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Evening star., 1950-09-25
Jefferson PTA to Meet

The Thomas Jefferson Junior
High School Parent Teachers As
Sociation will hold its first fall
meeting at 8 pm. tomorrow.
Evening star., 1950-09-25
Worst Is Over
DC Youth Says
InFina| Letter
Pentogon Telegram
Comes Soon After
Receipt of Note

Pfc. Philip T. Hughes, 1S, of 4108
Tenth street NE, was killed in
action in Korea not long after
writing that the worst appeared
Evening star., 1950-09-25
District Resident
Missing After
River Mishap
Benjomin Newton, 40,
Believed Drowned;
GI's Body Found
spseial pispateh 10 The stor

BENEDICT, Md, Sept. 25.-
Maryland authorities searched the
Patuxent River near here today
for a Washington man believed to
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1950-12-22
Miss Wbitefeld find
Mr.. Hoffman Married

Miss Dolores Whitefield, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Albert White
field of 1858 w. Willetta, was
married Saturday evening to Ir-
win Hoffman, son of Mrs. Anna
Hoffman of 631 N. 4th Ave. and
Joseph Hoffman of 20O1 E. Hen
shaw Rd.
The wedding took place in the
Pompeian Room of the Hotel
Westward Ho, with Rabby Harry
z. Schectman officiating.
Lynn Hoffman was maid OF
honor. Enid Whitefield, sister OF
the bride, and Maxine Horowitz
were bridesmaids. A reception fol-
lowed.
Miss Whitefield attended Drake
University in Des Moines, Iowa,
and Phoenix College. She is af-
filiated with Tau Kappa Chi.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1950-12-22

The engagement of May Hor-
WITT, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
David Horwitz of 382 E. Whitton,
to Marvin Stein, son of Mrs.
Stein of New York was an
nounced recently. No date has
been set for the wedding.
Miss Horwitz is a graduate of
Phoenix Union High School, mem
Der of Junior Hadassah and is en-
ployed at Williams Air Force
Base. She also attended Lamson
Business College. Mr.. Stein is a
senior at Arizona State College at
Tempe and is affiliated with
A. E. Pi Fraternity and Hillel. He
will receive his degree in account
ing in June.
A pre-nuptual shower in honor
of Miss Horwitz, was given by her
sister, Mrs. Shirley Zarskey OF
1928 w. Mackenzie, Sunday af-
ternoon, Dec. II. Invited were
the Misses Maxine Devorkin, Ro-
berta Klaman, Dorothy Keene
Betty Hutt, Judee Schwartz, Dores
Pinchuk, Elaine Bein, Dolores
Schoenburg, Jackie Dorskind, Rose
Marks, Ann Horwitz and Mrs
David Horwitz.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1950-12-22

The grandparents are Mr.. and
Mrs. Philip Fried of 1925 N. End
st.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1950-12-22
Miss Hirnelstein and MIR. Cherno
To Be Married at Temple Monday

Miss Dolores Hmesen the bride of Melvin Cherno
formal Beth Israel next Monday, Dec 25
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1950-12-22
Council Will Assist In
Social Agency Survey

The social service committee of
the National Council of Jewish
Women, headed by Mrs. Bernard
Schneider, will participate in a
survey of social agencies in the
valley under the auspices of the
Y.W.C.A. within a few weeks.
Another project of the commit
tee involves work at the Papago
We terans s. Hospital. Volunteers
with some social training will be
needed to assist the committee.
The current affairs study group
of the council will hold it's regu-
lar meeting in the home of Mrs.
Auvnor Robbins, 312 E. Mitchell
Dr., Thursday, Jan. II, at 10 am.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1950-12-22


Miss Himelstein is the daughter
of Col. and Mrs. Louis Himelstein
of 4313 N. 18th Ave. Mr.. Cherno
is the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Sol
Cherno of Calexico, Calf.
The couple will be attended by
Miss Miriam Joy Aaron of Mont
real, Canada, as maid of honor
Irving Cherno, brother of the
groom, as best man, and Michele
Bochet of Phoenix as flower girl.
Reception Planned
The bride will wear white
candlelight tuele and lace formal
gown. She will carry a prayer
book. The attendants will wear
white with red accessories.
A dinner reception will follow
in the Pompeian Room of the
Hotel Westward Ho. Among the
so out-of-town guests will be both
grandmothers of the bride-Mrs.
Bessie Egherman of Cincinnati,
Ohio, and Mrs. Gittle Himelstein
of Ft. Wayne. Ind.
Stanford Graduates
Miss Himelstein and Mr.. Cherno
are both graduates of Stanford
University, where Mr.. Cherno was
member of Phi Beta Kappa,
honorary scholastic fraternity.
After the honeymoon, the cou-
pie plan to reside in Chicago, ILL.,,
for about year.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1950-12-22
Births

A son, Craig Barnett, born to
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Weiss of 1921
N. 21st St., Nov. 13. The grand
parents are Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Kalmanovsky of 2542 N. Richland.
A. son, Kenneth Jay, born to
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Zander
Fried of Denver, Colo, Nov. a.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1950-12-22
BBG Plans Dinner-Dance

The Louise Waterman Wise
chapter of B'nai Birth Girls will
give a dinner-dance at the Flame
restaurant on Feb. %. The affair
will be open to chapter members
and their escorts only.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1950-12-22
Any Winter Visitors?

If you knoU of any a0imter
visitors to PhOe1aiG, aUe'd IKE
to publish their names. MaaL
them to The PhoeniG Jewish
NeWs. 528 w. Granada Rd.,
or call 4-7494.
Evening star., 1950-12-21
GoIdie Ahearn 10 Promote
Court Show at UIine's

Goldie Ahearn, promoter of
varied sports and now turning to
basketball. announces a triple
header at Uline Arena Deem
ber %.
Featured will be a game between
Johnny Norlander's Washington
Professional All-Stars and the
Scranton Miners, champions of
the American Basketball League.
The supporting card will include
a girls game between Garvin's
Grill and ODonnell's Restaurant
and an 80-pounders' event between
Eastern and Western Branches of
the Washington Boys Club.
Norlander, who until recently
was with the Caps, will present
four other ex-Caps. Jack Nichols,
Earl Lloyd, Chick Reiser and Dick
O'Keefe. and Steve Bagarus, ex-
Redskin and now playing semi
pro basketball in Washington, and
Bill (Sugar) Cain, Negro star with
the Washington Bears.
Evening star., 1950-12-21
Several Players From D. C.. Area
Listed for Post Season Games

Football players from Washing
ton area colleges are among the
stars playing in post-season games,
particularly the North-South game
Christmas night at Miami, which
has attracted three from Mary
land and two from Navy.
This area also is sending players
to the East-West game in San
Francisco December 80, to the
Senior Bowl game at Mobile, Ala,
January 6 and the Blue Gray game
at Montgomery. Ala, December
80.
Marylanders in the Miami game
are End Elmer Wingate. Tackle
Ray Krouse and Halfback Johnny
Idzik, while Navy is sending. a
pair of ends, Bob Mcdonald and
Tom Bake. Center Jake Rowden
of Maryland is in both the East
West game and the Senior Bowl
while Tackle Chet Gierula will
be in the Senior Bowl.
Navy's other representative in
the post-season extravaganzas is
Halfback Billy Powers who will
play in the East-Wes game. Full
back Dave Bannerman was ticket
ed for the North-South game
but he was eliminated when he
Evening star., 1950-12-21
Generals Due 10 Arrive
AT Jacksonville Today
BY the Assoeiated Press

JACKSONVILLE. Fla, Dec. 81
The Gator Bowl cast will be
complete with the arrival Of Wash
ington and Lees football team to-
day.
Wyoming came in yesterday and
Coach Bowden wyatt quickly had
the squad on the practice field
They ran a lot to get rid Of the
kinks picked up in two days train
travel.
Tailback Eddie Talboom and
his understudies tested their pass
ing and punting. Linemen went
through light blocking drills.
II expect Washington and Lee
has the best ground attack we've
been up against" Wyatt said. He
was impressed with game pictures
of the Generals, especially with
Quarterback Gil Bocetti's opera
ton of the split T.
Wyoming never has run up
against the split T, but Coach
Wyatt happened to find out q
little about it on q visit here last
year. Maryland was working out
on the same oceanside field
Wyoming is using this time and
Wyatt picked up a bit of informa-
tion from Maryland Coach Jim
Tatum.
Evening star., 1950-12-21
Toni Rowe Bowls Set of 4O6
Gain Lead in Title Defense

Stump led in I'll win from the
roofers with 1877 and 426. Walter
Megaw. jr.. was best for the roofers
with 406.
Wally Sain's I'll prevented Rex
Engraving from whitewashing
Miller High Life. Pat Crescenzi's
ISL and 388 was high for the Rex
outfit. Carl Boehme's 164 in a
403 set was the deciding wallop,
as Sellers Plumbers beat Arcade
Pontiac. 2-1. Pete Townsend's
1855 STAYED of a shellacking for
the motors quint. Don Costs 400
set gave Mckee Pontiac q 81 edge
over Colonial Coffee Shop. Mann's
Decorators took the odd game
from Petworth with Bill Cliffs
1854 best for the winners and
Leon Rice's 151-361 high for the
losers.
Evening star., 1950-12-21
WEAM to Corry Report
OF Gotor Bowl Come

The Gator Bowl football game
between Washington and Lee and
Wyoming, January /, will be
broadcast from Jacksonville, Fla
by the Mutual Broadcasting Sys-
tenn and will be heard over WEAM
(1390) starting at las pm.
Bob Wolff, Washington tele-
vision and radio announcer, and
Art Gleason of New York will
handle the play-by-play.
Evening star., 1950-12-21

was dropped from school after
his recent marriage.
Virginia and William and Mary
also have several players In these
all-star games. Virginia's Gene
Schroeder, an offensive end ano
defensive halfback, is playing ir
the Blue Gray game at Montgom-
cry, Ala, and Back Johnny Papit
is in the East West game at Sar
Francisco. w. & MS End Vitt
RagaZzo will be in both the East
West and Senior Bowl games.
In addition to these representa-
tives of District area schools
there are several Washington high
school products playing. Mary
lands Krouse learned his football
at Western High and Virginia s
Schroeder got his prepping at An
acostia High. Billy DeChard OF
Gonzaga High is representing Holy
Cross in the North-South game
and Billy Hayes of Washington
Lee High is carrying North Caro-
lina's colors in the Senior Bowl.
Evening star., 1950-12-21
SfanIee Defeats Baxter
with PAT on the Back

Gene (Mr. America) Stanlee
tried an old wrestling trick last
night at Turner's Arena in his
match against Laverne Baxter and
it worked.
Baxter had Stanlee pinned. Ref
cree Matte Brown had patted Bax-
ter on the back twice. Baxter re-
ceived a third pat and leaped to
his feet smiling. Unfortunately
for Baxter-it was Stanlee who
had patted him the third time
Then Stanlee proceeded to pin
Baxter, winning in IL minutes, 80
seconds.
Roland Meeker and the Great
Scot tussled to a 30-minute draw
while Ken Ackles and Harry Fin.
kelstein teamed to defeat Tiny
Mills and Jim Austeri and Georgs
Macricostas won over Lou Ber-
tucci.
Evening star., 1950-12-21
BY Ben McAIwee

Toni Rowe, champion Of the
Capital Ladies Bowling League
was out front in defense Of her
title today following her first big
performance of the season in
which she rolled a 165 game and
406 set to boost her average to
1853 for 48 games.
While Miss Rowe was leading
the Chevy Chase team to a sweep
over Silver Spring last night,
Frances Wilson of the Bladens-
burg five, after setting the pace
for most Of the season, dropped
10 pins behind with a BOT set
which tumhled her average to
|115-14 Bladensburg trimmed Hy-
attsville, 2-l, as Mary Brown led
the way with a 372 set.
Miss Rowe will bowl with Sonny
Weldon, the Major District
League champion, against Lor-
raine GULL and Russ Spilman,
the Capitals No. 1 pinspillers. in
the Bowlers Victory Legion
matches next Wednesday night at
Colonial Village.
Nell Huff sparkled with 1874 and
367 as Clarendon beat third-place
Hi-Skor, 81. Miss Gulli, Hi-Skor
captain, upped her average to
114-15 with a 365 set, to tie for
third place with Boots Petit,
Bethesda pilot. King Pin and
Bethesda postponed.
Quality Gill. with 81 victory
over Giant Liquor, increased its
lead to four games in the Minor
District League when second-place
Stewards Camera Shop dropped
three games to Willis Builders
who spurted from ninth to a
fifth-place tie.
Paul Moore's 395 set and the
father-and-son combination of
Frank and Billy Mischou with
389 and 394 led the Quality Grill
attack. AL Cissell's 161 and 391
and Bryon, a newcomer, with 145
and 412 supplied the big blows as
Willis tailed 676 and 1908 team
counts. Sonny Weedon, Stewart S
ace, boosted his top average to
1895 with 1855 and 422.
In another surprising sweep,
U. S. Poster blanked erstwhile
runner-up Price Motors to gain q
tie with Stewart's and Zone Roof
ing for second place. Johnny
Evening star., 1950-12-21
|Co-Capfains Named
by North and South
For Game at Miami
BY the Asseciofed Press

MIAMI, Fla, Dec. 21.-Quarter-
back John Model T) Ford Of
Hardin n-Simmons will captain the
South's team on offense in the
Shrine's annual North-South foot
ball game Christmas night In the
Orange Bowl.
Bob Blossoms. Georgia Tech CEN
ter, was named captain of the
defensive team for the Rebel
squad.
Workouts for the South squad
were cut to one daily. Coaches
Andy Gustafson Of Miami and
Bobby Dodd of Georgia Tech had
sent the boys through two practice
sessions daily since Sunday in
preparation for their Monday
night date with the North team.
Dodd Scrimmages South.
The Rebels put in their first
rough work yesterday when Dodd
pulled a surprise 10-minute scrim-
mage. Dodd said this was perhaps
the only contact work the boys
would get before the game.
1--WE have only four guards and
four tackles and we can't afford
to get any one injured" he said.
IF things 60 along all right we
will have only one practice the
rest of the week"
John Dottley, Ole Miss plunging
fullback, was running well in
practice and Ford was sharp with
his spot passes.
Momsen, Miller Lead North.
Bob Momsen, Ohio State guard
and John Miller, Northwestern
halfback, were elected co-captains
of the North squad.
Yale Coach Herman Hickman
sent his 27-man squad through q
Commute drill yesterday and
came out with special praise for
Tackles Walter Clemmons Of Yale
and Ken Huxhold of Wisconsin.
Dick Doheny of Fordham shone
on passing during the long drill.
Three Army players will join ths
North squad tomorrow, bringing
it to the full 30-man strength.
Evening star., 1950-12-21
Michigan and Bears
Stage Earring Drills;
|0rtmann lmpresses
{ BY the .Assoeiaied Pres.

| PASADENA, Calf. Dec. 2f.-
Michigan's Big Ten football cham
pions headed briskly into theil
second day of practice under Cali.
fornia sun today and some o.
the Wolverines privately hoped il
wouldn't be any more strenuous
than their first day.
They loosened up, and ther
Scrimmaged.
The squad got off the train al
Pasadena yesterday morning anc
almost before the echoes of 9
colorful welcoming committee hac
died away in the Arroyo Sect
bounding the famed Rose Bowl
the lads were already down tc
the business of drilling for then
New Years Day game with Cali
fornia.
Coach ,Bennie Oosterbaan LEI
up long enough for lunch, then
back to Brookside Park, which ad-
joins the big bowl itself, they
went-and remained until dark
ness closed in.
Just Like Fall Drudgery.
"Just like the first day of prac-
tice in the fall. only longer u
sighed one Wolverine as he came
back to their quarters In the
Huntington Hotel.
Oosterbaan n indicated there
might be more banging Of heads
in a double drill scheduled today
Michigan had only one chance to
work outside before leaving Ann
Arbor, and the team has only 10
more practice sessions. and even
fewer days. before going into the
IpostseaSon game.
West Coast observers were i'm
pressed with the passing sureness
of Chuck Ortmann, but there were
mixed emotions about the line
smacking of Don Dufek, the 1885,
pound straight-ahead fullback
Dufek looked good, but it seems
there was a 180-plus defensive
man on the right side of the line
who was impersonating Cali
fornia's crack Bob Minahen. The
Michigan end was Les Popp.
Bars West Coast Reporters.
Oosterbaan, incidentally, didn't
endear himself to West Coast foot
ball writers. He said they would
be admitted only to morning
workouts, of which there will be
only few. Writers with the team
from the Midwest. however, can
attend both morning and after
noon workouts.
In nearby San Bernardino,
Coach Lynn o. Waldorf. himself a
former Big Ten mentor with
Northwestern. kept the big Cali
fornia squad just as busy. The
Bears workout under continued
warm sunshine lasted more than
three hours.
Two Negro freshmen at Cal are
giving the Bears an impression of
Michigan stars. Sammy Williams,
Los Angeles, T-quarterback for
the Cal frosh, Is 4inlpersonating
Ortmann. Charles Davis, San
Diego freshman halfback, gives a
rough, tough impression of the
Wolverines ace halfback, Leo
Koceski, in dummy scrimmages.
Evening star., 1950-12-21
Triumph Over WI.
Boosts Prestige Of
Tech High Quintet

Tech High continues to be one
of the top high school basketball
teams in the area and increased
it's prestige with a 51-45 win over
strong Washinigiton-Lee on the
WI court yesterday.
The Generals led 1920 at half
time and 42-39 at the end of the
third quarter, but a final period
rally by the Trainers. led by Bill
Breen, Snookie Herman and Joe
Carr. was too much for WI.
Breen Scores 21 Points.
Herman, who has been Techs
leading point maker this season,
was held to 6 points but Breen
took up the slack with seven field
goals and seven fouls for 81 points.
Jim McFadden led the Generals
with IA.
The win was Techs fourth
against a single loss-to Ameri-
can University's freshmen. WI
had won four straight before
meeting the red-hot Trainers.
Another inter-high team, Cool
idge, was not so successful in
outside competition with Con-
zaga. The Eagles won their
fourth straight, 61-50, at Cool
idge.
Gonzaga Keeps Early Lead.
The two teams were tied, 1918,
at the end of the first quarter
but some sharp shooting by Bucky
Byrne and Jerry lie Compte put
Gonzaga ahead, 1921. at half
time and they were never headed.
Four Eagles made double fig
ures: frankie Di Girolamo, II;
LIE Compte. IA; Ralph Bran, 13.
and Byrne. IL. Jim Gradijan led
Coolidge with IL.
The st. Johns Junior Varsity
won its third straight with 42-18
victory over Hyattsville's Jv. Dave
Shannon, star football player, led
the Johnnies with 18 points.
Gwynn Park High of Prince
Georges County beat Lackey High,
1924. on the winners court.
Evening star., 1950-12-21
|Easf-West Gridders
Take Time Out 10 Visit
Crippled Youngsters
BY the Asseeioied Press

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 21.-
The Shrine East and West foot
ball teams took time out from
scrimmage for their December sc
battle to visit the kids who will
benefit from their gridiron ef-
forts.
Both squads went to the Shrine
Hospital for Crippled Children
yesterday. They spent several
hours meeting the handicapped
youngsters whose medical care is
provided by the gate receipts
from the game-some 100000
net. Each player was assigned a
niece or nephew" and both the
children and their new "uncles''
spent a happy morning getting
acquainted.
In the afternoon practice
schedules were resumed, with the
West concentrating on offensive
plays and the East working on
passes.
Kyle Rote. SMU back, a late ar
rival on the Western squad, i'm
pressed both coaches and fellow
players. Coach Marchie Schwartz
(Stanford) indicated his pleasure
with the big Texan after moving
Rote into the T-formation full
back spot. At SMU Rote was o
halfback in the single wing.
Outstanding performer Of the
East practice was Bucky Curtis.
Vanderbilt end. Curtis was all
over the field. snagging passes
like crazy.
This afternoon the gridders go
into permanent training camps,
the East to Santa Clara and the
West to Stanford.
Evening star., 1950-12-21
7 Winners Put Shoemaker
10 Behind Idle CuImone
BY the Associafed Press

Willie Shoemaker, still hope
full of overtaking Joe Culmone as
the leading Jockey Of the year,
rode two winners at the Fair
Grounds track yesterday to move
within 10 victories Of the idle pace
maker.
Shoemaker had seven mounts
at the New Orleans course and
registered astride Gen. Custer ($6)
and Show Place ($7.20). Those
triumphs gave the Texas lad 800
winners for the season, compared
to Culmone's $40. Culmone has
not ridden ct Tropical Park since
being injured in a spill last Satur-
day.
After missing three days of rid
ing, Culmoue appears to have lit
tie chance to beat the all-time
record of 388 winners in sea-
son set by Walter Miller in 1906
Nine racing days remain this year
Evening star., 1950-12-21

Friday that their son had been
killed November 80.
Capt. TruxeS entered West
Point after two years at the Uni
versity of North Carolina, where
he won fame as distance runner
At West Point he captained the
cross country team for two years;
won the 2-mile event in the Penn
Relay in 1914 and twice won the
cross-country at Van Cortlandt
Park before he was graduated ir
1945.
He commanded a company oi
the 1st Cavalry at the time of hi
death.
Capt. Truxes is the third Wes
Point athlete to be killed in ac'
ton in Korea. The others wert
1t. Tom Lombardo of st. Loui
and 1t. John C.. Trent of Mem
phis, both former Army football
captains.
Evening star., 1950-12-21
Newcombe's Brother
with Renaissance Five

Harold Newcombe, 6-foot-5 5
brother Of Pitcher Don Newcombe
of the Brooklyn Dodgers. will ap-
pear with the New York Renais-
sance team against the Philadel-
|phia Sphas in the first game Of q
basketball doubleheader Decem-
ber 80 at Uline Arena.
The Harlem Globetrotters will
meet the Boston Whirlwinds in
the second game.
Evening star., 1950-12-21

ness of the situation meant lit
tie to him.
Five times in those last few
minutes KeSSler stepped to the
foul line and five times he put the
ball through the hoop. No one
else could hit the basket and Kes-
sler's success from the free throw
line provided the margin the
Presidents needed.
Only a Junior, the baby-faced
Kessler is one of the most promis-
ing basketball players to play in
the area in quite some time. He
hooks accurately with either hand.
can shoot from outside though he
prefers the pivot shot and off the
backboards he is superb. His mild
facial appearance is belieed by
his fight under the boards and
despite G. WIS other tall men
two at 6-3 also-Kessler got most
Of the rebounds.
There is no telling how many
points the tall. thin pivot-man
will secret he made 16 Tuesday,
when and If his teammates decide
to start making an effort to get
the ball to him for q shot. Too
often against Wilson, Smiley
Moore, the Presidents playmaker,
was anxious to shoot himself from
far outside instead of bounce
passing the ball to Kessler in
close.
Moore is one of the best long
shots in the area but he seems
to be too well aware of this fact.
AS one of the G.. w. coaches
said, This team will really begin
to click when the boys realize
Kessler is their meal ticket"
Episcopal High placed four men
on the coaches Virginia All-Pre-
paratory School football team
released yesterday. Fred Hutchins,
star 198-pound tackle. was the
only unanimous choice.
Other first team choices were
Halfback Jere Michael, End Bill
Weston and Guard Jack Duer.
End Pete Van Blarcom. Guard
John DAILY and Backs Jim Thor
ton and John Maddox were second
team selections.
Quarterback Frank Boxley,
Tackle Bill Dixon and Guard
Nigel MacEwan made the honor
able mention list.
Though Episcopal won the
league championship and Wood
berry Forest was runner-up, the
Evening star., 1950-12-21
Eqstern Eleven Feted
By Business Group

Eastern Highs championship
football team was honored last
night at a dinner given by the
American Business Association at
the Dupont Plaza Hotel.
Arthur Clarendon Smith, ST..
civic leader, was toaStmaster
Dutch Bergman, radio commen-
tator and former football star and
coach. was the feature speaker.
Coach Dick Mentzer, Principal
John Collins and members of the
Rambler football team were the
special guests.