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The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1950-12-15
PLAIN TALK
JUST WHAT IS A JEW?
By Alfred Segal

One Of my sons came sudden.
II to another Jewish problem.
Jewish problems seem always to
be cropping up even when you
are least expecting one. You are
going along with nothing on your
mind but your own immediate
business. such as writing a col
Emn or manufacturing widgets
like our well-known Mr.. f1illel
(E1illel Widget Corp.) or max
ing a dress for ladies or being
a clerk or engineer. and all at
once -.
My son Willard hadn't had
Jewish problem on his mind for
a long time. He took the fact of
his being a Jew in stride. It was
an identity that had to do largely
with seder on which occasion we
always have the whole family at
the table.
His chief concern has been to
do a good job for the textile in.
dustrY 1.-THE Blumenthal Print
Works down In New Orleans). He
IL a travelling salesman for them.
Then, all at once, on one of his
week-ends he is confronted by a
Jewish problem. He is in the
midst of filling out an application
for insurance with the Pruden-
tial Co. and is going along easily
from blank line to line when,
without any warning, the Jewish
problem rears up out Of the Pru.
dentialS blank form.
There's a question that asks
10 what racial descent the appN.
cant belongs. A line in parenthe-
sis explains that this means to
ask whether you are Anglo-Sax.
On. Chinese. Mexican. etc. Well.
that was a question that couldn't
be answered offhand. The boy
knew for certain that he wasn't
Anglo. Saxon. Chinese or Next
can but what was her
He knew that he was American
and Jewish but what did being
Jewish mean? Was it to belong
70 a religion or race or what?
How should he answer that ques-
ton? He called me up "Are
we a race? If not, to what race
do we belong? What shall ! say?"
From time to time had found
myself thinking on that problem.
Just what are we? I had been
satisfied to tell myself that I was
a Jew because of the religious
connection. I wasn't a Jew ma.
tionallY; Israel is the nation only
OF those Jews who live there. Ra.
ciallY? Well. there were Jews a.
round the world to whom I could
Mt feel raciallY kin. There were
the black Jews Of AbYssinia:
there used to be the Chinese
Jews who worshipped in sYna-
gogues but who in all respects
were Chinese: there are Jews who
stem from the Mongolese tribe Of
fartars who In a. body were
converted to Judaism more than
500 years ago. From time to time
you may come across one of their
Jewish descendants. He has
slightly slanted eyes and high
cheek.bones.
/ looked up Webster's New In
ternational Dictionary. Race,
Webster was saying, means "a
family, tribe, people or nation
believed or presumed to belong
70 the same stock.
tCcntinuod Next Week.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1950-12-15
LEADING CHRISTIANS
TAKE THE BLAME
FOR ANTI-SEMITISM

Eleven leading crgmen and religious teachers Of various Pro-
widespread
feeling growth pushing its evil roots into
of The Church"
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1950-12-15

d. Josph Schwartz Director General Of the American Jewish Joint
Executive Vice Chairman Of the
ir"5 jev6 appeal was announced by William ROnwad
RnSo Sonnebon Jonah wi National Cairmn the
authorities the problems OF Jewish
siCon Shts has been granted leave Ct an
We Excessive Vice Chairman and Director Of the United Jewish
xnne sinee Inception Mr. Monitor resigned from the UJA
financing for Israel in the near future Dr. &
Tinted Jewish Appeal which will be held the Tycre Hotel in
Saturday evening and Sunday December 10th and l7h
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1950-12-15

JACKSONVILLE
The Arizona post., 1950-03-17
De Castro To Be
Island Governor

WASHINGTON, (JTA) - The
nomination of Morris de Castro
to be Governor of the Virgin Is
lands was approved this week by
the Senate Interior and Insular
Affairs Committee. Mr.. de Cas-
tro, who is Jewish, served as Act
ing Governor of the Virgin Is
lands for a short period in 1886
and for five months in 1889.
He has also served as president
of the Virgin Islands synagogue.
The Arizona post., 1950-03-17
UJA Initial Gifts
S6,4OO,OOO

MIAMI (JTA)-The 1850 ma
tion-wide campaign of the United
Jewish Appeal was officially
proclaimed at a two-day confer
ence attended by 900 key leaders
from 80 states and addressed by
Attorney General ]. Howard Nc
Grath, Henry Morgenthau, Jr.,
general chairman of the UJA,
Drew Pearson, newspaper col
unmist.
A total of $6,4O0,O00 was con-
tributed by Jewish communities
and individuals. A check for $2,-
100000 to the UJA was forwarded
from Chicago; Boston gave
$5O0,00O; Washington, D. c., $780,
600; Kansas City, 100000; Miami,
$250.O0O; Rochester, New Haven
and Cincinnati, 100000 each. A
check for 100000 on behalf of
Lou Boyar of Los Angeles, and
his associates in the construction
business was presented, as was
a $4,000 gift from Senator and
Mrs. Herbert H. Lehman.
Attorney General McGrath
cautioned that the financial stu
alton in Israel will be precarious
''if you and the American people
as whole do not assume a proper
share of the task of immigration
and settlement"
The Arizona post., 1950-03-17

An extensive drive to enroll
memberships in the Cerebral Pal
sey Foundation of Southern Ari-
zona is being launched, announces
Mrs. Copins. This group supports
the new Foundation School, 54O2
E. Speedway, which accepts chill
dren without regard to race, color
or creed, and ability to pay.
Persons desiring to visit the
school, to enroll as members or
to aid in the program, should con-
tact the school, phone 5-6111.
Evening star., 1950-03-12
De laurentis, Big Tackle,
Siqns Redskins Contract

The Redskins plans to strength
en- their line for next fall took an
other step forward yesterday when
a 225-pound tackle was signed. He
is John De Laurentis. 6-foot-1 l
captain of the Waynesburg (Pa.)
College eleven who made the Little
All-America team last fall.
Although he comes from q small
school, De Laurentis was highly
recommended for professional
football by his coach, Stan Keck,
one-time All-America tackle from
Princeton. The new RedSkin is
something Of an all-around ath-
lete, having won other letters in
basketball, baseball and wrestling
De Lauritis is the eighth Redskin
draftee to sign for play next fall.
Among the linemen included in
previous signings are Lou Karras,
All-Big Ten tackle from Purdue;
Harry Ulinski, captain and center
of Kentucky's Orange Bowl team;
John Rohde. captain and end of
undefeated College of the Pacific,
and Dan Brown. captain and end
of the Villanova eleven.
Evening star., 1950-03-12
Rosecroh's Training
Season Begins ApriI22

Early training of trotters and
PAGERS at the Rosecroft Raceway
near Oxon Hill. Md. will begin
April %. Col. Cornelius c. Jadwin,
general manager of the harness
plant, announced yesterday.
This will give trainers a month
to get their charges in shape for
the opening night Of the track S
20-night meet May q. The half
mile oval, where the regular races
are staged, as we'll as the mile
track for jogging and training,
will be available to them, JadWin
declared.
RoSecroft has closed its entries
for the 20 stake races totaling
S50,500 in purses. Horses already
have been entered from II States
and the District of Columbia. The
early closing nominations may run
as high as $50, and both Jadwin
and Secretary George Enslen are
worrying what to do with an ex-
pected overflow.
Laurel Raceway, pioneer Of the
sport, which is going into its
third season of operation begin
ming June II, has the same situa-
ton. President Dick Hutchinson
ir., reports entries pouring in.
Evening star., 1950-03-12
With Bill Leeteh

grounds faster than conservation
agencies can rebuild and preserve
them.
THE ultimate purpose of this
agricultural drainage program is
to put more lands under eultiva
tion," Day said. why wouldn't I
| it be sounder public policy for the
Government to pay the farmers fol
not draining their marshes? Pay.
ments to landowners to encourage
the production of ducks, geese and
muskrats, which are always In
short supply, might we'll lead to
greater national benefits than I'd
continue to deplete our soils to
raise potatoes and cereals and
eggs, which are hauled and stored
in already bulging storage space
AS usual Day is right.
Although we've had quite bit
of cold weather recently. water
temperatures along the Atlantic
Coast have remained relatively
high and all indications are that
salt water fishing will be early this
season. One encouraging report is
that there are vast numbers OF
small rockf1sh on Chesapeake Bay
and all up the coast. Just what
damage will be suffered by these
small rock during the herring and
shad season. when netters of these
species are bound to take some toll
of the rockfish, remains to be seen
All in all. prospects for this year
are better than last.
Evening star., 1950-03-12
Maryland
Continued from Page BID

the first round with lefts and
rights to the head, but the Miami
boxer came back to balance things
with a fast body attack in the
second. Both poured all they had
into the third round to make 1t
one of the nights best bouts.
Maryland's Bill O'Brien had too
much punch for Bill johnson in
the 145-pound class and took a
technical knockout after only sc
seconds of the second round. He
had johnson hurting all through
the first with a sharp and solid
left jab, and used the same punch
followed by a right cross to floor
the hurricane boxer early In the
second. ..
Oliver Handy With Right.
Don Oliver, Maryland's 1885,
FOUNDER. used an effective right
almost exclusively to beat Ed Sc
gall. He poured it on with bolos
crosses. uppercuts and short
punches to keep Segall in trouble
all the way. At 165-pounds, Mary
lands Capt. Bob Gregson re-
turned after missing last week
with a cold to take a narrow edeci-
sion over Jim Bernardo. The long
armed Gregson made his reach
work to his advantage and spoiled
Bernardo's attempt to work from
crouch.
The bouts ended with George
Fuller of Maryland taking a close
one over John Dononue in the
heavyweight match. Both we're
swinging freely trying for knock
outs, but neither could damage
the other.
125-pound. class-Al Glass tMd.) de.
cisioned Mickey Demos
130-pound class-Andy 0uattrocchj
md won forfeit.
135-pound class-Archie Staten CMiamD
decisioned Paul Kostopoulas.
145-pound class-Bill oBrien tMd.)
scored scored tko over Bill johnson. 80 seconds,
cisIoned }ISS9og9d EG ssas sIsTSDon Oliver tMdo de-
l65-pouna elass-Bob Gr.sson md,
oeclsioned Jim Bernardo.
ts3p d.aisiopeG Ha1I2
Heavyweisht-GeorEe Fuller tMd') de.
cisioned John Donohue.
Evening star., 1950-03-12
Hardy Horse Enthusiasts Defy
Weather as Hunt Season Opens

honors. Col. and Mrs. Barring
ton Wilson. riding Jack Rabbit
and Black Velvet, defeated Joseph
Richards Ills Kelly and the
Redland Hunts Pat, Judy John
son up. Richards and Kelly set
the pace and kept we'll in front
for several miles. but was over
taken by Mrs. Wilson and her
bold-fencing, long -striding Jack
Rabbit in the stretch. Col. Will
son booted his inexperienced
mount across the line several
lengths behind his teammate
Kelly and Pat followed in that
order.
Cream Puff Wins Gap.
Six horses started in the popu-
lar Gap Race, open to Redlano
Hunt landowners with any type
mount except thoroughbreds
which are excluded. .
The race got off to a good start
with Nancy Hanna and her good
hunter, Gone Away, leading
Coming into the finish, Miss
Hanna and Cynthia Butterworth
ON Polonaise went off the course
and Lissa McSheuy on her pony
Cream Puff, crossed the line to
win. Miss Hanna was able to
retrace her course and bring Gone
Away in second, followed by
PolonaiSe.
Summaries:
Terpenning Cup Pair Race, Mrs. Bar
Wilson'S Black Velvet: .. Joseph Rich
ards HIS Kelly and Redland Hunts Pat
Gap Hunters Race, LISA McSherry's
Away; 8. Cynthia Butterworth's Poionaise
Also ran; Patsy Rupperts Tex. Elizabeth
McSherrys Tuck ian exceedingly we'll
Bras6 Rsdlana stoeeInv! BeTl Race Otto rrE i5s
Merry Lee; 8. Tony Aith's Carverdale Lee.
Also ran: DR.. F. OKeefe's Princess Marks.
Thomas T. Motifs Chen, Albert Stabler,
Jr.,s, Tosh Buckler, Blair Richards Plu-
, Heavyweieht Race-oliver Durant's Odd
Man tonly entrant finishing, run in con-
junction with the Rediand BOWL
Evening star., 1950-03-12
Annual Greenway
Tourney Heads
Bowling Today

The eighth annual Greenway
Bowl Handicap is featured on
today's bowling card with four
tournaments slated to start at
2 o'clock and continue to closing
time.
Johnny Park will be defending
champion in the big Greenway
event, which has a $3.50 entry
fee and $100 first prize with $500
guaranteed in awards.
Full handicap events with a
$3.50 entry fee and $50 top prize
are on tap at Takoma and the
Hi-Skor and a weekly handicap
doubles competition is slated at
Anacostia Spillway with a $50
top.
Evening star., 1950-03-12
Federal Golf Tournament
To Be Held in September

The medal play tournament for
the Federal Golf Association
championship will be held Sep
tember "a through q, according
to the program of summer events
approved by the association S
board of directors. The course
over which it will be played has
not been selected.
Other events on the summer
program include: Blind bogies,
starting last week end in March
and continuing through April;
team match play, starting the first
week in May and continuing
through September, with closing
date for entries April Is; mixed
Scotch foursome, first event April
80. and others to be scheduled if
interests warrants: monthly
sweepstakes, to begin in May and
continue through August; field
day, tentative dates. October 19
or 20.
Evening star., 1950-03-12
Boxer and Cocker Clubs
To Hold Show in April

The Potomac Boxer Club and
the Capital City Cocker Club will
hold their annual speciality shows
together this year April 81 at the
Fort Myer gym. These are point
shows under American Kennel
Club rules.
Closing date for entries is April
9. Entry information may be had
from Jack Hawley, Glebe 1859, for
cookers, and Bert Voltmers, Oliver
2742, for boxers.
Judge for the boxers will be
Alfred Putnam of Philadelphia
and for cookers, Mrs. Terrell Van
Ingen OF New Jersey. A special
children's handling class will be
judged by Mrs. A. S. Gardiner, jr.,
OF Washington.
In addition to the children's S
handling, two other features of
this years joint show will be a
boxer obedience demonstration
and a cocker field trials demon
stration.
Evening star., 1950-03-12
Mildred Burke Matched
With EIviru Snodqross

Mildred Burke. who claims the
women's wrestling championship
of the world, will clash with Elvira
Snodgrass. the Tennessee hillbilly.
at Turner's Arena Wednesday
night.
They will meet in a one-hour
time limit event. Another CO.
minute bout involves Johnny
Dutch Schweigert. 218-pound
former Oklahoma U. football star
and the 340-pound Super Swedish
Angel.
Billy Darnell, the Leopard
Boy" who grapples in leopard's
skin, meets Ivan Kamaroff in a
Commute match while another
bout will be announced.
Evening star., 1950-03-12
Snead Fires Dazzling 65 To Gain 6Soke Lead At Miami Beach
A|I-Prep and A|I-High
Captains Are Named
For Annual Game

Bob Macdonald of St. Johns
and Mike Nolan. Gonzaga. both
forwards, have been elected CO.
captains Of the All-Prep basket.
ball team that will oppose the
All-Highs in the fourth annual
game involving these squads at
Uline Arena at 3 pm. Saturday.
Tony Sgro. Tech guard, will
captain the All-Highs.
The game will be sponsored by
the Big Brothers Club as a bene-
fit for the Boys Club work fund
and the All-High team will enter
the competition with 81 game
advantage.
The All-Highs will feature
speedy and alert players while the
Props will have a pronounced edge
in height and size.
Frank Fuqua. 6-foot-6 DeMaths
School center and leader of the
Catholic Leagues scoring, is sky.
scraper Of the lot. Nolan. 6-3. anc
Macdonald. 6-2. also represent
the All-Preps.
The All-Highs will s., spotlight
such speed merchants as Sgro ano
Bill Breen. Tech; Don Eslin, CAL
vim Coolidge. and Terry Gregory
Central.
The All-High stars are working
out under Coaches Hiram Dutch
Usilaner and Russ Lombardy al
Tech High Schools gymnasium
and the All-Preps under Coach
Joe Gallagher at st. Johns.
Evening star., 1950-03-12

last fall because of mild weather.
giving sportsmen the impression
that their populations had in
creased. However, according to
continent-wide surveys of the Fish
and Wildlife Service, their num-
bers have actually declined.
Service Director Albert M. Day
speaking at the North American
Wildlife Conference in San Fran
cisco last week, said: 1T looks
now as though instead of gain
ing ground last year, waterfowl
populations lost some of the pre-
vious years gains. We not only
took the harvestable crop. but also
cut into the capital stock of this
years breeders
Day also expressed concern over
the inroads that agricultural
drainage has made in duck breed
ing and wintering grounds. AS a
result of Government subsidies,
private landowners are destroying
these breeding and wintering
Evening star., 1950-03-12
Titone, Fighting Leigh
Here Tomorrow, in
Line for Ring Rating

Heinie Miller. chairman of the
District Boxing Commission and
executive secretary of the National
Boxing Association, is putting in
plug for Charley Titone. who fights
Calvin Leigh tomorrow night in
the Turner's Arena feature.
Titone. a Brooklyn feather
weight, has fought here seven
times in the last few months. Mil
ler has seen all those bouts and
thinks Titone rates a mention in
the next NBA rankings. He has
recommended to Fred J. SADLY.
chairman of the rating committee.
that Titone be included in the first
10.
Has Lost of So.
Titone's record shows he rates
consideration at least for a good
ranking. He's lost only six of 50
pro bouts. One of them was to
Jimmy Cooper here. He later
knocked out Cooper and then
fought him to a draw. Still an
other match, probably early in the
summer, between those two is in
the making.
Leigh, a Rochester. N. Y. Negro.
never has fought here, but his
record shows him as hard hitter.
He's won II knockouts and Is de.
cisions while drawing two and los
ing six bouts in three years as q
pro.
King and wilkinson.
TOPPING tomorrow nights sup
porting card is a five-rounder be-
tween two District featherweights,
Puggy King and Coffey Wilkinson.
King is returning to the ring after
long layoff made necessary by
damaged hands. He hits so hard
for a youngster that several times
he has dislocated his own
knuckles.
Rest Of the card lists Eddie
Green against Scott Richardson,
middleWeight; Jimmy OBrien
against Angelo Marini. middle
weights, and Bobby Busick against
Tommy Rupard, lightweights, all
four-rounders. Starting time is
8:45 pm.
Evening star., 1950-03-12
IOLIIeT PtCLUTe on Pdge B-I :.
By Angelina J. Corobeili

Always considered a hardy lot.
horse enthusiasts made some sort
of hardness record as a good sized
gallery stood in a continual down.
pour yesterday to witness the an
nual Redland Hunt point to- point
races on the David Martin Farm.
near Norbeck, Md. which opened
the 1850 equine session.
The entire card was run off on
schedule. In spite of the heavy
going, there were no scratches,
spills and mishaps we're practically
non-existant. and times were un-
usually good. ..
Seven horses went to the post in
the featured Redland bowl event,
approximately five miles over ma
tural hunting country. Otto Furr,
jr.s Brown Stockings from Middle
burg, Va. given a fine ride by
Nicholas Felsolvanyi, bested the
field, finishing ahead of Jane Ait
cheson's Merry Lee. with brother
Joe Aitcheson up. and Tony AUTH S
Carverdale Lees Bill Carroll riding.
Chen Takes Lead.
M. F. H. Thomas T. Motifs Chen,
with Judy johnson doing her usual
competent saddle work. took the
lead over the first fence, followed
by Blair Richards Plurality, with
the remainder of the field follow
ing close Leaders changed fire.
quently during the gruelling test
before Merry Lee and Brown
Stockings staged a brilliant neck
to-neck stretch contest, Felsol-
vanyi pushing his mount across
the finish line a head in front of
Merry Lee and her youthful rider.
Only two pairs started in the
Terpenning pair event. and both
pairs made good bids for the
Evening star., 1950-03-12
Baltimore Pair Sets
National Pin Record

Elizabeth (Toots) Barger and
Bill Brozey OF Baltimore set a
national duckpin record for 10
games last night when they tai
lied 2.736 to win the st. Patrick S
Day Mixed Doubles tournament at
Clarendon Bowling Center. Their
effort was worth $3.50.
The old mark of 2,679 was set
at Milford. Conn, in 1912.
Second prize of $55 went to
Libby Rakowski and Hal Tucker
at Baltimore with 2,615, while
Myrtle Liphard and Bryan Vim
son, also of Baltimore. took third,
with 2.547. Mary Brown and
Elmer Meade of Washington we're
fourth with 2,537.
Evening star., 1950-03-12
Yonks First and Second
In Swedish Skote Roce
BY the Asseeioted Press

OSLO, March 11.-Americans
placed first and second in the
5o0-meter event in a speed skat-
ing meet at Hamar tonight.
The winner was Johnny Werket
OF Minneapolis, who finished in
42.9 seconds. Second went to
Ken Henry of Chicago in 43 Sec
onds. ...-
The 5000 meter event was won
by World Champion Hjalmar
Andersen Of Norway, in 8.23.8.
Henry was seventh in 8.40.l and
Werket ninth in 8.52.5.
Evening star., 1950-03-12
Sam Is ID Under Pal
With 54-HoIe 2O2;;
Little Is Second
BY the Associated Press

MIAMI BEACH, Fla, Mar. IL
Samuel Jackson Snead fired a
dazzling seven under par IS to-
day to take 6-stroke lead in the
Miami Beach $4,000 Invitational
Open golf tournament with a 54-
hole total of 202.
The White Sulphur Springs, w.
Va. professional. last years
golfer of the year" and current
leading money winner this year,
was IA strokes under par at the
three-quarters mark in the 72-
hole medal play tournament.
Leading by two strokes at the
end of So holes yesterday with
1877. Snead carded four under
par 80 on the front side of the
Normandy Isle golf course and
came home in three under par SO
in today's round. He scored four
brides and two eagles during the
remarkable round.
Lawson Little Next.
Nearest competitor. six strokes
behind. was Lawson Little of Mon
terey. Calf, whose brilliant 33-
1856 gave him 208 for 81 holes.
He had scored 142 for the first
two rounds.
E. J. Dutch) Harrison of st.
Andrews, ILL.,, was seven strokes
off Snead's pace for third place
at 209. He fired 32-35-67 to
add to his previous 142.
Henry Ransom. also of st. An
drews, H.. and Chandler Harper,
Portsmouth. Va, were deadlocked
for fourth position with 210. Ran
som shot 81 and Harper. who
led with 50 at the end of the first
round, carded two under par 10.
Dapper Jimmy Demaret, Ojai
Calf; Fred Hawkins, Ell Paso,
Tex, and Roberto Di Vicenzo,
Buenos Aires, were in a three way
tie at 211.
I0rZa Sh00tS b5.
AL Brosch, Garden City, N. Y;
Steve Warga. Miami Lew Wor-
sham, Oakmont, Pa, and Walter
Burkemo, Franklin. Mich, were
tied at 212.
A virtual unknown, Felice Torza,
Of Glen Ellyn, H., came in with a
sizzling 34-31-65 to share the 18-
hole low score with Snead.
No official course record ever
has been established for the roll
ing 6.670-yard Normandy layout.
Thus the low score of this tourna-
ment-first major Miami Beach
tournament in 20 years-will be-
come the official course record.
Snead and Torza share the Official
record so far.
Evening star., 1950-03-12
c. U. Beots American
In IntermuruI Opener

Catholic University defeated
American University's host team,
1923, yesterday in the first round
of the fifth annual District area
intermural basketball tournament.
c. U. will meet Georgetown.
which drew a first-r2und bye, in
one of next Saturdays semifinals.
The other will be between Mary
land, winner over Wilson Teach
ers. 61-28, and George Washing-
ton, winner over Gallaudet, 1923.
Evening star., 1950-03-12
1929 Rose Bowl Gridders
To Address I'd Club

Two opposing football players
In the 1929 Rose Bowl game, in
which Georgia Tech defeated the
University of California, will
speak at the Touchdown Clubs
luncheon at 1890 pm. tomorrow
Earl Dunlap, Georgia Tech
quarterback. now employed by the
FHA, and Tom Werdel, California
lineman. now a member of Con-
gress, will give talks.
That was the game in which
Roy Riegels. California center
picked up tumble and ran In
the wrong direction. He was
tackled on the California one
yard line by Benny LON, his owr
quarterback.