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THE WISCONSIN JEWISH CHRONICLE August 22, 1952 6 Broadway Tales OUR FILM FOLK Spaniards Given Sanctuary in Israel JERUSALEM (JTA) An inter-ministerial committee has granted sanctuary to four Spaniards who escaped from the Franco regime in Spain and landed illegally in Haifa a month ago. The four Spaniards will receive Israeli identity cards giving them the right to work in the Jewish State. By LEON CUTTERMAN (Copyrtfht. 1982. JTA) Ask Youngstown Papers to Bar Biased Ads YOUNGSTOWN (JTA) The Fair Employment Practice Committee of the City of Youngstown called upon local newspapers to consider a fair employment policy statement barring advertisements which "state either an unwillingness to employ or a preference of employing applicants of a certain race, religion or national origin, or which ask for this information." Committee director Richard Anliot told publishers that "the taking of help wanted ads is a process in which newspapers have much influence concerning fair employement practices." By Ben Feingold The Retort Swelegant We've heard many clever punch-lines in connection with big-name performers, but we think the tag-line at the end of this yarn is just about the best of all.

It concerns the time Danny (Kaminsky) Kaye was playing at a large mid-western club. During his act, a drunk kept muttering snide, just barely audible, anti-Semitic remarks. Then he staggered over in the direction of Goodman Ace, the noted comedy writer, and Collector's Items from a Columnist's Mail HOLLYWOOD Danny Kayo: "Television will never take the place of the newspaper because you can't swat flies with it." Oscar Levant: "My idea of a successful man is one who can earn more than his wife can spend." Groucho Marx: "Your knowledge of love depends on the way Pythians Seek Ban on Racial Membership Bars SARATOGA SPRINGS, N. Y. (JTA) The 84th annual convention of the Grand Lodge of the Knights of Pyhhias adopted a resolution empowering the leaders of the lodge to cooperate with other organizations in bringing about the enactment of legislation in New York State making it illegal for any fraternal or benevolent organization to reject applications for membership on the basis of race or color.

The organization also adopted a resolution recommending a change in its state charter to remove the restriction of membership to white persons. State legislation will be necessary to bring this resolution into effect. Alexander C. Mailer of New York, who was presented with a scroll on behalf of the Israel Bond Issue for having sold SKNDKIt BEXSMAN. DirceWir SKYMOl'K HEXSMAS luri'ftnr and Kmbalnicr Bensman's For Thoughtful, Attentive Funeral Services you grasp your subject.

Judy Holliday: "The stage is full of people who become actors because they liked to sleep late." George Jessel: "Most after dinner speeches are usually a diarrhea of words and a constipation of thought." Molly Picon: "Nature is wonderful: a million years ago she didn't know we were going to wear spectacles, yet look at the way she placed our ears." Hedy Lamarr: "A woman has to love something, even if it is nothing but a man." Jascha Heifetz: "Man is always trying to make something for himself rather than something of himself." Harry Richman: "There are two things that kill a popular song: playing it and singing it." ill $250,000 in Israel bonds, was elected Grand Chancellor of the 2221 N. Teutonla Ave. LOcust 2-8125 Domain of New York at the con cluding session of the convention. lon (lnttrrmn now in Europe rounding up talent for the six-day bike races which will run in Manhattan come this fall. The atmosphere of Israeli music festivals presented 2,000 years ago, will be recreated at The Second Shir Hahirim (Song of Songs) Jewish Music Festival, to be held at Groton-On-The-Hudson on August 23rd.

Boxing circles divided on whom to call "The Greatest Jewish Fighter Of All Time." Benny Leonard or Joe Choyinski, the 170-pounder. who cut down heavyweights at the turn of the century. Patti McGrath, the lovely colleen at The Bal Tabarin, knows so many Jewish songs, she could easily star in a Jewish musical comedy. Broadway's clever wit, Danny Davis, tells of the cow in The Borsht Belt that wanted to be different, so she ate a lemon growiea "His act stinks." "What did you say?" asked Ace. "His act stinks" replied the souse, a little louder.

Again Ace said "What?" "I said" roared the hate-filled sop "His act stinks." "I can't hear you" niftied Ace "on account of the applause." John Carradine Has Yiddish Rival Vic Jarmel, Broadway's noted theatrical agent, has turned to mystery writing. His first book is titled "The Case Of The Pin Ball Machine" or "For Whom The Balls Roll." SKrts circles grieving over the death of Harry Goldstein former National One-Wall Handball Singles Champion, at 38, of a heart attack. A nice chap, his presence will be sorely missed on the handball scene. Make Research Grant to Frisco Hospital SAN FRANCISCO (JTA) An extended program of surgical reesarch will be undertaken by Mt. Sinai Hospital here, it was announced.

The hospital board has voted $5,000 to expand the his-pital's research facilities and the U. S. Public Health Service has granted a further $10,800 for research in cardiac surgery at the hospital by Dr. Sanford Leeds. The federal agency has so far made grants of $35,000 to work on a "mechanical heart" by Dr.

Leeds. Larry Adler: "A snob is one who lives in public as the rich do, and in private as the poor do." Adolph Zukor: "The fellow who invented money was a genius, but the one who thought up interest was no slouch." Jerry Lewis: "If you want to flatter somebody, just look serious and ask him what he thinks of the general situation." Substitute for Brains Maurice Samuel: "Silence is the only successful substitute for if mi nnm. agwwJ brains. Eddie Cantor: "A girl in good shape is often the reason why a man is in bad shape." SPORTS WORLD Isaac Stern: "Common sense is and gave sour milk. And How "The modern version of rubbing the magic lamp" opines Bob Weitman, well-liked manager of the New York Paramount Theatre "is rubbing elbows with the right people." fiy Bill Wolf, THE (9 HOLE BEATS THE Of SWMMJN' Sam Cohen, the Delancey Street humorist, insists his favorite television show is "Schmuckler, Fran and Aly Kahn." Comedian Irwin Corey, who speaks Yiddish fluently, has translated many of the works of Rabelais into Yiddish, and is doing them in one-man reading performances, a la John Carradine, at many Jewish mountain resorts.

Funnyman Sam Levenson has been voted "Brooklyn Father Of The Year" by The Pitkin Avenue Merchants Association. Broadway Tales Solomon says "Even men with poor memories will always bare in mind a showgal's figure." Cal Abrams Is Starting to Get the Breaks Being traded from the Brooklyn Dodgers to the Cincinnati Reds might have been the best thing that ever happened to Cal Abrams. For the first time in a year the Cincinnati outfielder is starting to get the breaks. It looks that way, that is. No sports columnist would venture to be too positive about any predictions regarding Cal, what with the variety of ups and downs he has endured.

However, recently Cal has been seeing more action in the Lexington Honors Immigrant Tailor BOSTON (JTA) The entire town of historic Lexington, cradle of the American revolution turned out to honor a Jewish immigrant tailor on his seventy-eighth birthday. Cincinnati line-up, often as a starter in center field. And he is doing pretty good, both in hitting and fielding. Cal is placed in the role of learl-off man, a position he fills well because of his speed. Until now the most uncommon thing in the world." Max Shulman: "There is so much humor in the world because there are so many jx-ople who take themselves seriously." Bess Myerson: "To seem to be what we are not is easier than not to Ik- what we seem." Gary Grant: "Security is one of the most insecuie things in the world." Artie Shaw: "When everybody attends to his own business, news is scarce." Dore Schary: "Some people do more scheming to get by without working than working to get by without scheming." Jack Bonny: "Try to save something while your salary is small; it's impossible to save after you begin earning more." Mel Blanc: "It isn't so hard to live on a small salary if you don't spend too much money trying to keep a secret." Artur Rubonstein: "The man who rests his laurels usually rusts on them." Ben Hecht: "Wealth doesn't change a man even though his he has been seen almost exclusively in the role of a Cincinnati pinch hitter.

That was what he did with Brooklyn too, once Andy Pafko had eased him out of his outfield post and relegated him to the bench. When neWs of the trade broke, one thing was certain. witn Brooklyn Cal didn't have a chance lo get anywhere. With Cincinnati, where there could possibly be more playing opportunity, he was i good bet to make a name for himself in the majors. The celebration originally planned by the Lexington Minutemen, an organization to preserve Colonial landmarks, to mark Julius Seltzer's birthday, quickly burgeoned out into a town affair.

The Lexington Historical Society was given permission to join as were other communal groups, including the chamber of commerce. Mr. Seltzer, wrho emigrated to the United States from his native Austria in 1905, is believed to have been the first Jewish resident of Lexington and the first Jewish businessman there. He was one of the founders of the Minutemen organization and is now its commander emeritus. He is vice-president of the historical society.

A personal seven-year campaign by Mr. Seltzer resulted in the erection of Minuteman memorial dedicated in 1949. Sapersteln Meets Pope Pius Overheard at The Copacabana: "If it's only platonic where'd she get that platina?" Don't miss Arnold Forster and Benjamin Epstein's sensational tome "The Troublemakers." It shakes hidden bigots in the U. S. into the full glare of an aroused public opinion.

Stoped Mike Zetz, the comedian, at 45th Broadway Wednesday afternoon and said "Haven't seen you in a long time, Mike. What're you doing now?" "I'm playing the biggest theatre in the world" Mike replied "Loew's Garment Center." In short, Mike has shifted from being a funnyman to selling skirts for The Lujack Sportswear Company in New York City, and is doing wonderfully well. The next Jewish Olympics starts in Tel-A-Viv September 27th. Abe Saperstein, owner and coach Olympic Aftermath editors so busy in recent weeks has died flown, but trickles of in Engkind. Israel, and Egypt.

And probably more. It was also interesting to note the diversified sports in which the Jewish competitors were entered. Among them were track and field, swimming, basketball, water polo, wrestling, weightlifting, gymnastics, rifle shooting and fencing. Flam Slams Ball Herb Flam has been having more tennis success than Dick Sav-itt lately. While Savitt has been lighting a slump, Flam has notched a few important victories.

His latest triumph was in the North American zone Davis Cup matches, in which he was part of the doubles combination that won for the United States. Flam teamed up with Vic Seixas to defeat Canadians Brendan Mackcn and Lome Main. Actually, the Americans were rated a cinch to take the match. However, the Canadians put up an unexpectedly strong fight and Flam and Seixas had to fight hard to win. The final score was 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4.

Basrball Note Al Rosen of the Cleveland Indians and Sid Gordon of the Boston Braves have rudeness becomes eccentricity and his vulgarity becomes wit." Joe E. Lewis: "All's riot with the world." Shelly Winters: "A girl can always live on love, if he is rich." Yehudi Menuhin: "The disadvantage of being rich is that you have to live with rich people." Paulette Goddard: "Girls who offer no resistance lead a very nice existence." of the famed Nuero basketball teresting information continue to come in. Just when it seems as if virtually every Jewish athlete who took part has been listed, someone brings in news of a few more. So here are some Into additions: A Russian weightlifter, Gregor Novak, broke a world's record in winning a second place for his team in the medium-heavy class. Novak hoisted a total of 902 pounds in the press, snatch and jerk.

In doing so he set a mark of 30B'i lbs. for the press. The crowd showed extra appreciation for his efforts because he triumphed under severe pain from a pulled leg muscle. The Fencing Doctor A good fencing performance was turned in by Dr. Paul Makler, a 32-year-old doctor of Philadel VOU HAVE AN Zionist Actions Committee to Meet in November JERUSALEM (JTA) A plenary session of the Zionist Actions Committee, policy-making body of the world Zionist movement between World Congresses, will be held in November, the praesidium of the Actions Committee decided.

The place of the meeting has not yet been chosen. The praesidium also voted to hold a meeting of Actions Committee members residing in Israel some time next month. It approved a new constitution for the Jewish National Fund, which will be registered as an Israeli corporation. been steadily increasing their home team. The Harlem lobe-Trotters, was delighted after his boys gave a demontration before Pope Pius, and The Pontiff told him how much he enjoyed the clever and laugh-provoking antics of his team.

Saperstein is a hard worker in the cause of Jewry, and spreads good will wherever he goes Definition of a bigot "A nut that's down on something he's not up on." The Greatest Leonard or Choyinski Isn't this the way of life? If you do not ask for help all men are good-natured. Abe Yager, New York's demon press-agent, run and runs-batted-in totals. They continue among the leaders in their respective leagues. (Copyright, 1952, JTA) phia. He figured prominently in an rJATER HEATER! Report on Emigration from Western Europe PARIS (JTA) The Joint Distribution Committee reported here that 4,329 men, women and children from 15 West European countries had registered with the JDC for emigration to countries other than Israel during the first six months of 1952.

American victory, scoring four lersonal victories out of the U. S. total of eight. Dr. Makler was one of 14 Jewish fencers on the squad.

South Africa's weightlifter Issy Blumberg also took part in the light-heavy division. Blumberg made a good showing, taking sixth place. Another sixth place this one in flyweight wrestling was won by Louis Baise of South Africa. Argentina sent Leon Genuth to participate in middleweight wrestling, in which he took the number five spot. And so it went.

There were Jewish athletes from the United States, Russia, Australia, India, South Africa, Argentina, A Woman's Birthday Mary Livingstone: "What some women want for their birthday is not to be reminded of it." Lou Holtz: "The lxst way to make your relatives think a lot of you is to make a fortune and then drop dead." Clifton Fadiman: "When some people pay you a compliment, they look as though they expected a receipt for it." Norman Corwin. "Some people don't lie; they merely present the truth in such a way that nobody recognizes it." George S. Kaufman: "The human race seems to have improved everything except iK'ople." Ben Grauer: "Radio is a device to teach mankind the blessings of silence." Charlie Chaplin: "Television is within the reach of nil, and it's strange more aren't smashed." Mervyn Le Roy: "Doctors think a lot of patients are cured who have simply quit in disgust." Gertrude Berg: "Many married couples manage to patch up their old quarrels until they are as good as new ones." Billy Rose: "Blessed are the pure for they shall inhibit the earth." Joey Adams: "It's strange the President doesn't do better, what with all the advice from the Edna Ferber: "A pretty girl is like a malady; she gives a young man heart trouble." Mimi Benzcll: "Pretending to be rich keeps many people poor." Ed Wynn: "Success in life depends on two things: luck and pluck; luck in finding someone to pluck." During the same period, about 3,500 left Europe under JDC aus pices. Of these. 2,428 went to the United States, 374 to Canada, 307 to Australia, 186 to Latin American countries and about 200 to other lands.

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