THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Friday, August 9, 1968-17 Israelis Due to Conclude Contract for Construction of 2 Huge Supertankers Jewish Golfing Champions ROTTERDAM (JTA) — A con- tract was expected to be signed here this week for the construction of two 250,000 deadweight ton su- pertankers for the Israeli shipping company, Meridon, Ltd, of Haifa. The vessels, which would rank among the largest ships afloat, will be built at the Verolme ship- yards here. The Israel government is con- sidering the construction of a new oil refinery at Ashdod which would have an output of 4- to ,5,000,000 tons a year, about equal to Is- rael's present internal consumption of oil. The plant would cost between BY JESS SILVER lished the mark in 1946 with a vic- tory at the Tam O'Shanter All- it was close but no cigar for America tournament in Chicago. Marty Fleckman at the Profession- Barron was the second leading al Golfers' . Association champion- money winner that year. ship in San Antonio. A 24-year-old Byron Nelson, a great golfer and rookie from Port Arthur,Texas, and gentleman, had something to do the University of Houston, Fleck- with Barron's triumph. Haskell man held the lead, or shared it, Cohen wrote in 1946: "Barron ex- through the first three rounds and plained early in the week that finished the tournament in a tie Byron Nelson had been giving him for fourth place with a three-over- pointers the past few weeks. Nel- par 66-72-72-73-283 two strokes son had noticed a few defects in behind the winner, Julius Boros. Herman's play and quickly pro- The PGA situation was remini- ferred his advice.. The advice was scent of last year's U.S. Open when sound as you can see." Fleckman led the field going into * * the last day. On that occasion Laurie Arius Been, the first Is- Fleckman, an amateur, skied to raeli golfer to qualify for major an 80 in the final round. This time, tournament competition abroad, is however, he was in contention until spending the summer in the United the 18th hole on the last day and States. He wants to discover how won $7,500 for his biggest paycheck he compares with golfers in this since turning pro at the end of last country. Been, 16, is Israel's 1966 year. and 1967 junior champion and a Fleckman, who won the Cajun three-handicap player. All of his Classic last year and became the competition had been confined to first golfer in history to win the the Caesarea Golf Course, 35 miles first tournament he entered as a from Tel Aviv , and Israel ' s only professional, had been having dif- course. It was biult by the Roths- ficulties for some time before his child family in 1960 and has a success in the PGA. He credits fellow Texan Byron Nelson with membership of, 500 persons. Born in Johannesburg, South the coaching that helped set him Africa, Been and his family moved straight. ."BYron got me back on the track after the U.S. Open this to Israel in 1960 and settled in Herzlia, outside Tel Aviv. Laurie - year when I missed the cut," said Fleckman. "I spent the whole day b began to play golf at age 11. It working with him then, and I've hasn't been easy. "I try to play go possible. Usually, I been in the money the last five or whenever once a week during school. We get six weeks." Fleckman, who had won $14,420 out of school at 3 p.m. and then before the PGA, revealed that in-! have a 30-45 minute drive to the stead of picking up a sponsor, he ! course. Then. after I get home to do my homework , so had borrowed $6,500 from a bank I have rather difficult." . it's before going on the tour. "I've "The week I left for America," been playing golf a long time," Fleckman said. "I've hit an awful said Been, I " camped outside the We with SO so m e golf course N lot of practice balls. I've worked go would rise with the sun so we could very hard to develop my game. get in 36 holes before the crowd After all this effort--I couldn't arrived. I wanted to be extra sharp see myself finally winning checks for the trip." ! and handing them over to someone * * else." New Y o r k pro Sam Sharrow * * * spotted Been in 1965 when he Before the end of the season, was helping Charlie Mandelstam, Fleckman may top the $23,000 Israel's only pro, with a six- Herman Barron won in 1946. Bar- week golf clinic for juniors. A ron's $10.500 still stands as the member of Sports for Israel, Shar- most money won by a Jewish golf- row kept in touch with Been and er in one tournament. He estab- Persuaded his parents to let him visit the United States. Been is Love, which proclaims thee human staying in Miami Beach with Jay bids thee know Rickles, 15, another fine young A truth more lofty in thy lowliest golfer. They hope to play at the hour national junior championship at Than 'shallow glory taught to the Brookline Country Club, Brook- power, •human line, Mass., and the national ama- "What's human is immortal!" teur tournament at the Sc i o to Bulwer. Country Club in Columbus, 0. Will Been become Israel's sec- ond golf pro? "I've still got to Ford Foundation Head serve three years in the Israeli at Weizmann Institute Army before I do anything," said Been. "Then I want to get a col- lege degree. Everything will be played by ear but I want to def- initely maintain my amateur stand- ing now." (Copyright 1968, JTA Inc.) $14,000,000 and $24,000,000, ac- cording to Deputy Finance Minister Zvi Dinstein. At the same time, the output of the Haifa oil refin- eries would be increased from 5- to 6,000,000 tons a year, thus giving Israel's petrochemical industries a substantial surplus for export. David's Tower Opened for First Time Since '48 JERUSALEM (JTA) — David's Tower in Jerusalem, near the Jaffa Gate of the Old City Wall, was opened Aug. 1 to the public for the first time since the 1948 War of Liberation. Jerusalem municipality officials spent about $80,000 to clear a Jor- danian barracks structure inside the citadel which was built 2,000 years ago by Herod. It is the only part of ancient Jerusalem which was not destroyed by the Romans. During the years between 1948, when Jordain seized the Old City, and 1967, when Israeli forces lib- erated it, the citadel was a Jor- danian Arab Legion fortress over- looking new Jerusalem. Pessimism has always been a destroyer—never a producer. SMOKED SALIVKal WHIPPEO CREAM CHEESE with SMOKED SALMON WHIPPED TO HEAVENLY SMOOTHNESS KRAFT WHIPPED.. CREAM CHEESES aPRFAD..14KE-.A.. CHARM—EVEN Ob MATZOS- Share of U.S. Exports to Israed Mounts in '68 WASHINGTON (JTA) — United States exports had 25.9 per cent of the Israel import market in 1967 and the American share increased to 26.7 per cent for the first three months of 1968. according to fig- ures released by the Bureau of International Commerce of the U.S. Department of Commerce. The report said that United States exports to Israel in 1967 amounted to $196 million out of that country's total imports of $755 million. For the first three months of this year. the American share was $56 million out of $249 million total imports. The bureau reported that Israel was one of the countries indicating "strong interests" in American wa- ter treatment equipment and Is- raelis were expected to attend the exhibit of American desalting and water purification equipment to be held in Rome next February. McGeorge Bundy, president of the Ford Foundation (left) with Meyer W. Weisgal, president of the W e i z m a nn Institute of Science, at Rehovot campus dur- ing his recent visit to Israel. DANIEL WEBSTER "God grants liberty only to those who love it, and are always ready to guard and defend it." Speech (June 3, 1834) . t • DELICIOUSLY FRESH FLAVORS What treats to serve your family and guests! Kraft Whipped Cream Cheeses spread like a charm, even when very cold. And the different flavors create big excitement for bagels, sandwiches, party dips and snacks. Look for them in Kraft's handy, reusable, alumi- num bowls. -Z 1.! tittt • Ilt • • t CERTIFIED KOSHER by Rabbis S. Reichmart and I. hi. Charloo NOW IN YOUR GROCER'S DAIRY CASE If wrinkles must be written upon our brows, let them not be written '1,tpon the heart. The spirit should ; not grow old.—James A. Garfield. Buy U.S. Savings Bonds, new Freedom Shares t fresh dairy flavor! t .