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The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1950-09-08

reach the human ear, but to the
souls that congregated within the
large cube, the evanescent re-
mains Of the departed Israelites
in Europa, all scenes and sounds
were clear and discernible.
In mere moments this vast
outer shell of colorless air sur
rounding the big bird and its
case of remains grew to height
and breadth immeasurable. |
Reaching almost to the ground,
and as high as the unseen stellar
bodies, as wide as all Of Europa,
this strange substance surround
ed the big bird. Many millions
of these unseen nebulae, the last
vestige of the inferred Israelites
of Europa, all the inhabitants of
its communities of Death floated
within this aerial compound. All
had deserted their mutilated bod
les, their distorted faces, their
battered skulls, their shattered
bones, all the evidences of Eu-
ropa's tortures and Affections
and sadistic distinctions.
The cube of atoms followed
closely the big bird and from ev-
cry section passed it drew up
wards, from beneath the carved
tombs, myriads of souls, young
and old, for the brutal hand Of
Bigotry knows no age, no sez
nor any persons worth. It reck-
ons it's success in numbers de.
voured.
The invisible forms understood
one another, whatever their re-
CONTINUED on Page 1873
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The C0RTECE TO MT. SC0PUS
BY ROBERT SEELAV

Out of the ground they removed gently tenderY the
of human remains AssiduouY they cleaned it of the soil
and clngng plant life. Of it
seeking entry their avowed that nothing Of
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1950-09-08

purred, revolved, faster, even
faster; the wings tapped noise
lessly, the tail shuttled right and
left, and the big bird lifted itself
into the vacant skies. The bird
flew East, with it's precious car
60. But within moments the car
rier appeared surrounded as with
a vapor, high and wide. i may
not have been visible to the hui
man eye, nor did the sounds
Evening star., 1950-09-10

rents cement mixer for 50 day
and paves her own walks. First
day didn't know about cement,
my hands peeled. BY the time ]
built a wall. ! knew all about
cement" us that how your nail
came OFF," I ask. mo. that I left
in the car door. I wear falsie
when I work." she said, meaning
false nail.
Vera and her mother believe in
seeing America first. We've
crossed this country four times"
Next time they plan to go in a
truck. When Vera asked her
mother what she wanted most, she
replied: "A truck for travelling.
"When we drive. I wear blue jeans
which I love. I don't bother to do
my hair. I am myself, which ]
love-no lipstick-no one recog-
nizes me. Once in New Mexico
Evening star., 1950-09-10
Todoy's Schedules

AMBASSADOR - Sunset
Boulevard":: ITO, 3:15,
$40. 7:25 and 9::35 pm.
CAPITOL-"Summer Stock:
2, 4:40, 7:20 and 10 pm.
Stage shows: lis, 1855,
6::35 and 9:15 pm.
COLUMBIA - "Shakedown"::
1880, $40, 7:45 and $50
pm.
DUPONT-"The Third Man:
1920, 1928, $50. 1885 and
$40 pm.
KEITH'S-"Louisa": /, $40,
Sis, 7:25 and 9:35 pm.
LITTLE-"Bambi":: 1::25, sos,
4:45, $50, 8:15 and 10
pm.
METROPOLITAN-"Tea for
Two: 1:25, $3.50. 5:35 7:40
and 9:45 pm.
NATIONAL - Three Little
Words; l, 2:45, 4:35, $40,
$40 and 10 pm.
PALACE-"The Black Rose:
1850, 4:30, 7:05 and GAS
pm.
PLAZA-"Pagliacci":: 1:20. 3.
4:40, 6:25, sos, Gas and II
pm.
TRANS-LUX - Destination
Moon: /, 2:45, 4:30, 6:15,
sos and 9:55 pm.
WARNER - Sunset Boule-
vard":: 1:10, $40, Sis, 1920
and 9:35 pm.
Evening star., 1950-09-10
HOLLYWOOD.

Margaret O'Brien, once the pig
tailed princess of movieland, is at
tempting the perilous climb to
adult stardom. Her path is lined
by ghosts of talented tots who fell
along the way.
The awkward age"-adoles-
cence-is a pitfall few child stars
span.
Miss O'Brien is now completing
"The Romantic Age" her first
film in a year, her first without
pigtails and her first since split
ting with MGM, the studio where
she grew up and which considered
her charm worth $4,000 every Fri
day.
Many who have seen her taking
her first crack at portraying adult
emotion believe she has a good
chance of beating the "in-be-
tween age" jinx.
She Charlestons.
If the brown-eyed lass lasts,
she'll join at the top such ex-child
stars as Shirley Temple. Mickey
Rooney. Diana Lynn and Judy
Garland. Best-known victims of
the iinX: Deanna Durbin, Jane
Withers. Freddie Bartholomew and
the Jackies, Coogan and Cooper.
1--WE talk, teen-age romance and
kicking the Charleston in an Off
tle-shoulder gown is apparently
as effortless for the Margaret of
l3 as flashing a shy smile was for
the winsome Margaret of S.
In her case awkward" is mis-
nomer. Now a graceful 5 feet /,
she's lost the angular lines OF
childhood and acquired curves OF
young womanhood.
Perhaps this painless blossom
ing is why she and her mother
changed their minds.
Evening star., 1950-09-10
Coming Attractions

AMBASSADOR - "P tty
Girl" with Joan Caulfield.
CAPITOL-"Abbott and Co.'S
tello in the Foreign Le-
gion," with Bud Abbott and
Lou Costello.
COLUMBIA - THE Black
Rose" with Tyrone Power,
starting Thursday.
DUPONT-"Farewell to Yes
terday" and Holy Year.
$780," starting Friday.
KEITH'S-"So Young. So
Bad" with Paul Henreid,
starting Wednesday.
LITTLE-Walt Disney's Gin
derella." starting Friday.
METROPOLITAN -"Cariboo
Trail" with Randolph
Scott, starting Thursday.
NATIONAL - Kind Hearts
and Coronets." with Alec
Guinness, starting Sunday.
PALACE Fancy Pants"
with Bob Hope, starting
Thursday. te
PLAYHOUSE "No Way
Out" with Linda Darnell,
starting Wednesday.
PLAZA-'MadnesS of Love"
with Aurora Bautista. start
ing Tuesday.
WARNER - Petty Girl,
with Joan Caulfield.
Evening star., 1950-09-10
Margaret O'Brien Tackles
The Jinx Of Adolescence
By Jack Quiee

-Four years ago Mrs. Gladys
O'Brien was saying her daughter
would not try to bridge adde's
cence. Margaret was to enter
convent at 13. After three years
she could decide herself. at 16,
whether to resume her career.
In her first teen-age role Mar
garet, as a sort of female Henry
Aldrich, falls in love with the high
school muscle man and thence into
a peck of innocent trouble. In the
original script, incidentally. he
kissed her. A rewrite reduced the
physical contact to more chaste
hand holding.
Mrs. O'Brien, who still goes to
work with Margaret daily, says
her girl has more offers now than
ever, including a play which she
is seriously considering.
The little actress can afford to
be choosy. Worthnearly 5000, 900,
she has a regular income from
real estate and a. manufacturing
firm which markets Margaret
O'Brien wearing apparel.
Evening star., 1950-09-10
Actor Woes
Even Bother
.Mr. Disney
By Bob Thomas
HOLLYWOOD.


Alfred Hitchcock. the director
who has called actors anything
from children to cattle. once re-
marked that Walt Disney has the
ideal relationship with his stars:
He can erase them If they get
out of line.
When / told Disney this, he re-
piled: 1--WE have trouble with our
actors, too."
Not Really Funny.
For instance, there is Mickey
Mouse. The famed rodent has
been brought back more times
than Sarah Bernhardt. Several
times Mickey has faded and his
sentimental creator has revived
him in a new vehicle.
The trouble is" Disney ex-
planned, that Mickey isn't funny
himself. He has to be surrounded
with comic situations. That
takes lot of trouble
Minnie Mouse has suffered an
eclipse for the same reason.
There's no action connected with
Minnie" the cartoonman said.
land we have given up the subtle
stuff.
The duck Donald) and the
dog (Pluto) are funnier cnarc-
ters in themselves. but even they
can get out of line. We get 80
busy with what we're doing that
we lose perspective. We have to
stop and see what is happening
to the charcters."
New Problems.
Disney has taken on q new set
Of actors who are even more un-
manageable than his film veterans.
He has started series which he
calls "True-Life Adventures.
starring the wild life of North
America.
The first of the series was
called Seal Island" and it chron-
icled the life of seals on an Aleu-
tian Island 1t won an Academy
Award. The second Is Beaver
Valley" which is currently win-
ming much praise throughout the
country. Among the fan letters
Disney has received is one from
justice of the United States
Supreme Court.
Beaver Valley" as you misht
suspect, stars the beaver. HE is
fantastic animal" Walt said.
"All he does is eat, sleep and
work. He never seems to play
at all. The work he does is Of ut
most Importance in conserving the
land in the Western United
States. The Government even
transports beavers into areas that
need conserva tion."
Evening star., 1950-09-10
.Broodwoy's
is Comics
D. AAL p
By Mark Barron
NEW YOP1

In viewing the new shows which
are to come to Broadway within
the next several months. it is
shocking to note that there is a
scarcity of comedians.
Ordinarily you can accept such
musical revue as Pardon Our
French" which is due to open
early in October, and which you
are sure will be another "Hellza-
poppin." And, on paper, it prob
ably will be another show that
will be hilariously funny and a
hit because the remarkable Olsen
and Johnson will be playing the
leading roles.
Like Joe Cook and Ed Wynn,
these two comedians need no book
score or even a trapeze.
In Pardon My French" they are
appearing in a continental revue
which presents mostly vaudeville
acts from Paris, Brussels. London,
Rome and Madrid stages. You
can imagine what will happen
when the ebullient Olsen and
johnson finish with their intro
ductions of this cosmopolitan
melange of artists.
Not Many Others.
But, Olsen and johnson will still
be the only comedians, and the
other shows coming up do not
promise much in the way of funny
men who are as well established
as are these two.
In the musical comedy, "Out of
This World" a Cole Porter lyrical
piece based on the Greek Am
phiUryon, there are a couple of
comical parts for David Burns and
Charlotte Greenwood. But neither
one is devastating in promoting
laughs.
An exception, perhaps, will be
the arrival of the musical comedy,
Call Me Madam" which is due
TO arrive at the Imperial Theater
in about four weeks. With q story
by Russell Grouse and Howard
Lindsay and music by Irving Ber-
lin, this comedy about a woman
diplomat is getting more advance
call at the box Office than any
show since South Pacific"
Ethel Is Dependable.
The story, it is generally ad-
mitted, is suggested by Mrs. Perle
Mesta, the United States Minister
to Luxembourg. One of the top
songs in the show is an Irving
Berlin number called THE Host
ess With the Mostest on the Ball"
The idea was suggested by Berlin
learning of Mrs. Mesta's enthu-
siasm for giving extraordinary
balls and other parties.
Miss Berman, you may be sure
will sing the role with exhuber-
ance and enthusiasm, and she
will get some laughs between
scales for she is an excellent
comedienne. But, the Broadway
stage needs more comics and it
needs more condolences like
4 Ethel Norman. There are now
too few who can inspire a laugh
when laughs are needed.
Evening star., 1950-09-10
By SheiIoh Grohom
YY~Y xyxrTN~r

Vera Ralston is wearing strap
less black dress with pale blue
taffeta playing peekaboo all over
the brief top and the voluminous
skirt. On her wrist is an aqua
marine the size of chickens
egg-a large chickens egg. 1T
matches my petticoat." says Vera,
lifting her skirt slightly.
We are lunching at my favorite
rendezvous in Beverly Hills run
and owned by prince" Mike
Romanoff. and it's the first time
I've had a chance for a long talk
with Vera. Usually We catch-as-
catch-can on the Republic lot
where Vera is the bright feminine
star in a studio that is more
famous for its famous Western
stars like Roy Rogers. John
Wayne. etc.
II came to this country II years
ago." Vera tells me. Il was an
ice skater in Europe" She was
an Olympic champ and once
snubbed a certain Adolph Hitlef'
when he commanded she be pre-
sented to him. Vera refused the
honor"
MY mother and had $50 be-
tween us when we came to this
country after Hitler invaded
Czechoslovakia. We took the last
plane out of Prague. We're hop
ing to go back soon and visit my
aunt who is ILL.," Can you get
in?" I ask Vera. ''Yes. but I don't
know yet how you get out" she
replies. She is an American citi-
zen but I somehow think her
studio bosses will forbid the trip.
II was there two years ago and
had so much trouble leaving the
country-so much red tape!"
And Vera means Red with a
capital "R". -.sa.. ~--~..
But No Fortune.
"Why don't you skate these
days?" I want to know. In the
old days" replies the attractive
star, II skate and If I break my
leg, my father is well-to-do and
he can pay the bills. Now I must
pay. I first skated in this country
at the Madison Square Garden in
1947. I met Jimmie Johnston and
he talked me into being a pro. He
said I'd make a fortune. Well,
made good money. but not a for
tune. I played carnivals and
skated in the intermission at
hockey games" Vera was known
then as Hruba-she changed to
Ralston after signing for a picture
career.
Il went back home to get mar
ried, but Hitler was two steps
ahead of me. He took Austria SO
I came back. My fiance was sent
to concentration camp and
never heard of him again. My
father stayed in Prague. They
put him in concentration camp
and knocked all his teeth out. "
When the war and the suffering
was over, Vera's father came to
live with her and his wife In Cali
fornia. But the 10 years apart
had changed them" and recently
the father went back; the mother
remained to live with Vera.
A Four Year Citizen.
Vera has been a citizen four
years. Thank God" adds Vera.
And she is now as American as
they come. Il love blue jeans. I
love TO work with cement" She
Evening star., 1950-09-10
A Good Skate Makes Good
Vera Roston Here Stoy Becomes Thoroughly American

the garage man says, Are you Miss
Ralston?' I looked so terrible. so
I say, No, no. that's my sister.
I was SO ashamed"
Lose and Learn English.
How did you break into Holly
wood?" asks your reporter. be-
tween bites of Romanoff's best
steak. tMr Yates (boss at Re
public Studio) saw me skating
the first time at Madison Square
Garden. He asked to meet me.
1t was too bad I opened my mouth.
He said. No, your English is not
good enough and he said I should
lose 40 pounds. Then to come
back to see him again. When !
came back. I had lost 20 pounds,
but I couldn't speak better Eng
lish. So I didn't call on him.
"I was in the Icecapades. one
of the stars-I must give myself
a plug. Mr. Yates saw the show
in Kansas City. Asked me If I'd
like to make movie now. He
thought I might have talent. So
he gave me Is lines to speak
when he made a film of the Ice
capades. That was in Al"
BY the time Vera made "The
Lady and the Monster" in '43-
Erich Won Stroheim was the mon
ster and Vera played a character
called Miss Ralston, that's where
she found her name-Vera spoke
English well, she was slender and
she has been a top star ever since.
with John Wayne. no less, her
leading man in THE Fighting
Kentuckian" There is a new
five-year deal cooking for Vera at
Republic. And it looks like the
little Czech skater is here to stay.
(Released by North American Newspaper
Allianee9
Evening star., 1950-09-10
|Vivien Now
Mould Try
"A Musical
BY the Assoeiofsd Pres,

HOLLYWOOD.
Having conquered just about
every other form Of film and stage
work. Vivien Leigh has a yen to
tackle a musical.
Sounds incongruous, huh? Well,
it's true. The famed actress
dropped the hint on the set of "A
Streetcar Named Desire" She
said all she needed was an offer
and enough time for preparation.
when I was studying for the
theater, I took ballet as one Of
my courses" she said. II fancy
myself as a not-too-bad ballroom
dancer. I know nothing about
tap. But I'm sure I can learn.
"Also, I have sung on the stage
in plays with music and audiences
weren't hostile in their reception.
In fact, the reaction was most
cordial"
Evening star., 1950-09-10
Fuith Beats Lisp
BY the Associated Press

HOLLYWOOD.
The lowly toothpick was Faith
Domergue's key to a movie career.
AS child, she lisped. When
Howard Hughes signed her to a
movie contract in 1941 she still
lisped. Get rid of it. he ordered.
The actress says she did it this
way:
First I tried Demosthenes'
method of placing pebbles in my
mouth and talking. That helped,
but I found that a toothpick,
placed behind the eye teeth. was
better. l practiced delivering
dramatic readings for an entire
year with toothpick (not the
same one) between my lips"
Evening star., 1950-09-10
Youth Aid
BY the Assoeioted Press

By the ASsoeIofed FresS
HOLLYWOOD.
A youngsters ambitions should
be encouraged, Alan Mowbray be-
lieves.
AS evidence of his sincerity Now
bray tells. straight-faced. this tale
His 15-year-old son Alan II once
came to him and declared his in
tention of becoming a writer
That's a laudable goal" Now
bray told the lad, patting his back.
Here's a pencil"
Evening star., 1950-09-10
Summer STAGE

ARENA STAGE-"Of Mice
and Men" with Dorothea
Jackson. starting Monday.
CROSSROADS - Personal
Appearance" with Grace
Pearson. starting Monday.
OLNEY-"Dear Brutus." with
Brian Aherne, starting
Tuesday.
SESQUI AMPHITHEATER-
Faith Of Our Fathers"
with Lawrence Ryle, nightly
except Monday.
Evening star., 1950-03-31

This eye-catching pattern Is an
heirloom from way back when
grandma was a girl! Easy cro-
cheting the large motif measures
7 inches, the small one inches.
They are beautiful for anything
from banquet cloth to small table
mat.
Pattern Envelope No. R2938
contains complete crocheting in
structions, stitch illustrations and
material requirements.
To obtain this pattern, send 20
cents in coins, giving pattern num-
ber, your name, address and zone
number to Peggy Roberts, The
Washington Star. P. o. Box 100,
Station G, New York 10, N. Y.
Just what you've been waiting
for :. the big new book of
Needlework News! Chockful of
fascinating designs, including four
gift patterns with instructions.
Special features :. needle know
how and exciting information on
what's-new -to-make. Send 26
cents in coin.
Evening star., 1950-03-31
Chinese Cobboqe
Souerkrout

A man in Illinois has sent this
recipe for making sauerkraut with
Chinese cabbage, which he claims
Is a real innovation.
You'll need, he says, 40 pounds
of Chinese cabbage and l pound
q cups) of salt. Shred the lower
solid part of the cabbage head
with a cabbage shredder, and use
a knife or chopper to shred the
top part. Add the Q cups of salt
to the 40 pounds of cabbage-or
if you are making less the pro-
portions are teaspoon salt to
each quart of cabbage-pack
tightly in glass quart jars. Cover
the jars loosely to permit gas to
escape. Some juice will overflow
from the jars. so set them in a
big enamel pan or several smaller
ones. When the gas stops form
ing, after about the fourth day,
seal the jars tight, and store in
a cool dark place.
Evening star., 1950-03-31
Bv Betty Miles

The Handicapped Child, A Guide
for Parents, by Edith M. Stern
with Elsa Castendyck CA. A. Wyn,
Inc, New York. So.
The authors have joined forces
to present a guide for parents of
handicapped children that is
helpful, warm and understanding.
They make no attempt to mini
mize the difficulties for parent and
child that any one of a variety Of
serious handicaps entails. But
they also present the things par
ents can do to make the child's
life a happy and contented one
and point to the fact that the
kind of person he becomes, in
spite Of his handicap, depends on
his parents.
First of all. the authors declare,
handicap is precisely that. and
"one Of the hardest of all crosses
to bear" What harms ones chill
dren hurts more than anything
that parents might personally
suffer, they add. But you cannot
wish the handicap away, nor
ignore it, nor would it be we'll
with your child if you should
do so.
You cannot avoid some guilt
feeling about it, although these
things are rarely any ones fault.
THE best way to overcome fruit
less and baseless mulling over
your possible responsibility for the
cause of your child's handicap is
to do the best thing you can for
him, since the fact-and the i'm
portant facts that he has it."
the authors declare. Carrying
out a positive planned program
for his benefit will help not only
him but you. Constructive action
is always the best way to relieve
emotional strain"
Cerebral palsy, crippling, epi-
lepsy. blindness or partial sighted
ness, deafness or bad hearing,
mental retardation, speech diff
culties, and rheumatic fever or
other long illness are covered in
separate chapters.
Particularly interesting is the
chapter devoted to mental retar-
dation, and the techniques par
ents can employ. The delicate
balance between making impossible
demands on this sort of child on
the one hand, and the need for
proper habit building and disci-
pline on the other, is clearly and
intelligently explored. Just as par
ents would not expect deaf child
to hear nor a blind one to see,
neither should they expect child
who is slow mentally to function
as normal children his age do,
although with encouragement
and praise for what he can
accomplish, his increased conf
dence will help him win battles in
his fight for adjustment. This
same balance is the key to raising
all handicapped children-to pro-
vide them at the same time with
understanding and consideration
for their problems and the things
they cannot do, yet to instill in
them confidence that will enable
them to be as self-sufhcient as
possible.
The authors also consider the
effect OF the child on the harmony
Of the home, and his relations
with other children in the family.
1t is realistic in its discussion Of
the reasons why institutional life
Evening star., 1950-03-31
Readers C|earinq House
Conducted by BETSY CASWELL
SPICE CAKE?

SPICE CAKE?
From Mrs. E. w., Alexandria,
Can any one supply me with
a recipe for a moist and very dark
spice cake-like grandma used to
make. I remember she used mo-
lasses and boiling water in hers.
* X X
GREASE FOR SOAP?
COCONUT PIE?
From D. p, ArlingtonD
I am appealing for possible
places or groups that might be
interested in used grease for soap
making. I have 10 or Is pounds
of grease to donate.
Would also like to get a recipe
Tor fresh coconut custard pie that
would hold the coconut in sus-
pension rather than on top Of the
custard. Is there secret way?
X
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