davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1944-06-26
Methodist Conference
Asks Duration Ban
On Whisky Making
By the Associated Press

ATLANTA, June 26.-The Meth
odist Church's Southeastern Con-
ference, representing 2.146,G00 men,
bers in nine States. petitioned Presi-
dent Roosevelt today to outlaw
whisky manufacturing for the dura-
ton.
In quadrennial conference here,
1874 delegates unanimously adopted
the report of the Jurisdictions Tenn
perance Committee criticizing a
War Production Board order allow
ing alcohol for whisky to be made
during August.
Whisky comes from food products,
the report asserted, adding there
already was a threatened food
shortage.
Form Interracial Commission.
The conference also established an
interracial commission charged
with the responsibility of creating
and executing a program of action
which will have as its purpose the
elimination of all racial injustices. u
1t would be composed of leaders
in the Southeastern and South
Central jurisdictions, which cover
generally the territory of the former
Methodist Episcopal Church, South,
and from the Central jurisdiction,
which represents the 19 Negro con-
ferenceS of the church with men,
bership of more than 100000.
The chairman of the Interracial
Committee is Harry Denman of
Nashville, secretary of the Board of
Evangelism.
Face Heavy Calendar.
A heavy calendar faced the con-
ference on the final of its five-day
quadrennial session because of the
delay while delegates bailoted IA
times Friday and Saturday to elect
two new bishops.
These bishops were DR.. Costen
j. Harrell, Nashville, Tenn, pastor,
and DR.. Paul N. CARRIER, dean of
the Duke University School of
Theology. Bishop Harrell was as
signed to the Birmingham, Ala,
area of the jurisdiction, and Bishop
CARRIER to the Geneva, Switzerland.
area covering seven European coun-
tries and North Africa.
Other assignments were
Senior Bishop Arthur G.. Moore,
reassigned to the Atlanta area.
Bishop Paul B. Kern. reassigned
to Nashville, Tenn, area.
Bishop William w. Peele, reas-
signed to Richmond.
Bishop Glare Purcell, reassigned
to Charlotte.
Bishop J. L. Decell, transferred
from Birmingham to jackson. Miss.
Bishop w. T. Watkins, transferred
from Columbia, S. c., to Louis
vile, KY.
The South Carolina, upper South
Carolina and Western North Caro-
lima Conferences were placed under
Charlotte, with the bishopric at
Columbia, S. c., discontinued. The
North Carolina and Virginia Con-
ferences were grouped under Rich
mond.
Evening star., 1944-06-26
Collins Family Residents
OF District Since 1886

Gen. Collins and his family have
made their home in Washington
most of the time since 1886 Their
residence now is at 1896 Thirty
first place NV. He is native Of
New Orleans and attended Louis
lana State University for year be-
fore entering West Point, from
which he was graduated in 1917.
The Collinses have one son, Joseph
z. Jerry Collins, third -classman
at West Point. At home on furlough
from his studies the son today said
his mother recently had heard from
the general, but that his mail had
been held up for some time.
He said his father was a class
mate OF 1t. Gen. Mark Clark at the
academy.
Evening star., 1944-06-26
Full Use of Military Planes
lin Postwar Commerce UrQed

the disposal Of surpluses Imme-
diate employment in aircraft manu-
featuring may, therefore, be al
most as high as or conceivably even
greater than If all surpluses were
scrapped. Over period of years
both employment and chronological
progress in this industry can be
increased as the result Of the stim-
ulus to civil aviation from wide
usage Of wartime surpluses."
Disposal of war equipment should
be completely stopped. the report
said, in from three to five years
after the war when new and i'm
proved airplanes become generally
available.
The armed forces, it was said
should keep only the most recently
produced combat equipment. On
the other hand, the great CONNER
cial value of the newest and biggest
transports should dictate their early
return to civil use, since the few
minor differences in operating costs
are relatively unimportant to the
military"
Surplus combat planes, it was
said, should either be sold to friendly
nations, always with approval of
the War and State Departments;
stripped of components for salvage,
or returned to this country for edu-
cational use of high schools, colleges
and other public institutions. AS
to the latter proposal, Senator Muir
ray said:
There Is no doubt but that the
widespread distribution of surplus
aeronautical equipment throughout
the schools of the country will be
invaluable in promotion of civilian
pilot training and aeronautical re-
search and education"
1t was recommended that the
lighter types of noncombatant
planes be concentrated at regional
points throughout the country and
sold, probably at auction, on a
"where-is-as-is" basis. The Gov
ernment, it was said, should set
minimum prices for bids.
Warns of Mistakes.
The report warned in particular
against the mistakes of the last war,
when hundreds of airplanes were
stripped Of their instruments and
burned abroad, or brought home
and sold to "a few manufacturers,
who bought the best of them in
large blocks at very low price.
Evening star., 1944-06-26
2 Worships Sparkling Invasion
Commanded by D. c. Officers

Two American battleships COM
manded by District men. the Texas
and the Nevada, are helping the
United States Army resume its
offensive southeast of Carentan,
France.
The Texas. commanded by Capt.
Charles A. Baker, 29ll Olive ave-
nue. NV. and the Nevada, COM
manded by Capt. P. M. Rhea. 3058
Porter street NV, spanked the as
sault by pouring 14-inch. 1900
pound morale busters" into Ger
man strong points for nearly two
hours.
Capt. Baker, so, commander of
the Texas, was born at Lynchburg,
Va, and was graduated from the
Naval Academy in 1916. He served
on the Vermont and the Tacoma
until August. 1917 when he went
Evening star., 1944-06-26
Thomas Hull
On i. 5. Policy in Asia

BY the Associated Press.
: NEW YORK, June 26.-Norman
Thomas, Socialist candidate for
President, asked Secretary of State
Hull yesterday to answer three ques-
tions on American foreign policy
which, Mr.. Thomas said, were
raised by the recent statement OF
British Production Minister Oliver
Lyttleton that the United States
provoked Japan to attack.
(Mr. Lyttleton said later he had
meant to make the point that the
Americans did not wait until
they had entered the war before
showing where their sympathies
lay. He said that American
leaSe-lend to Britain could not
be regarded as a provocation by
a peace-minded Japan, but Jap
anese aggressors chose to regard
it as such)
The questions were forwarded in
letter In which the Socialist can
didates charged that British lead
ers possessed more facts concerning
American foreign policy than the
American people. Mr.. Thomas
asked:
Even If there had been no at
tack upon the United States, was
the Administration planning a mil
itary offensive against Japan at q
time of its own choice?
If SO, was America planning to
60 to war with Japan to (a) fore
stall future japanese designs upon
the United States; 90 to uphold
white imperialism in Asia; or (c)
to defend China against cruel ag-
gression?
rs the Administration now COM
mitted to opposition to all imperial
ism in Asia or only japanese i'm
perialism? Is it now appeasing Mr.
Churchill-and powerful American
interests-by silence on this ques-
ton?
Evening star., 1944-06-26
Russians Award Ecker
Order of Kutuzov
By the Associated Press.

6y the Associated Press.
MEDITERRANEAN ALLIED AIR
FORCE HEADQUARTERS in Italy,
June 26.-The Order of Kutuzov.
second degree, has been conferred
on 1t. Gen. Ira C. Eaker, command
Ing general of the Mediterranean
Allied Air Forces, by Alexander E.
Bogomolov, Soviet member of the
Allied Advisory Council for Italy.
in recognition of distinguished
services in command of American
Air Forces in Britain from Decem-
Der. 1912, to January, 1914.
The citation said Gen. Eaker
made "an invaluable contribution
to the success of air operations
over Europe"
Evening star., 1944-06-26
THE EVENING STAR, washington. D. c. ;. As
26 ~

assistant military attache In Lon
don from May. 1941, to May, 1912,
when he was sent to the Naval War
College at Newport for five-r,onth
course. He was placed in command
Of the Texas March l, 1914.
Capt. Rhea, 50, was born in Gin
cinnati, Ohio. August Is. 1891, and
was graduated from the Naval
Academy in 1915. He was assigned
to the Vermont and the Wheeling
after graduation, sent to the Naval
Training Station at Newport for
submarine instruction in August.
1917. and assigned to fitting out the
Colhoun in December, 1917. then
Evening star., 1944-06-26
Lord james R. Akin,
British Jurist, Dies

ABERDOVEY, England, June 26.
Lord James Richard Atkin. II, one
of Britain's best-known turists, died
yesterday.
He once suggested a court of three
just men" to try Hitler. Mussolini
and other war criminals. AS one
.of the lords of appeal he was ar
outspoken critic of time wasting in
court procedure and was an advo-
cate of divorce reform.
From 1919 to 1884 he was chair
man of the Council of Legal Edu-
cation.
Evening star., 1944-06-26

served with the Colhoun In IL
conveying activities.
He was assigned to the operation
and maintenance division Of the
Bureau Of Engineering In June,
1882; commanded Submarine Diu-
sion 5. based at Coco Solo. Canal
Zone, from May, 1884, to June, 1888.
Later he was executive ofilcer at
New London and commander OF the
Arkansas. He went to the fleet
maintenance division of the Once
of Chief Of Naval Operations In
November. 1910. and served there
until he was given command Of the
Nevada In July, 104S.
Evening star., 1944-06-26

Britain for. the
invasion. and
Maj. Gen. Jo-
seph La W t o n
C Iii ms, who
drove the last
Japanese from
G u a d alcanal.
" ere disclosed
v e S t r rday as
corps command
ers of Ameri-
can forces in
France.
s u p r e m e
h e a d q u a rters
also announced
49, IA
Evening star., 1944-06-26

France-in February of 1912.
Gen. Gerow is a graduate of Vir-
ginia Military Institute, class of
1911. He is a brother of Brig. Gen.
Lee Saunders Gerow.
Last July he was named COM
mander of United States forces in
Britain and drove his troops with
the same thoroughness with which
his name had become associated
IN the Carolina maneuvers of 1912.
But Gen. Gerow was willing to
drive himself as hard as the men
from Maryland, Pennsylvania, Vir-
ginia and Washington, who made
up the bulk of the 29th Division. He
was up by lantern light to shave,
and OF by jeep to the field to join
his men.
The 48-year-old Gen. Collins was
with the Army of Occupation in
Germany after the World War,
served at a variety OF posts in the
United States and the Philippines.
and in February of 1912 was desig-
mated chief of staff of the Hawai-
ian Department.
Shared PerilS Of Men.
When his big chance came with the
25th in the Solomons, Gen. Collins
insisted on sharing the perils of his
man, disregarding snipers and ex-
posing himself to the machine-gun
fire in directing mortars that wiped
out . machine-gun nest holding
up the advance.
In taking command of the French
underground forces, Gen. Koenig is
fulfilling VOW never to stop fight
ing the Germans until his native
Alsace is liberated.
Gen. Koenig was with French
forces that took part in the capture
of Narvik in the Norwegian cam
paign, fought the German armored
columns in Brittany after the Nazi
break through of 1910, and with his
men escaped to Britain after the
armistice, to be among the first to
join the Free French.
Later Gen. Koenig was sent to
French Equatorial Africa and re-
organized French forces for the
fight in Libya. The 44-year-old
general commanded French forces
which protected the British left
flank at Bir Hacheim in Libya and
prevented Marshal Erwin Rommel's
attempt to supply his forces over
that route
The appointment of Gen. Koenig
as Commander in chief of French
forces of the interior under the au-
thority of the supreme commander
raised to a formal military status
the underground movement in
France.
Evening star., 1944-06-26

DIVISION I o q
brilliant success
In the Munda
C a m p i gn on
New Georgia in
July, 1943.
The 56-year-
old Gen. Gerow,
with a record of
service on the
Mexican border,
the Philippines
and China as
well as France,
took command
O the 29th Di-
v sion now
fig hfinQ In
Evening star., 1944-06-26

to the Naval Torpedo Station at
Newport for instructory.
He served on the Tennessee
from June, 1920, until 1922, when he
was made an instructor in seaman
ship at the Naval Academy. He
was with the Bureau of Navigation
from May, 1928, to June, 1880, after
which he spent three years as gun
merry officer of the Richmond.
Capt. Baker became executive
ofhcer OF the Maryland in May.
l94l; was a special observer and
Evening star., 1944-06-26

You'll forget how you spent it;
but you'll know you don't have It
Buy War Bonds. Hold them.
Evening star., 1944-06-26
Gerow and Collins
Disclosed as Corps
Leaders in France
BY the Associated Press.

PREME ALLIED HEAD
QUARTERS, June 26-Mai. Gen.
Leonard Townsend Gerow, who
trained United States forces in
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1944-06-01
From Conference To Assembly

In preliminary meeting of the New York Delegates
to the Labor Day meeting of the second converting the
American Jewish Conference the suggestion that
the of the conference be changed "Assembly
We agree that that would be the proper place to begin the
reuvenatng of the body which sought last year form
demOcracaIy constituted organ for American Jewish ac
tiOn Changing the name is putting first things first.
conference is discussion group that compares notes
and offers suggestions. An assembly, however, meeting
convened by the authority for the transaction of public
business Although the latter definition the which
supposed to apply to the functions of the American
Jewish Conference it that the Interim Committee
acted rather discussion group with it's hands tied by
lack of power.
Calling the Conference" Assembly" would serve
sufficient notice to all and sundry that the time for action
has come and that the national organizations must become
piabe enough in democratic structure to work for the
common good
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1944-06-01
Letters To The Editor

the consideration of it important
enough to repeat in the annual
report.
It has been explained that the
exclusion of the local Councils
stand against the White Paper
was an oversight. In one of her
concluding paragraphs of the
annual report Mrs Schaul, Jr.
writes: "Our section was born in
November 1889. We are not five
years old. It is quite natural for
us to have had growing pains.
We will probably have many
headaches before we reach adult
hood. But, may I say that any
small misunderstanding or differ
ences thay may have arisen or any
courtesy that was not extended;
please forgive me-"
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1944-06-01
rs S. e. End Ave.
Miami, Florida

Southern Jewish Monthly
Dear Editor:
Received a copy of your May
newspaper and would like to make
a little correction or rather ad-
dition. In your article about
Miami being the keynote in the
country on the U. j. A. drive, you
refer to the names of the various
campaign chairmen. However, you
omitted the names of three chair
men to wit: Sol GoldstrOm and
George Bertmen, co-chairmen Of
the Mems Division for Miami
Beach, and myself as chairman Of
the Mems Division for Miami.
Cordially yours,
MILTON A. FRIEDMAN
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1944-06-01
Jacksonville, Florida

Jacksonville, Florida
May q, 1914
Mrs. Isadore MoScovitz
Southern Jewish Monthly
Jacksonville, Fla.
Dear Mrs. Moscovitz:
AS Publicity Chairman of the
Jacksonville Section, National
Council Of Jewish Women, would
like to correct some erroneous
material which the last issue of
your paper carried. In your
Musings" column you wonder
why the Council of Jewish Women
never took any stand on the White
Paper. For your information
there is letter in the files of Mr..
William Boxerman written by
Mrs. Lewis ]. Schaul, Jr., Presi-
dent of Jacksonville Section, Nat
ional Council of Jewish Women to
Mr.. Harry Katz, President of the
Jacksonville Zionist Organization,
dated January IL, 1914. I would
like to quote the most important
parts of the latter:
I'VE Jacksonville Section, Nat
ional Council of Jewish Women)
record ourselves in favor Of and
urge the immediate abrogation of
the White Paper of 1889. We re-
cord ourselves in favor of the un-
restricted immigration of Jews
into Palestine and we record our
selves as in favor of uninterrupted
and continuous building of Pales-
tine in the spirit Of the Balfour
Declaration.
1.-THE Program of the National
Council Of Jewish Women does
not include the subject Of Zionism.
We believe sincerely that in the
postwar period we will once and
for all times establish the rights
of Jews in the world at large,
which, naturally, will include the
rights of the Jew in Palestine"
am enclosing copies of the
Presidents Annual Report to
Jacksonville Section and her re-
port to the Duval County FEEDER
alton of Woman's Clubs which
you may be interested to read.
With best wishes, I remain
Sincerely,
Mrs. Mary L. Levin,
Publicity Chairman,
Jacksonville Section, National
Council of Jewish Women.
Note: The Musings column in
the above letter is misquoted. The
column read: wonder why the
the Council of Jewish Womer
ignored the fact in their annual
report at their closing meeting
that they had passed a resolution
opposing the White Paper" W.
had knowledge of the above men
toned letter to Harry Katz, bu
were curious to learn why mention
of its passage had been omitted
from the annual report.
In the copy of the annual re
port of the president of the Coun
Gil of Jewish Women this sentence
is underlined: Il am not going
to give you a statistical report o.
how many letters I have writer
;" We do not see that this
letter was merely a secretaria
job. It is statement of policy
concerning the meeting of a grave
Jewish problem and we deemed
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1944-06-01
Thoughts and Opinions

II was gratifying to see the hundreds of of
deans and professors which appended to the Petition for
Palestine to President Roosevelt These were not
signed for votes or for patronage. They signed
through deep rooted conviction that the rights of the
Jews national life in their ancient homeland is based
upon social justice and social responsibility.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1944-06-01
BETWEEN YOU
A N D M E
By BORIS SMOLAR


PARTITION TALKS: The Gues-
ton OF a possible partition of Pal
estine is again coming to the
forefront This time stronger
than ever before And Zion
list OfficialdOm in New York is
now trying to make up it's mind
as to what attitude the American
Zionist movement should be in
case partition is officially brOach-
ed Some fOrsee the POSSIBLE
ity that neither the Jews nor the
Arabs may be consulted regarding
the borders of a partitiOned Pal
eStine This, despite the
fact that President Roosevelt in a
message to the Palestine Arabs
this week is rOprted to have as
Sured them that the status of
of Palestine will be determined
by the United Nations in con-
sultatiOn with Jews and Arabs =
Members of the Jewish Agency in
Palestine are determined to oppose
partition by following Ghandi's
policy of incorporation =
Members of the Agency in London
are for the time being nom
cOmmital The time will soon
be ripe also for the American
nOn-ZiOniSt members of the Jew
iSh Agency to announce their at
titude with regard to partition
and to the postwar status of
Palestine in general A joint
BritiSh-American statement on
Palestine is expected to be issued
simultaneously in London and in
Washington not later than Aug
uSt This statement has been
ready for some time, but its is
suance was postponed until after
the invasion :. When Assistant
Secretary of State Stettinius was
in London recently, final touches
were made on it in the light of an
expected successful invasion d.. =
FUND-RAISING TALKS: The
prospects of postwar Embarrassing
for Jewish needs are now being
seriously studied by the Council OF
Jewish Federations and Welfare
Funds Experts are certain
that Jewish Embarrassing will not
decrease for a long time after the
war They expect that the
Government will take more &C
tive part in the work of socia
welfare, but the field for private
agencies still remains wide 80.
They also expect that many a Jew
who is now active in war relic
activities, like Red Cross, U. S. O.
will be interested in maintaining
their activities and will easily b.
induced to spend their time ant
energy for Jewish social work /.
The question of whether Jewisl
communities after the war SHOULD
concentrate more on expanding
their social work, or should spen'
funds on erecting new building!
for hospitals, homes for aged ant
other institutions is also the sub
iect of study now by the Council
of Federations and Welfare Funds
l. Many communities are in
clined to erect new buildings fol
their institutions on the aSsump
ton that once there is building
the institution will somehow b.
supported in one way or another
Another question lundel
study is that of reserve capital. I.
It is no secret that SINE organi
cations and institutions would lik
to utilize the prosperity" in fund
raising for building up a reserv'
in their treasury for the meagel
wears which may follow ...-
POST WAR TALKS: Lei
Cherne, executive secretary of tn
Research Institute of America, Il
certainly the most pessimistic per
| CIR, n, fI,iS country His bOOI
The messenger., 1944-07-01

training. in the Navy. Connie Reid gave a hot dog roast in his honor at her home on Bloomfield Avenue.
 Charles M. Dietrich, ST., father of Mrs. Augustine Curado, Park Avenue, and a former resident here, died at Athol, Massachusetts, Saturday, June IT. Following the burial at Waterbury, It. Colonel Charles M. Dietrich, IT,, a brother of Mrs. Curado's spent several days visiting with her here. Colonel Dietrich is stationed at Macon, Georgia.
 Miss Dorothy Genette was oper- ated on for appendicitis at St. Francis Hospital, June 21.
 Mrs. Timothy Goodrich of Dun caster Road is in Milwaukee for an extended visit with her mother while her two sons are at a sum- mer camp.
 MT. and Mrs. Harold Woodford of School Street celebrated their 18th wedding anniversary on June 30.
 Mrs. Aletta Brennan and dau- ghter, Virginia, of Far Rockaway Beach, Long Island attended the wedding of Miss Gladys M. Good win and Russell T. Petrson at the Blue Hills Baptist Church, June 28.
 MT. and Mrs. Nelson Stevens of Terry Plains Road has son born on July 5.
 Henry T. Kneeland, Duncaster Road, has been elected chairman of the Connecticut organization division of the Council of Social Agencies.
 Homer Reid of Brookline Ave. resigned as commissioner of the Rlue Hills Fire District and was elected treasurer at the annual meeting of the district last month. Arthur V. Coutu reelected to the Board of Fire Commissioners for a three-year term. L. Charles Cawte was elected to fill the un- ex~ired term caused by MT. Reid's restoration. A tax rate of three mills, the same in effect last year, was voted.
 William Barnard Perkins of Brookline Ave. has been elected commander of Harry E. Johnson Post, American Legion, succeed ing Herbert E. Stiles. Daniel Walsh has been named first vice. commander; Charles s. Snyder, second vice-commander; Joseph D'Addeo, finance officer; Herbert F. Stiles, chaplain; Benjamin Snyder, sergeant-at-arms; Harold F. Woodford, historian; William c. Breining, service officer.
 Helen Garfield, daughter of MT. and Mrs. James w. Garfield, 97 Wadhams Road, has enlistel in the WAC. She expects to leave late this month for Florida for her training. She has three brothers, James w., William J. and John in the US. Army.
 The marriage of Miss Antoin- cite LaCava, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Pasquale LaCava of Frank lin Avenue, Hartford, to Petty Office 3/c Anthony Cicalese, son