport world will soon welcome na,,
-. .ho mitch middleweight boxer van lam
IAN hondsome fellow ~. Tall for nliuue-
o;a,t ord very good looking Here is 'ne S'oiS
hin, real champ, as far as we are
''''' -. Next door to the Van DAMS III "
'oiC ...ot town lived Jewish family "heil
si'iSn ;.,oded Holland. Van Dam, the fgh'er'
hid them in the cellar OF ms noii' ,,;no the Van
Nazi Gestapo man insisted Oh - tborouoh a
Dam home Our hero gave nm ,.nool,ed on
heating that the Gestapo never as"D first name
the Van Dam door LUG tii"' 90 the lew
81 our champion, married the daughter . ~
=, Family and now they have three '''-''>
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1949-01-07

TEL AVN CJTA) Monsignor
Antonio Verganl, Catholic Vicar
General for Galilee, this week
called or RABBI Yaacov Herzog,
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1949-01-07
CothoIic Church Thanks Israeli Ministry

head of the Ministry of Religions
Christian Communities Division.
Msgr. Vergani. who is the first
responsible representative of the
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1949-01-07
Strictly Confidential
BY PHINEAS j. BIRON
BY PHINEAS ]. BIRON

Mrs Van Dam is her husbands manager and also
his fight promoter And the combination WorKs
fine
Evening star., 1949-10-01
Retaliation
Train Brings Fire
To Apparatus at
Alexandra Depot

The Alexandria Fire Depart
ment last night had fire brought
to it by railroad.
A burning flatcar carrying
wooden packing boxes was noticed
on a freight train about three
miles south of Alexandria by a
telegraph operator. The operator
w. w. Mankin of Fairhaven sub
division. telephoned Union Sta
ton in Alexandria to stop the
train. No one on the train was
aware of the burning freight.
The train and fire engines ar
rived at Union Station at the
same time, and firemen had the
flames out in 20 minutes. The
train was on a freight track and
did not delay passenger trains
passing through the station.
William Barber, assistant
Alexandria fire chief. said THE fire
resulted from q hot box. He said
there was little damage.
Evening star., 1949-10-01
Czech Reds Hint Plan
For New Spy Trials
By the Associated Press

PRAGUE, Oct. IA Foreign
Ministry official hinted today that
new "Laszlo Rajk trial. may be
in the offing in Czechoslovakia.
DR.. Antonin j. Leihm, deputy
press chief of the Foreign Min
istry. declared in an article in the
Prague press that "the same type
of traitors" as those convicted in
the Rajk trial in Budapest might
be caught here.
Rajk, Hungary's former
foreign minister. and No. 2
Communist, was sentenced to
death with two others a week
ago on charges that he plotted
to overthrow the Hungarian
government with American
help and substitute for it a
regime subservient to Premier
Marshal Tito of Yugoslavia.)
Leihm's article did not predict
how high in government and
Communist Party circles such
Traitors" might be found.
His article appeared just as re-
lico Ole sources reported the arrest
on fraud charges of seven Com
r.unist officials of a government
agency in Prague.
The same sources reported the
dismissal and arrest of four off,
cials of a government ministry
who had previously been attached
to the regime of the late President
Eduard Benes.
Evening star., 1949-10-01
East Zone Germans
Invade British Area
BY the Associated Press

FRANKFURT. Germany. Oct.
An expected mass invasion
Of Western Germany by Germans
from the Russian zone began in
the British zone this morning.
border police reported.
More than 1000 persons with
out proper papers or authority
crashed through police lines at
Herrenburg near Lubbock, police
said.
Thousands of others are ex-
pected to force their way into
the American and British zones
today and tomorrow. as a result
of Russian relaxation of border
restrictions.
The Russians were reported
planning to open several border
points in a World Peace Day"
celebration.
In a similar move September
2-3. an estimated $4,000 East
E1O4AC 1C1 1AldA1o oWdlulCQ Gli1OukIl
police lines into Western Ger
many to buy out stores in border
towns.
Inhabitants of Selmsdorf,
small East zone village near the
border. reported that about 5000
to 1000 Germans, had arrived
there yesterday.
A steady stream of East zone
Germans is pouring across the
border at Herrenburg, the official
check point. The road to Lubbock
is crowded with East zone Ger
mans. hiking the four miles to
the city.
The Russians officially an
nounced they would open the bor-
der at 6 pm. I'll am. EST today,
and leave 1t open until Monday.
Evening star., 1949-10-01
SiciIian Merchant S Son
Ransomed From Bandits
Nv the z,.aeiafsd Press

ROME. Oct. 1.-Sicilian bandits
defied a 2,000-man task force
charged with ridding the island
of outlaws, and kidnapped the o.
year-old son Of a wealthy mer-
chant, it was reported today.
The report, in a dispatch by
Italian news agency Ansa, said
the youth, Michele Oliveri, had
been ransomed by his family for
an undetermined amount OF
money.
Ansa said the youth was taken
September 26 and returned home
today.
The special task force of mill
tarized police was sent to the
island a month ago to end the
reign of Salvatore Giuliano. no.
torious bandit leader. and clean
out the bandits.
Evening star., 1949-10-01
466 Fleeing Reds in Boot Built
For 5OArrive at Cobb, ireland

common is a burning desire Ito
get as far as possible from Russia.
The boat slipped out of Cote
borg, then ran aground off the
Swedish coast. After working
loose, it was tossed by a storm
for two days.
Irish authorities at first refused
to let anybody come ashore. SINH
lar expeditions previously have
become stranded and dependent
on Irish charity.
Kind hearted Irish civilians
tossed loaves of bread to the
throng on deck while the official
negotiations went on.
Finally it was agreed to let
the passengers come ashore so
that the hull could be examined
to see whether it was badly
damaged in the grounding.
Customs authorities said they
would clear the ship to cross the
Atlantic If the hull Is found to
be sound.
Evening star., 1949-10-01
Berserk BrukemunKiIIedinFiqh
In Engine Cab Of Speeding Troin

warning flares-and waving them
in the air.
Mr.. Campbell said Mr.. Hopkins
suddenly reached over his shoul-
der, yanked the throttle and
jabbed lighted flare into the en-
gineer's side.
Mr.. Campbell set the emergency
brake and wl1irled around. He
said he was attacked again and
Fireman Ben j. Mackowiac. "a,
wrested the fusee from Mr.. Hop
kins.
The engineer reported Mr.. Hop
kins then seized q hammer and
continued his attack until he
finally was knocked to the floor Of
the cab.
Police took Mr.. Hopkins to a
Salem hospital, where he died sew
ersl hours later.
Evening star., 1949-10-01
Armed Coal Convoy
Gathers 10 Attempt
To Run Blockade
Pennsylvania Police
Guard Trucks Defyins
Stoppoee by UNIV
By the Asseciated Press

SNOW SHOE. Pa, Oct. An
other convoy of non-union coal
truckers prepared today to run
Snow Shoe Mountains rifle
blockade.
About dozen vehicles were ex-
pected to be in the caravan when
it lumbers UP the steep mountain
side in the heart of Central
Pennsylvania S Alleghenies.
Motorized State police patrols
-defied by the unseen riflemen
in a second ambush of a similar
convoy Thursday-assembled with
the trucks early this morning at
an unspecified rendezvous east of
the mountain.
Censorship" on Plans.
The action in defiance of the
United Mine Workers strike was
planned as John L. Lewis men
began the second week of their
"No Day Week" stoppage. The
union miners quit work over stop
page of payments from their
pension fund.-.
The wary. but determined
truckers in the blockade runners
clamped a military-like censor
(See COAL. Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1949-10-01
Un-American Probers
Turn All Weinberq
Data Over 10 Fay
U. S. Attorney Forwards
Perjury-Choree Material
To Justice Department

The House Committee on Un-
American Activities today sent to
United States Attorney George
Morris Fay "all pertinent testi-
mony' it believes will justify per-
Jury charges against DR.. Joseph
w. Weinberg, said by the commit
tee to have given atomic secrets
to a Russian agent.
DR.. Weinberg. a physics profess
sor at the University of Mime
sofa, was identified by the COM
mittee yesterday as the mysteri-
Gus Scientist X" According to
information the committee said it
obtained, DR.. Weinberg was at the
University of California radiation
laboratories during the war and
slipped the secrets to a Commu-
mist agent who turned it over to a
Soviet official.
Mr.. Fay announced that the
data he received from Chairman
Wood of the House committee is
being forwarded Immediately to
the criminal division of the Justice
Department for study.
THE FBI has been investigating
this matter for several months, -
he said, land members of the
criminal division have been con-
ferring with me on the progress Of
the investigation of the case. Ac-
cordingly, the material will be re-
viewed by the criminal division in
conjunction with committee inves-
tigators. Appropriate action will
be taken as soon as a decision is
reached
DR.. Weinberg yesterday denied
Evening star., 1949-10-01
Ideal Weather Greets Red Sox
And Yankees in Crucial Game
PorneII to Oppose Reynolds Before 10000;
Dodgers Play PhiIs; Cards Meeting Cubs

Dodgers will be champions of their
league.
| A World Series atmosphere pre-
vailed in New York for the Red
SoX- Yankee game.
The Red Sox, who moved out of
tie with the Yanks into the lead
yesterday by defeating Washing
ton, 11-9. while the Yankees lost,
Al, to Philadelphia. prepared to
send their ace pitcher, Mel Parnell,
to the mound in the hope he would
clinch the pennant by nightfall.
The Yankees, who must win both
today and tomorrow to take the
flag, counted on Allie Reynolds,
who has a 80 record against Bos-
ton this year but has yet to 60 the
full nine innings against them.
Manager Casey Stengel and his
Yankees were given a lift when it
was disclosed that Joe Di Maggie,
their famed centerfielder. prob
ably would return to the lineup.
Since Di Maggie was sidelined on
September 18 by virus infection,
Evening star., 1949-10-01
Couple Separated
By Laws Reunited
On Niagara Boat
BY the Assoeiofed Press

NIAGARA FALLS. Ontario. Oct.
1.-Separated by stern Canadian
and United States immigration
laws, a young Czechoslovakian
couple got together yesterday un-
der the mists of Niagara Falls
in q sort of international zone
ruled by Dan Cupid.
International immigration laws
forbade them to cross the border
but they boarded, on opposite sides
of the Niagara River. the little
honeymood craft, Maid Of the
Mist. and were gloriously together.
It was their first private meet.
ing in three years although they
had talked briefly Thursday in the
United States immigration Office
on Rainbow Bridge, under the
watchful eyes of immigration ON.
GERS. The boy arrived in Canada
five months ago. The girl has
been in the United States thres
years and is q student OF eco.
nomics at the University Of North
Carolina.
Yesterday. wrapped in oilskinS
and sou'westers against the soae.
ing spray of the cataracts. they
sat on the top deck of. the Maid OF
the Mist and talked to their hearts
content.
Sympathetic officers OF this
honeymoon craft. oldtimers in
retaining secrets Of the heart.
would not reveal their names.
One officer said, with . twinkle
in his eye: eve let them stay
aboard for as many trips as they
liked"
Evening star., 1949-10-01
BY the Associated Press

PORTLAND, Oreg., Oct. IA
brakeman went berserk in the cab
of a speeding locomotive yesterday
and was fatally injured during a
wild fight to subdue him.
The brakeman attacked the en-
gineer and fireman after yanking
the locomotives throttle wide
open. Lighted railroad flares. a
hammer and fists were used in the
fight that ensued.
Brent w. Campbell, 58, the en-
gineer. said the brakeman, Ken
meth Hopkins, IS, boarded the
train at Eugene. The 70-car
Southern Pacific freight train was
headed for Portland.
Mr.. Hopkins complained Of feel
ing Ill.
Later he began lighting fusees
Evening star., 1949-10-01
Ten Killed in Crash
OF Air Rescue Plane
On Top Of Mesa
. Roncher Finds Wreckuqe
Of Missing BIZ Near
Colorado Stute Line
By The Associoted Press

RATION, N. Mex, Oct. IAN
Air Force Bit plane flew into
the top of a mesa in a storm near
the Colorado-New Mexico border
last night and killed all 10 men
aboard.
James B. Barber. editor of the
Ration Range. said the plane had
been identified as an air rescue
craft from Biggs Airnase. Ell Paso.
Tex.
The plane had been missing
since yesterday en- route from
Biggs to Lowry Field at Denvtr.
The wreckage was located by an
air rescue plane about the same
time as two ranchers found it
and reported to Mary Bartolino
Black. owner of the mountain
pasture where the ship crashed.
Mr.. Barber. who visited the
scene, reported the wreckage was
atop of 9,500-foot Lynwood Mesa,
7 miles north of Ration. The plane
lacked only $50 feet of clearing
the gently sloping tableland and
hit a quarter mile north OF the
rim.
Wreckage was scattered over 400
yards. Only the tail section re-
manned intact.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Oct. l
(P.-A flaming Air Force B-25
plane dived to earth before hun
dreds of onlookers here yesterday
after seven soldiers had para
chuted to safety.
Two crew members were killed.
Eyewitness accounts and pre-
liminary investigation indicated
that the pilot, Capt. William E.
Blair. of Houston. Tex, remained
with the plane to keep it from
landing an a thickly populated
area. His body was found on the
wooded hillside near the scattered
wreckage.
Body Found in SchOolyard.
One soldier is believed to have
plummeted about 5000 feet with
out a parachute. After examin-
ing the chute officials said he
evidently didn't hook 1t properly
and was jerked free shortly after
leaving the plane. The body was
found in nearby schoolyard.
He was identified as Corpl.
Norman E. Hinson of Waycross,
Ga.
The plane was en- route from
Augusta, Ca, to Spokane, Wash.
The co-pilot gave this account
of the crash:
A fire broke out in the left
engine just before the plane ap-
preached Lowell Field here. The
plane asked for clearance for an
Evening star., 1949-10-01
BY Burton hoWklns
Stor Stoff Correspondent

NEW YORK, Oct. I'm ideal
baseball weather. the Boston REQ
ISox> and the New York Yankees
moved into Yankee Stadium to-
day for the first game of a two
game series that will decide the
American League pennant.
At Philadelphia the Brooklyn
Dodgers prepared to meet the
Phillies and at Chicago the St.
Louis Cardinals were ready to
clash with the Cubs in important
Nationa | League games. The
weather also was reported ideal
for these two contests.
The penant races in both
leagues could be decided by night
fall. If the Red Sox, now leading
the American by one game. defeat
the Yanks they will be the new
champions. If the Dodgers, lead
ing the National by one game,
win and the Cardinals lose the
Evening star., 1949-10-01
Lute News
Bulletins
Truman Visits Gun Foctory

Truman Visits Gun Factor
President Truman arrived at
the Naval Gun Factory today
at 12:40 pm. for an official
visit in connection with the
Navy installations 150th anni-
versary. He was greeted by
high-ranking Navy officials
and accorded a 21-gun salute.
Earlier Story on Page A-24)
Hospital Frees La Roy
Cornelius La Roy, 80, of Lam
sing, Mich, sent to Gallinger
Hospital Wednesday after Civ
ing away several thousand dol
lars, was released today in
custody of his brother, Robert
La Boy. The latter said he
planned to take him to Kala-
mazoo and place him under
medical treatment. Later,
Robert La Roy said, court as
sistance will be sought in re-
covering the money his brother
gave away.
Earlier Story on Page A-24.)