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The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1944-04-07
Senator Raymond Sheldon


FLORIDA TYPOGRAPHICAL
CONFERENCE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, RAYMOND SHELL
ON, State Senator from Hills
brough County, has made an ex-
ellent record in the State Legis-
ture for the past eight 81 years
matters affecting the welfare
the working men and women
the State of Florida; and
WHEREAS, RAYMOND SHELL
ON has for eight years, as a
evoted representative of the peo-
lie in the Legislature of the State
Florida, specifically supported
nd encouraged these things:
III. State aid for the $4,000 de-
endent children.
IL. Minimum $4,000 State pen
on for the aged.
3. Increased pay for school
eachers- 1000 per instruction
hit, State aid.
4. Liberal expansion of the
tate Public Health Program.
b. Ardently supported free text
sooks and free public schools.
WHEREAS, by virtue of the
bregoing accomplished facts by
EAYMOND SHELDON, he has
Demonstrated that his interests
|re those for the general welfare
Il the people in every section of
his State.
THEREFORE, we consider it
b the best interest of every
phoughtful voter, whether he be
|beral or conservative, to center
heir efforts on RAYMOND
'HELDON and by their votes
make him the next Governor of
florida. THIS WE SINCERELY
Urge ALL TO DO. This Con-
erence went on record today as
ndorsing SENATOR RAYMOND
|HELDON for Governor.
ADOPTED this Goth day of
farch, 1914, by the Florida Typo
raphical Conference in the City
4 Miami, Florida.
(SIGNED)
r. L. DRAKE,
President
r. D. FACKLER,
Secretary
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-04-21
Pvt. Joe Marler
Honor Guest At
Odd Fellow Party

Pvt Joe Marler was guest Of
honor at a dance and buffet sup
per given by fellow members of
the Odd Fellows lodge Thursday
night at the Chuck Wagon. Here
on furlough before being sent on
overseas duty, Pvt. Marler left
Saturday to report for duty.
Those present were Messrs. and
Mesdames Park Woods. Cecil
Shields, Lee Blackwood, L. A. Con-
dit, George Soneff, D. Parks, Bob
Dossey, Jack Cunningham, Earl
Morris, Edgar Perham, Ralph
Veazey, v. o. Elkins. Harry Shell
ler, Carvel Morris, Fred Sowell,
Nelson Olson. Mrs. Marler. Biggs
McWherter, F. ]. Johnston and
Bob Cunningham.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-04-21
Elliotts Entertain
With Buffet Supper
On Sunday Evening

Mr.. and Mrs. w. r. Elliott were
hosts at buffet supper and eve
ming of cards on Sunday. The
spring motif, combining white and
green, was used in table decora-
tons and tallies. Mr. and Mrs c.
]. Moody were high score winners.
Guests were Mr.. and Mrs N. G.
Murray, Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert
Hanna, Mr.. and Mrs. c. j. Wells.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Loucks. Mr.. and
Mrs. Moody, Mrs. Avis Hobby, and
Martin Talla.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-04-21
News Exchange Column For
Coolidge Men In The Armed Forces

PVT. RALPH S. HARMON has
been transferred from Camp
Mackall, North Carolina. to a port
of embarkation on the Pacific
Coast, from where he expects to
cave in tie near future for over
seas duty, according to word re-
ceived this week by his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Sy Harmon of Val
ey Farms. Pvt. Harmon recently
completed his training with the
U. S. Army's parachute troops.
PVT. JACK MCCULLOUGH has
been transferred from Amarillo,
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-04-21

Following settlement, the father
and his family left town. They
had been here for several weeks.
making their home in a trailer
house parked on Main street, where
the father ran travelling photog-
rapher's SHOP.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-04-21

M. M. Cooper, Monday night. In
stallation is scheduled for May 1,
but it has not yet been decided
where the affair will be held.
Reports were heard from tie
clubs delegates to the convention
Of Arizona Federation of Womens
Clubs held in Chandler last week.
Hosteses for the evening were
Mrs. Doris Sweazea and Miss Lu-
ellie Briscoe.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-04-21

Texas, to Las Vegas, New Mex
ico, according to word received
this week by his wife. He is the
fourth son of Mrs. Belle McCul-
Tough to enter tie armed forces
and is serving in the air corps.
1T. BEATRICE DAVIS, former
head nurse of Pinal County hospi-
tai, has been transferred from
Camp Ham, Riverside, California,
to the Prisoner of War Camp
hospital at Papago Park, Phoenix,
where she is head nurse, according
to word received this week.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-04-21
Leave Town After
Settling For Damage
Hayduke Storehouse

An out of court settlement was
made by the father OF two young
sters, aged and 10, wko broke
'nto the storehouse of Hayduke's
Confectionery recently and wreck
ed its contents to the amount of
IN estimated 500.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-04-21
P-TA Board Meet Is
Slated For Tuesday

The executive board of Coolidge
Parent-Teacter Association will
meet at the home of Mrs. George
Truitt on Tuesday afternoon, May
25th. at 2:30 o'clock.
Plans will be made for the in
stallation of officers to be held at
the organizations next meeting.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-04-21
To Be Candidate
In Coming Election

James H. Kerby, former secre-
tary Of state, has announced his
candidacy for that office, subject
to the Democratic primary. He
left the office Of secretary of state
in 1898 when Le sought the Demo
ratio nomination for governor.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-04-21
Coolidge Locals

. Forrest Eugene Cude, baby son
of Pvt. and Mrs. Forrest D. Guide,
is reported to be improving after
a serious illness. His father Is at
Camp Beale, Texas.
9 Mrs. Gene Scudder and new
daughter, Martha Darlene, return
ed home from Florence hospital
Saturday.
Q Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Shoemaker
attended the last rites of friend
at Tucson, Thursday, following
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-04-21

Wilson T. Wright of Globe and
Phoenix has announced his candi-
dacy for denomination for the Of
flee of corporation commissioner
subject to the Democratic pri-
maries July 18.
He is a member of the Arizona
Corporation Commission and a for
mer member Of the Arizona State
Fair commission. A native of Ken
lucky. he has lived in Arizona the
past 38 years. For 20 years he
lived in Globe where he served two
terms as post master and for 10
years he was city clerk and treas
urer.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-04-21
Installation Plans
Discussed At Junior
Woman's Club Meet

Plans for a formal installation
banquet were discussed at a busi-
ness meeting Of Coolidge Junior
Womans Club at the home of Mrs.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-04-21

which Mrs. Shoemaker's brother
and wife, Mr.. and Mrs. N. E. Hor-
ton Of Mariana. spent the night at
the Shoemaker ranch.
o Mr.. and Mrs F. H. Mohney re-
ceived word Friday that their son,
Henry, who recently received an
army medical discharge, was mar
ried at 9:15 Saturday morning to
Miss Pauline Machaski in st. AL
bert's Church at Buffalo, New
York. He Is now employed there
In defense work.
o Mrs. c. D. Haldeman of Ros-
well, New Mexico, arrived We'd
nesday to remain with her mother,
Mrs. Josephine Borree, for tie du-
ration. Mrs. Haldeman's husband,
Technical Sergeant Haldeman, will
leave in the near future for over
seas duty.
Q Mr. and Mrs. H. c. Brannon
and sons, Howard, MN 1/C, and
Lloyd. S 2/C, here on leave from
active duty, visited Mr.. Brannon's
sister and brother-in-law, Mr.. and
Mrs. Clovis Hardwick and family
at Eloy, Monday.
-O-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-04-13
JapsAttacking
|mpha|, kohinna,
Stinson Says
Mountbutten Tells
Of Foe Taking New
Positions Near Bose

Secretary of War Stimson said
today that japanese troops had
cut the road between Imphal
and Kohima in India and "are
attacking both towns"
Mr.. Stimson said substantial re-
serves of men and weapons are
available" in the area. He refused
to predict the outcome 'in the mid
die of a battle"
(Secretary of the Navy Knox
said Tuesday that the Jap opera
ton near Imphal involved only a
small number of men and he did
not regard it as particularly seri-
Gus. He said the British ought
to be table to beat it and no doubt
will.'D
Mr.. Stimson observed at the press
conference that sit is not too diff
cult" for troops to penetrate in
areas of the hills and jungles. A
linear defense at Imphal, he said
could not be employed but it is pos
sible in such fighting to retain GER
tain strong points of defense. Thus
far, he added, British and Indian
troops are holding the strong points
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Nazis Below Casino
More Aggressive
Regroupine Continues
In GorieIiono Sector
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, Ma
piles, April 13,-German forces in
the Garigliano sector southwest of
Casino have begun to assume a
more aggressive spirit, reacting
sharply to Allied reconnaissance.
There are indications that the
Nazis are continuing to regroup the
forces which were observed there
last week and German engineers
seem to be mining the Garigliano
River.
Yesterday there were a number of
minor patrol clashes in the Adriatic
sector, and the Germans made at
tackS on several houses southwest
OF Crecchio, but the front generally
remained quiet
Enemy trucks moving up to Cas-
Slno along the highway 6 miles
south of the town were shelled by
Allied artillery. There was little
activity in Casino itself, however
Quiet, too, reigned on the Anzio
beachhead front below Rome, al
though there was some artillery
duelling. Southwest of Cisterna two
enemy guns were reported silenced
by Allied shells.
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Endless Changes of Decisions
Leave Droft-Age Men BoffIed
Boards Confused and So, Apparently,
Is Selective Service Headquarters

and in preference to all nonfathers."
So the fathers over 81 in war jobs
settled down to their families and
their jobs, decided they were safe"
But on February 26, Selective
Service Director Hershey made no
distinctions for age or fatherhood
when he urged eternal vigilance at
every level of the Selective Service
System so that no deferred man
remains deferred one day after he
becomes replaceable. - ."
And on March IA the job defer
'ment ban was raised from 81 to 26
and fatherhood went out the win
dow for that age group.
The young fathers decided to for
get what they had been told six
weeks before, prepared for induc-
ton.
Everybody was talking about the
need for younger men-the Presi-
dent. the Army and Navy, Selective
Service. Employers grew holder ir
asking deferments for their mer
over rs. Draft boards had been told
to grant liberal deferments te
fathers and they were doing it.
Then on April 4, out came an Or
der directing that for men rs to 2s
the requirement that they should be
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By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, April 13.-Britain
and the United States toughened
their policy toward neutrals
today by tightening the Irish
blockade with reduced steam
ship service, protesting against
increased Turkish shipments of
chrome to Germany and con-
demning the Spanish seizure of
Allied oil stocks in Spanish
Morocco.
The Ministry of War Transport
announced steamer service from
Britain to Fire would be cut after
April "a. This followed suspension
of telephone service and virtual pro-
hibition on travel permits.
Strong Representations.
Britain and the United States
were both said by an authoritative
informant to have made strong rep
reservations to Spain about oil and
to Turkey about chrome. The en-
phatic diplomatic language used
followed closely the address by Sec
rotary of State Hull, in which he
warned neutrals their continued
dealings with the enemy could not
be tolerated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-04-13
Britt, Ex-Lion Gridder, Awarded
Medal of Honor Fighting Nozis
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
Capt. Maurice l.. Britt, infantry
officer and former football star has
been awarded the Congressional
Medal of Honor for action in Italy,
the War Department announced to-
day.
Capt. Britt. "a was born at Car
Isle, Ark. His wife now lives in
Fort Smith, Ark He started his
football career at the University of
Arkansas in 1888 and played end
with the Detroit Lions pro team in
l94l, Jointing the Army two days
after Pearl Harbor.
Capt. Britt now is in Lawson
General Hospital, Atlanta, recuper-
ating after loss of his right arm, in
CURED in battle after the one for
which he was decorated.
The Medal of Honor was awarded
him for conspicuous gallantry dur
ing action in which he led a hand
full Of soldiers in repulsing a Ger
man counterattack that threatened
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to isolate battalion of the Sd Di-
vision. He was a lieutenant then.
His commanding officer, 1t. Col
Edgar c. coleman, said he believed
that but for Capt. Britt's "outstand-
ing personal efforts and his shining
example of heroism which held his
small group Of men to their posts in
the face of great odds and over
Whelmlng superiority of numbers,
the battalion would have been iso
lated and his company destroyed"
The citation said:
"Disdaining enemy hand grenades
and close range machine pistol. ma
chine gun, and rifle fire, 1t. Britt
inspired and led a handful of his
men in repelling a bitter counter
attack by approximately 100 Ger
mans against his company positions
north of Mignano, Italy, the morn
ing of November 10, 1943.
During the intense fire fight, 1t,
Brltt's canteen and field glasses
(see BRITT, Page A-3)
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Allies Tighten Blockade of Fire,
Protest to Spain and Turkey
Policy Toward Neutros Touehened, Warning
Given on Dealings With Axis

1t was probable that similar notes
would be dispatched dealing with
Spanish and Portuguese shipments
of wolfram and Swedish exports
of ball bearings to Germany.
Undersecretary of State Edward
r. Stettinius, jr, here on an official
visit, called together experts of the
American economic mission headed
by Philip Reed to map ways of
meshing the gears of American and
British economic warfare even closer
together. Mr.. Stettinius scheduled
conferences later today with Foreign
Office officials on current European
problems.
Seized in Tax Dispute.
Spain seized oil belonging to Al
lled-owned companies at Tetuan,
Spanish Morocco.
Seizure of stocks belonging to the
Anglo-American, Shell and Vacuum
oil companies has been reported
after the refusal of the companies
to pay special tax imposed on
them after the United States Gov
eminent clamped ban on the de-
livery of Caribbean oil to Spain last
January.
Stocks involved are believed to be
Ismall.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-04-13
3-AIarm Fire Sweeps
Building;
Il Occupants Escape
Smoke From Materials
In Stores Blankets
Georgia Avenue Area

A three-alarm fire, famed by
blustery winds, early today
swept through a business and
apartment building at Georgia
avenue and Quebec place NV.
While firemen manning Is pieces
Of apparatus fought to check the
fire, 81 persons, occupants of eight
apartments on the second floor of
the two-story building, fed to the
street in night clothes.
Thick smoke from burning paint
in the Peoples Hardware Co., one of
four retail establishments on the
ground floor of the building, blan-
keted the area and hindered fire
fighters. No official estimate OF
damage was Immediately available,
but approximate damage was fixed
by victims on the scene at $4,000.
The fire started about 8 am. in
a dry goods and notions store in
the building, firemen said. The
flames had gained considerable
headway before an alarm was turned
| in.
The wooden floor of the drygoods
store collapsed and the flames raced
through the basement which ex-
tends under the other stores, fire
men asserted.
Paint, oils and varnishes stored
in the cellar of the hardwood store
added fuel to the blaze and the floor
of that store soon collapsed. The
basement, firemen said, was a roar
| ing fire pit.
Samuel Del Vecchio, owner of
the hardware store, one of a CITY,
wide chain, estimated his loss at
$4,000. Mrs. Martha Sigworth,
owner of the drygoods establish
ment, said damage to her business
would probably run about $4,000.
Mrs. Henry Scheres, one of the
occupants of the upstairs apart
ments, said she and her husband
were awakened by the barking of a
dog, belonging to Mrs. George P.
Dutton, also a resident of the build
ing.
Mrs. Scheres said the flames had
not spread to the apartments but
that escape from the building had
been difficult because of the thick
smoke.
On the other side of the drygoods
store. a restaurant, owned by Harry
Snlder, was considerably damaged.
Flames spread through the base
H>ent, consuming a large quantity of
lSee FIRE. Page AL
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Bong Increases Total
OF Jap Planes Downed
To II, Setting Record
Copt. GentiIe's Score
Higher, But Includes
Craft on Ground

BY the Associated Press.
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS,
Southwest Pacific, April 49,
Capt. Richard I. Bong, Poplar
Wis, has shot down two more
enemy planes to raise his total
to q, thus becoming the top
American ace in this or any
other war in number of planes
destroyed in the air.
Headquarters today announced
Capt. Bong's Goth and 9th VIC
tories were achieved in raids over
the japanese base at Hollandia, New
Guinea.
Capt. Bong's total exceeds the &c
planes credited to Capt. Eddie
Rlckenbacker, World War ace. All
of Bongs victims have been shot
down during aerial combat.
Capt. Don Gentle, Piqua.
Ohio, flying in the European
theater, is credited with 80 enemy
planes, but the total includes
seven destroyed on the ground.)
Air commanders in the Southwest
Pacific do not credit pilots with
planes destroyed on the ground.
A special headquarters release
announcing Capt. Bong's achieve
ment said all of his 81 victories have
been scored while flying Lightning
fighter planes over enemy territory
The Wisconsin ace holds 20 Army
decorations, topped by the Distin-
gulshed Service Cross won last Oc-
tober %. He also holds the Silver
Star with one Oak Leaf Cluster. the
Distinguished Flying Cross with four
clusters and the Air Medal with II
clusters.
Capt. Bong was ordered to duty in
the Southwest Pacific in September
1912
He returned to active duty earlv
this year after a leave which per-
mltted him to visit his home
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Vogories of Draft
Leave SeIectee
Only a Shirt
Ey the Associated Press.

Ell PASO, Tex, April l3.-Another
chapter in the life of Saul D. Klein
field:
Ordered to report Tuesday for in
duction, he had sent his wife and
children to her mothers home in
Passaic, N. j., and gave away all his
clothes he was not wearing.
He reported and was told to for
get the order, that he was over 26
and not wanted.
Tuesday night he made arrange
ments to join his family and bought
an extra shirt.
He called his draft board yester-
day TO tell of his change of address
The freeze on men over &c is off
the board informed him, and now
Mr.. Kleinfeld was to report for in
duction today.
He announced he had an extra
shirt to give away.
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Bong Daring, but Takes
No Unnecessary Chances

BY the Associated Press
AN ADVANCED ALLIED AIR
BASE, New Guinea, April 13.-
There's a picture of Capt. Richard
l. Bong's girl friend on the nose of
his Lightning fighter plane and the
japanese airforce is learning the
hard way what it means to try to
pump gunflre into the picture.
Capt. Bong shot down his 9th
enemy plane high over Hollandia,
New Guinea, yesterday to become
the first American pilot in history
to ring up that many confirmed
victims in aerial combat.
The girl friend is Miss Marge Vat
tendahl, Superior, Wis. a student at
Superior State Teachers College
and the 23-year-old Poplar, Wise,
Army Air Forces pilot obviously is
thinking of her when he says
I'm taking no unnecessary
chances because I want to get back"
But that doesn't mean the 81
plane ace is looking forward to a
(see BONG, page AID
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-04-13
Recent Fighting Cost
laps $4,000 Dead
Stimson Lists Results
Of Lund Actions
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
More than $4,000 japanese have
been killed in fighting in the South
west and Central Pacific during re-
cent months, Secretary of War
StimsOn said today.
Mr.. Stimson, at a press confer
ence, gave this summary of enemy
casualties in the Pacific war:
Central Pacific-11, 900 to $4,000
dead in the last three months.
Bougainville-5,370 from March 8
to April 8.
New Britain-4,679 since the land
ings there early this year
The Saidor sector of New Guinea
i 053 up to April 8.
Admiralty ISlandS-2,962.
Mr. StimSon said these Japanese
casualties were all counted dead,
and do not include those who died
of wounds and of disease behind
the enemy lines or were given mass
burial" by the japanese before
American forces penetrated former
enemy areas. Likewise, the totals
90 not include those who died on
ships and barges attacked by the
Allies or VINO met death in air raids
on Janarase Installations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-04-13
Congress Opens Drive
To Speed Major Bills
Put Off During Recess
32-BiI|ion Navy Measure
Slated for Quick
Passage in House
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Congress opened a drive today
to dispose of a group of major
bills laid aside during the Easter
recess.
While record $32, 900 900 900 Navy
appropriations bill had the right of
way on the House floor, three COM
mittees pressed closely behind with
measures dealing with lease-lend,
extension of the price-control pro-
gram and settlement of terminated
war contracts. A fourth started a
review OF postwar employment pros
poets.
Chairman Cannon of the Appro-
prlations Committee predicted pas
sage of the huge 1944-5 naval supply
bill by nightfall, but the desire of
numerous members to pay their re-
spects to the worlds largest Navy
and its accomplishments in an cleo
ton year might forestall final action
until tomorrow.
Lease-Lend Bill Next.
Slated to follow the Navy bill to
the floor is legislation to extend the
lease-lend program another year be-
You'd June 80, and Chairman SABBATH
called meeting of the Rules Com
mlttee to determine procedure.
While no opposition to the lease
lend program itself has developed
a potent House group is demanding
restrictions on its scope.
The House Banking Committee
continued hearings on legislation tc
extend the Price Control Act be-
yond it's current expiration date
next June 30, and called Chester A
BoWles, OPA chief, to give his views
Despite an apparent cooling off in
the Republican stand against con-
tinuance of the consumer subsidy
program, the committee still facec
lively skirmish on the subject.
Bill Expected Next Week.
The matter of contract termina
ton, and the method of making
settlements with thousands of war
contractors continued to occupy the
Naval Affairs Committee with indi-
cations a bill might be ready next
week.
Postwar employment came up at
a hearing called by Chairman Col
mer of the Special Committee on
Postwar Economic Planning, with
William Bait, chairman of the Ma
tlonal Planning Association, as the
first witness.
His committee, Representative
Colmer said, wants information on
the suggestion of business for coping
with unemployment after the war.
Mr.. Colmer announced that other
witnesses would include William
Green, head of the AFL, on April
IT; Philip Murray, CLIO president; F.
c. Crawford, chairman of the board
of the National Association of
Manufacturers; Walter D. Fuller.
president of the Curtis Publishing
Co., and Eric Johnston, president of
the United States Chamber OF COM
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Casualties Now 1851;
Army's Toll Is 1862

BY the Associated Press.
American casualties in the war
now total 1861.
Secretary of War StimSon said
today Army casualties reported
through March % total 1852.
They represented 1892 killed, SIS ,066
wounded, 28,0l4 missing 1920
prisoners.
OF the wounded, 26,977 have re-
turned to duty. Of the prisoners,
l,677 are reported by the enemy to
have died of disease in prison camps,
mostly in Japanese occupied terri
tory.
The latest Navy casualty is 44,O49.
OF these 1919 are dead, 11,505
wounded, s,374 missing, 4,42l pris-
oners.