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EVANS DOWNS
ROTARY.iTUES.

Evans Enterprises handed the
Rotary their sixth straight loss
when they defeated them ISL in
the first game of a double header
in the Little League last night at
Bayview Park.
Evans took a 40 lead in the first
inning on three walks, one error,
a single by Jerry Hargraves and
a double by Howard Barnwell. The
Rotary came back in their half of
che first to tie it up climaxed by
Rick Garcia's third homer of the
season, with two men on base.
Evans came back with three more
runs in the second to take the lead
and iced the game with q six run
rally in the third.
The Rotary came to life and put
on q six run rally In the fifth on
two, walks, two errors and four
hits. One of the hits was Barros.
SOS first homer of the season.
Danny Garcia and Hargrave led
Evans attack with two hits each.
r. Garcia, with a homer and a
double in four tries was the big
gun for the Rotary.
In the second game, the Kiwan-
is beat the Jaycees, 1876, to climb
within one game OF the league
leading Eiks.
The Kiwsnis pounded out Is
hits off the combined pitching Of
Bryan Williams and Feeble Car.
honeIl to cop the win. They took
. 30 lead in the first inning on
two errors and doubles BY Nil.
ton Esquinaldo end Roy Valdez.
They added i've more In the Sec
ond on en- error, singles BY
Freddie Graves and Jennie Cen.
ley and Valdez second double.
The Jaycees picked up = run in
the first on Williams single, an
error and Joe McMah0ns double.
They rallied for three runs in the
third on three walks, an error and
a fielders choice. In the fourth. the
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The
-
Weatherman
Says
I The
Says

Key West and Vicinity: Partly
cloudy, continued warm and humid
with isolated thundershowers thru
Thursday. Light to moderate yari-
able winds.
Florida: Continued warm and
partly cloudy thru Thursday. Wide.
ly scattered thundershowers likely
in afternoons or evenings.
Jacksonville thru the Florida
Straits and East Gulf Of Mexico:
Gentle to moderate variable winds
mostly westerly. Weather partly
cloudy thru Thursday with occa.
sionally a few widely scattered
showers.
Western Caribbean: Moderate
east winds and partly cloudy wea-
Their thru Thursday. A few widely
scattered showers.
Weather Summary For The Trop-
zeal Atlantic. Caribbean Sea and
The Eastern Gulf OF Mexico: Con.
ditions are normal over the entire
tropical area today, No waves or
other indications of disturbance.
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NEW YORK R--In the wake of
the Yankees sacEing and pillag-
ing of the last remaining Indian.
settlement on Lake Erie, columnist
Ed McAuley of the Cleveland News
says in sepulehral tones:
"0rganized baseball is in trouble.
Its ailments win be aggravated
seriously If the four.time winners
continue to make a joke of the
flag race. F"
Truer words were seldom spok-
en-, If the American League thinks
II has q headache in its various
television problems, just wait until
Casey Stengels runaways increase
their lead to Is or 20 games along
in August.
Who. for instance, beyond a few
homeless knotheads from tn e
Bronx would be interested in
watching the big team win its 18th
straight tonight at the expense of
the 81. Louis Browns. losers of Il
in a row? It could set worse than
that, though not much.
As McAuIey goes on to say, no.
body wishes the Yankees to LEI
up. ''The task OF balancing the
league belongs to the clubs behind
them, not 10 the conQuering lead.
ers," he signs. But In the following
paragraph, Ed comedies there Is
no prospect of relief soon:
"Doggedly, patiently - and no
doubt expensively--the clubs which
trail the Yankees will have 20 dup
licate their operation, not only on
the field but In the front office.
So far only one owner. Tom Yawk-
ey Of Boston, has shown the ability
and the disposition to match check
books with the champions"
Coming from Cleveland, where
the suffering must be intense, fAese
remarks are unusually tolerant
and we'll timsd. They are not the
cry Of the wounded. but simply a
statement Of tact-that the Amer.
can League has a mess on its
hands The Yankees are much too
good tor their opposition, ard al.
tendance Is soing TO suffer the re-
mainder Of the summer.
AZ least ; hzlf-d01en local fans
who make sn occasional visit 20
Yankee Stadium have told ne in
recent days they are through for
this year. At least Thsy dea't
blame she Yaak players s0r whoop-
lns il ap and solnz tog that s. Go
World Series egg. Tasy bsss GO
longer are Interested when there
Is - peaaaml race.
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Matthews Whips
Besllore Tuesday

PORTLAND, Ore. "a - Harry
Matthews Of Seattle, fighting 20
gain tap niche In heavyweight
ranks, hammered out q one-sided
l0T0und decision over Freddie BE-
shore Of Los Angeles here tonight.
Matthews, $50, had Beshore, 90,
bleeding and out On his feet at
the final bell.
The Seattle veteran showed some
Of the punching p0wer ard rlnx-
nanship that won him 90 impres.
Sive string Of knorkoHts before be
was stopped BIZ Rocky MArelano
ia New YORK last July.
Re gave BeshoEs q bad beating
all The way. Tkere were no kroek.
downs. ard he didn't cane close
to knocking him out until tie 10Th
round.
Thea, with . minute iegs. he
staggered him with : terrific right
to TIE tzw A Garry 81 vsrsoas
paacaes aF0ge BesAcre lnsa ~
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Jack Webb Places
Third Ia Tourney

Jack L. Webb, of the Fleet All
Weather Training Unit, Atlantic,
Naval Air Station, Key West,
Fla, gained third place finish
in the Air Force Atlantic Fleet
tennis tournament held in Jack.
sonVille, Fla. last week.
Webb, Key West navy singles
champ, teamed with lTJG J.
Warmath of the uSS Midway to
take runner-up spot in the dou-
bles competition.
On the strength Of his play in
jacksonville Webb will be re-
tanned as . member Of ihe Air
Force Atlantic Fleet Squad, for
The remainder Of tournament
play.
Webb is the son Of Mr. and
Mrs. Leslie N. Webb, 4l0 N.
Bragg Ave-, Lookout Mountain,
Tenn. Prior to entering active
duty with fhe Navy in August
1851, Webb graduated from Den.
ison University, Granville, Ohio
He holds a 3. A. degree in psY.
ehologY.
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TODAY'S
STOCK MARKET

NEW YORK lK-The stock mar.
ket moved upwsrd ID ssriy dealings
today. wlIh q few SANS u aroaaa
point.
The MARKET was lairiy active a.
the starr. but TIE Pace Quoted
wilhin 4 sbori time
Groaps showing ihs best gains
iaeiuded The rails. oils. rubb<Fs.
ehemIc4is and ieievialons
Up = point 81 mcre weFe Giles
Service. Plymouth OIL. Pacific
Western. saslgh~rn Ra.swty 80
Goodyear sfsble ffatlnsbi GAS
wers shosn ~ YearEasoNs skest
4 TBbs. chFyslsr. I. 5 KssssI.
Ksrneestt % pesf, we,flsaAssts.
sarts Fs am1 SoulheFn YsEske
of smail lFarsiost wsfs Tea
seis1ats1 E1iscE 80 TseIEe Cas- =
Elssfrse. Amsrsssa Tsissksas sgs
~ tiightiy.
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Roundup

Paddy Young for the middleweight
championship of this country in
practically everybody's living
room Friday night, is a pleasant,
unscarred young man of "A who
learned his trade as a saloon
bouncer in the tougher sections Of
Honolulu.
He makes his home now In San
Francisco, where he has a wife
and three children aged 6, and 2.
He is completely confident he
viii defeat Young, the New York
City toughy, probably on points,
and expects to receive meaner
competition from Randy Turpin,
the British champion, If and when
they meet for the world 16O.pound
title.
Olson is living here in an old,
ramshackle hotel which the locals
claim once was the summer hang
out Of numerous of eur presidents,
including the Inflated Garfield. He
trains in a ring pitched just out
side, near the swimming pool,
though from all accounts and from
what we have seen. Bobo hasn't
worked too hard. He says he has
no matchmaking problem and.
anyway, was in shape when he
got here more than a week ago.
Olson has earned this shot at
the title by a string Of solid sue
cesses within the past couple of
year, He suffered the only knock
out Of his career at the hands Of
Sugar Ray RobinSon. but came
back to hold the Negro TO a close
decision In their second t5-rounder.
Since then be has come on stead.
lily.
Mostly. Bobo attacks 10 the body.
waaing in and leaning over and
pumping both gloves to his oppo-
nent's middle. He doesn't plan to
change against Young. whom be
obviously holds IN no great regard.
tie boxed only two rounds yester.
day snd doesn't intend 90 hit ar
other lick uaia he climbs through
the ropes Friday night,
I've seen Young Only cree. ard
that was on telegision. be said.
II think he has a pretty rood left.
/ cant say III stop him hus ]
think I can eatpoins hiEn- ] shoAla
know after 4 rgAsna OF two The
Feasol th3nk Turpsn nslStt -
tougher tag me j. that he's cider
ana mere sxpeg iensea ana las al
a. keaFa syle. I SAw ; picture If
Als ssSoad fight With RcsszkoG
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Bobby Locke
Hurls 2-Hitter
FOrDaytOna
nx The Assoeiated Press

Bobby Locke pitched a two-hit-
ter Tuesday night to give Daytona
and a 2ls-game lead in the fast
closing Florida State League first
half race.
Only five days remain for the
second-place Cocoa Indians to
catch up. The Indians didn't act
Tuesday night like they would be
able to turn the trick, losing 81
to last-place Lakeland.
Locke struck out il Orlando bat
ters while his teammates collected
is hits, including a home run,
triple and two singles by Manager
Ed Levy. 1t was Daytona Beach's
fifth straight victory.
All Pirtle slammed out two dou-
bles and a pair OF singles which
drove in two runs to pace Lake
lands assault On Cocoa. Pitcher
Floyd Bridges kept 10 Cocoa hits
well scattered.
IN other action, Leesburg
whipped jacksonville Beach 6-l.
and DeLand and Sanford split a
douhleheader, DeLand winning the
opener, ST., and losing the night
cap, 7.6.
Leesburg's Billy Bass yielded
six hits to Jacksonville Beach.
The decision came In the fifth,
the Lakers scoring twice when
John Richard struck Norm Miller
with a pitched bali. forcing in a
run, and Chico Fundore stole
home.
Jim Clarich turned in q three.
hitter going the route for DeLand
In the first game at Sanford, In
the afterpiece. sanford nipped the
Red Hats on d One.run single by
Tommy Leonard ia the ninth.
Tuesday Results
DeLand S.6 Sanford t,T
Leesburg 6 Jacksonville Beach
Lakeland 3 Cocoa
Daytona Beach u Orlando /
Wednesday Games
naytona Beach al Leesburg
jacksonville Beach at Orlando
Sanford al Lakeland (2l
Cocoa al DeLand
Standings;
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MAJOR
LEAGUE
LEADERS
by The Assssistsd Press
AMERICAN LEAGUE

RUNS-Mantle. New York, So.
RUNS BATTED IN - Mantle,
New York, %.
HITS-kuenn. Detroit. and Vern.
on. Washington, -.
DOUBLES - KEEL, Boston, and
Nieman. Detroit, IS.
TRIPLES - Jensen. Washing
ton. 6.
HOME RUNS erulal. phllsdsl-
phia, is.
STOLEN BAsEs-Rivsra. chIea.
60. Is.
PITCHING = Lopat. New York.
70, 1000,
sTRIKEouTs = Pierce. cAiea-
so, 81.
NATIONAL LHAcUE
BATTfNG-Robinson. Brooklyn.
.s44
RuNs-snidsr, Brooklyn, -.
RUNS BATTED N-csmpanelIa,
Brooklyn. 81.
HITS-Sehoendiensts 81. Louis,
81.
DOUBLES = snIdeT, Brooklyn,
and Dark, New York. II.
TRIPLES ~ Greengrass, Gin
cinnsu. Bruton. Milwaukee. Tor.
geson. Philadelphia, and Bernier.
Pittsburgh. S.
HOME RUNS - Mathews. Nil
waukee. 20.
STOLEN BASES = Brufon, MI
Waukee. II.
PITCHING Bnfdelle. Mil-
wankee. 60. 100; smith. clncin.
nsti, so. 1000
sTRiKE0uTs - Roberts, phi.
adelphia. 70.
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Best Play" Tie

NEw YORK william InEsa
PIenr'' ard Arthas Hglers The
frgr hash Ee faf fhs 1873
Ilenaldson AaaEd leg tie bei pay
of fhe
The 8 board. ikestfieat weskiY
wkseh sr.saserx she zxards, sad
tie tie vas tke cat ID the 70 gear
hEsory 81 TIE amarss - BE-
hard also azseanesa thsss 80.
nexs
Best nasleaI 'Aossegts
Tomm
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Peter thao As Lave 81 Eesr
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NATIoNAL LITTLE LEAouE
Recognition Asked
For Dads Day

WASHINGTON R--Rep. Koran
fR.Wash) today renewed hts effort
10 have Congress recogniss the
third Sunday In June cath year
as Fathers Day.
In testimony prepared for =
House judiciary subcommittee. tbe
Washington congressman urged
that Fathers Day be given The
same recognition which Congress
gave 10 Mothers Day In 1914.
Hnran. IN whose district the OBJ
servsnce oF Fathers Day origi.
mated Ia 1910, has offered such i
resolusion in The past TIRES Cen
crosses wish0uk augress.
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OIL FIRE II INCH0N
NOW UNDER CONTROL.

INCHON, Korea R-TAe Fagsrg
osl fivs started ~ commaaaxs SIR
rad e. iris west Korean per- lan
right has heen hrcugkt order ern.
trni and Il dyinG nuh ~ AFmY
spokesman sad tnaa
FLARES early today threakene6
10 snRasf TIE ent.rs pexn
8amp.
Tkage waa 10 egfsea Fegert 81
easaassss. 81 sFSs8
ksaxs4 sws Kessans wsse nsS
ana > asmGer " eSsrs 10
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Legion Loop Tilt
Scheduled Tonight

Evans Enterprises VIII cross bats
tonight with the Strand Theater in
an American LegsOa Junior RaSe.
ball league clash at WlekerS Field
Stadium.
Yates VIII pitch ard Kerr win
catch for Evans while manager
Paul Aibury If she strand nine viii
start =, Mira with PineSa catching.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-06-17

YESTERDAYS RESULTS
ST. Louis 3 New York
Detroit Boston
Philadelphia 3 Cleveland
Chicago Washington I'll inningsD
TODAY's SCHEDULE
St. Louis at New York
Detroit at Boston
Cleveland at Philadelphia (n)
Chicago at Washington (n)
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pAttFTg toAxT
AMrRmAN ASSOCIATION

al Lopsx. manager u TIE Cleve.
land Indians, holds the maioF lea.
gge record f0r having esasai tie
most games IN > lifetime iats
topea played y ysaxs in the mat
agN
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-06-17

Bob Parterf1els pitcher foF she
Washington Senator's. was horn
Egwsn cooisdge pasergield Hls
father nleknamed hm BOB at
the aEs oi 50.
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BAL Egatg8. SPECIFY gpsGs egf~
fielder &c TIE aakee Bra "a.
IesS re NestheFm Leagwn IN saoas
easex wIfa IS Is 100
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SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION

YESTERDAYS RESULTS
Atlanta 4 Chattanooga 3
Nashville II Birmingham
Mobile 9 Memphis 8
Little Rock 5 New Orleans
- -
TODAY's SCHEDULE
Memphis at Birmingham Cd
Chattanooga at Mobile
Only games scheduled
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Key Vest Will Make First Start
against Selma In $3.50 Came

The Key West High School baseball team is ready
today to begin fight for the Southeastern District base
ball The tournament opens this afternoon in Selma
Alabama with of the south top prep teams battling
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Kiwanis iced the game with an
eight run rally climaxed by Es.
quinaldo's homer with the bases
loaded. Two errors and Mcmahon S
single gave the Jaycees run in
the fourth and they added another
in the sixth on an error and singles
by Williams and Mcmahon.
Esquinaldo led the Kiwanis with
a homer. double and single in four
tries and Danny Garcia, Kiwanis
third sacker Clipped in with a
double and two singles to aid the
offense. Mcmahon, Jaycee catch
err, led their offense with a double
and two singles in four trips TO
the plate.
qsk. IL .--..
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Observations Taken at City
Office. 500 AN. EST
Key West, Fla. June II, 1853
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-06-17

Relative Humidity. Q AN.
100
Barometer lSea LEVEL. 500 A. N.
5000 ins.--I0I59 mbs.
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long BRANCH. n y RtarI
fn0hpl ossoa. @aa 10 tn fsgAt
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Baseball Results

YESTERDAYS RESULTS
New York rs Cincinnati 5-I2
Pittsburgh So Chicago SO
st. Louis Brooklyn
Milwaukee So Philadelphia So (second
game 10 innings)
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-
Macon Charleston
Augusta 2 Columbia
Jacksonville 4 Columbus
Montgomery Savannah
ToDAY's .sCHEDULE
Charleston at Macon
Columbia at Augusta
Jacksonville al Columbus
Savannah at Montgomery
YESTERDAYS BASEBALL RESULTS
BY The Associated Press
ALABAMA-FLs0RIDA
Dothan II Ft. Walton 10
Panama City at Andalusia ppd--rain
Graceville at Eufaufa ppd--rain
INTERNATIONAL
Ottawa 3 Montreal 2
Buffalo 4 Toronto
Springfield Syracuse
Baltimore Rochester 0
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
Indianapolis 2 Kansas City
Toledo Louisville I
Charleston 81 Paul
Minneapolis Columbus
TEXAS LEAGUE
Tulsa Houston
san Antonio 10 Oklahoma City
Dallas 3 Beaumont 0
Shreveport ~ Fort Worth .
PACIFIC COAST
San Diego san Francisco !
Los Angeles 9 Seattle .
Portland II Oakland 3
Hollywood Sacramento I'll iHnlngsl
TODAY'S BASEBALL SCHEDULE
BY The Associated Press
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
Indianapolis at Kansas City
Toledo at Louisville ca
Columbus at Minneapolis
Charleston at st. Paul
ALABAMA-FL0RIDA
Graeeville al Fort Walton
Euiamla at Andainsia
Panama City AZ nothan
TEXAS
Houston 81 Tulsa
san Antonio at Oklahoma City
Beaumont al Dallas
Shreveport al Fart Worth
INTERNATIONAL
Montreal Ct Ottawa
Toronto at Buffalo
Syracuse 81 Springfield
Rochester at Baltimore
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sUBscHIsE TO TlIr cFTTz1a
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TODAY'S SCHEDULE
New York at Cincinnati (nJ
Pittsburgh at Chicago
Brooklyn at st. Louis (n)
Philadelphia at Milwaukee IND
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ADDITIONAL TIDE DATA
Reference s4sfiens Key West
Time Of Height d
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y. NaTcla, Curly t5l and Hari0.
lone; R. Garcia, Plowman ID and
Esteyez.
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Temperatures
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YESTERDAYS RESULTS
Macon z Charleston Z
Augusta 2 Columbia
Jacksonville Columbus
Montgomery Savannah
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The Wollheim Case

The ruling by German that G. Farben pay
compensation and Norbert Woolheim. Jewish
secration inmate whom the Naz assigned slave
labor in Of the copanYs plants Oswiec is not
only important expression of basic justice but for the
formulation of the thesis that companies which employed
slave labor to their eoumen dvest themselves of
legal responsibility for the heous practice The decision
APPLY stated by Dr. Israel Godsten brings into
perspective the moral and legal responsibility of those who
conspred with the Naz regime exploit for their profit
the tragedy of those whom the Naz held capives and
who have sought to responsibility by shifting the
Nazi state"
The Farben company notorious for its of slave labor
employed battery of legal experts who could find other
defense to the suit than the claim that Wohem had been
in the custody of the SIS to whom they alleged payment had
been made The defense however obviously thin that
the court could not escape making the only possible decision
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1953-06-19

AS educator Dr. Fox recognizes the need in the Amer
can School system for the type of schools the Jewish nsu
tons developing The Ohio Associate Professor empha
sizes his address that the American public school found
erng and Jewish schools and Jewish educators doing
service for the American educational system in founding and
supporting schools that enrichng American culture
We quote Dr. Fox here because in hearty agree
ment with his It would indeed be odd
ture such by the Jews which initiated compu
education years ago today
offer examples and instructions the educators of country
where public education only two hundred years Old
We need not apologize for Jewish Day Schools Indeed
should train sights establishing of them.
With the public school system suffering from lack of teach
school building and nursing and its overcrowded cond
tons the private school offers welcome relief we'll
promise of advancement in educational processes.
No need fear that by supporting the Jewish Day
School the democratic will suffer- Jewish teachings
democratic teachings Dr. Fox stating
schools dedicated these ideals add much the Amer
culture.
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The Jewish Quiz Box

QUESTION: How did the Gus
tom of delivering a eulogY origi-
nate? Il. S.. Aiken. S. C.)
ANSWER: 1t seems to be
among the oldest of customs. In
the Bible Abraham is recorded as
having eulogized his wife Sarah.
Jacob was eulogized by his chill
dren. Samuel the Prophet was
eulogized. 1t can thus be seen
that the practice of delivering
eulogies was quite popular in
Biblical times.
The Talmud mentions different
customs pertaining to eulogies,
but generally seems to consider it
an obligation to provide a eulogy
for the deceased. There are in
stances mentioned of hiring per-
sons to eulogize the dead.
The purpose of the eulogy
seems to have been two-fold.
Basically, it was meant to move
the audience to a state of remorse
Continued on Page 81
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OFF THE
REcoR p
BY Nathan Ziprin
THE FINALLY CASE

THE FINALLY CASE
The endless procrastination in
solving the mystery" of the dis
appearance of the Finally orphans
only leads credence to the conclu-
sion that this is case of "ritua-
listic kidnapping" whose solution
does not rest in Jewish hands
alone. The imputation of insin-
certify to Catholic churchmen by
the Grand Rabbi of France may
have been an emotional outburst.
but the unalterable fact remains
that the case is far from solution
despite alleged agreements under
which the children would be
placed under neutral custody
pending final court action on
their custody. Where the Grand
Rabbi was remiss perhaps was in
his imputation of inaction to
Pierre Cardinal Gerlier who is
known to have saved hundreds of
Jews. particularly children. and
who was one of the few men of
the cloth who had the moral
courage to publicly denounce the
Nazis during the occupation.
But there were other men in
volved. But there was however
the admission by the Cardinals
representative in the Finally affair
that although everything had
been done to secure the return
of the children the French church
was powerless to get them out
from the mysterious" forces
holding them in Spain. Who ar.
the mysterious" forces? The an
swer to that question certainly
holds the key to the tragic riddle.
Cardinal Chaillet, who handled
the affair, also asserted that the
children were known to have
lived in a Spanish convent on
February 81, but that they were
removed on that day following
telephone call to the convent
by a woman. Was that the lady
who secretly baptized them and
conspired to abduct them across
the border rather than yield them
to Jewish custody. There is the
implication in that story that one,
or perhaps both, of the children
is no longer alive. But this story
does not square with another YER
sion. This time by the Spanish
Consul in Jerusalem who was re-
ported to have told lawyers for
the Finally family that the chill
dren were in Spain and that he
was astounded at the inability of
the French authorities to locate
the children. Is this a true report,
or was it merely designed to
throw off the trail?
It seems only logical that if
there were sincere efforts on be-
half of those charged with I'M
tangling the ravel. the mystery"
would have long been solved.