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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1939-06-09
UNION BIBLE SCHOOL
OPENS MONDAY MORNING

All children entering the Unior
Bible School will report to their re.
spective churches Monday morning a,
$500 o'clock and there they will be in.
structed where their groups will be
taught.
Children's Day exercises will. be
held Sunday and they will be out of
the way for a good Bible School with
no break in attendance.
Salem Methodist Church will hold
her program in the evening and there
fore the pastor will not preach.
In the morning Parson Jack will
preach on "Contentment." Sunday
School organized to raise their $1OO.
"Ben-and-Bud" collection.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1939-06-09
TWINS CELEBRATE
BIRTH ANNIVERSARY

Mr.. Robert Brimer was delightfully."-
surprised last Sunday on his 69th birth
day by his twin brother, Henry Brim-
er and family of this city. The occas-
ion also celebrated the third birthday
of their niece, Grace Marie Brimer
and the birth anniversary of Mr.
Johnnie Hill of near Pocomoke.
Those present were: Mr.. and Mrs.
Harold Brimer, and children, Harold.
Jr., and Erma Mae, Of Girdletree;
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Brimer, and chill
dren, Milton, Jr., and Grace Marie.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carlton Brimer and Mr.,
and Mrs. Johnnie Hill.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1939-06-09
FOURTH BISHOP
OF EAST0N IS
CONSECRATED
Rev. william cClelland Was
Raised To The BishOpric
Last Friday
HAS BEEN RECTOR AT
EAST NEW MARKET

The Rev. William McClelland was
consecrated the fourth bishop Of the
Episcopal Diocese of Easton at i'm.
pressive services held Friday, of last
week in Christ Church, Easton, Md.
in which many prominent Episcopal
prelates participated.
Bishop McClelland succeeds the Rt
Rev. DIR. George w. Davenport who
retired.
The Most Rev. DR.. Henry st. George
Tucker, presiding bishop of the Epis'
copal Church, was the consecrator
Co-consecrators were the Rt. Rev. DR.
Frank William Sterrett, bishop OF
Bethlehem, Pa, and president of the
province of Washington, of which Eas-
ton is part and the Rt. Rev. DR.
Edward T. Helfenstein, bishop OF
Maryland.
The Rt. Rev. DR.. Frederick Deane
Goodwin, bishop-coadjutor of Virginia
and DR.. Davenport his predecessor
were the presenting bishops.
Presbyters attending Bishop Nc
Clelland were the Rev. Clayton Tor
renee, rector of st. Johns Church,
Mt. Washington, Baltimore, and the
Rev. Charles II. Long, rector of Zion
Church, Philadelphia.
Bishop McClelland, as his first ser
vice as bishop, officiated at the an
niversary service at Old Trinity
Church in Dorchester County on Sun
day last. He served as rector Of this
church for IA years and is the second
former rector of Old Trinity Church
to become a bishop.
Bishop McClelland preached the
sermon at the anniversary service.
Music was presented by the choir of
Continued On Page 12)
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1939-06-09
ENGAGEMENT
ANNOUNCED OF
DR.. A. G. ADAMS
Will Wed Miss Frances o. Fed
den, Of Cedar Knolls,
New York

An engagement of much local inter-
est has recently been announced Of
DR.. Granville Quinn Adams to Miss
Frances o. Fedden. No date has been
set for the wedding.
DIR. Adams is the son of Mrs. A.
G. Adams of this city, and the late
Mr.. Adams. He was educated in the
public schools of Pocomoke; at st.
Johns College, where he graduated;
and finished at the Hopkins Medical
School in 1888.
Miss Fedden is the daughter of Mrs.
John Fl. Fedden, and the late Mr.. Fed
den, of Cedar Knolls, N. Y. Miss
Fedden was graduated from Brant-
wood Hall, Bronxville and from Vas
sar College in 1887.
At present, DR.. Adams is on the
staff of the Ruptured and Crippled
Hospital, N. Y: and prior to that
with the Hospital of New York. He
has achieved honors throughout his
entire educational career, and bright
future seems in store for him in his
medical profession.
He has many friends and relatives
in this section. He is the great
grandson of the late Mr.. and Mrs.
J. s. Clarke. In Crisfield,
ne is related to the Quinn family, his
maternal grandfather being of that
name. His father, A. Granville
Adams, was long connected with the
Pennsylvania Railroad here, and his
leath occurred several years ago.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1939-06-09
MISS ANNE MELVIN
IS HONOR GRADUATE

Miss Anne Dolores Melvin, daugh-
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry d. Melvin,
It this city, was among the "a seniors
y, class of ia who graduated with
N this week, from Western
College.
,helor of Arts degree and
conferred upon Miss Mel
commencement exercises
ynne 9Th. The address
was given by the
ing, author and
e, Tenn.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1939-06-09
ANNUAL SERVICES AT
OLD ST. MARTINS

Next Sunday, June II, at o'clock
in the afternoon, the Annual Service
will be held in the church which is
affectionately but reverently called
"Old st. Martins" The preacher will
be the Rev. Percy T. Fem, D. D.,
rector of st. Paul's Church, Berlin,
assisted by the Rev. Frederick C. Trus-
sell, of Oxford, Nd, Registrar of the
Diocese.
This ancient shrine stands by the
side Of the road, Route 113, six miles
north of Berlin.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1939-06-09
MRS. SNOW JONES
SUCCUMBS TO ILLNESS

Mrs. Ida Frances Jones, wife of Mr..
Snow Jones, died at her home in Holly
Swamp, on Monday last, at the age
of SO years.
Funeral services were held at he1
home on Wednesday,, conducted by the
Rev. Mr.. Gardner, interment at the
Goodwill Churchyard. The pallbear-
ers were: Messrs. Edward, Milton
and Clarence Pilchard, Russell Wat.
son, Otho Jones, and Norwood Brit.
tingham. Besides her husband, she
is survived by one son and four grand
children.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1939-06-09
ANNUAL BICYCLE
PARADE TO BE
HELD JUNE 2l
Ten Big Prices Offered To Chill
dren And Adults OF POGO
moke And Virginia

The annual bicycle parade, staged
by the Montgomery Ward store, will
be held in Pocomoke City, Wednesday,
June 21st, and participants from Ac-
comack and Northampton Counties in
Virginia, are invited as well as in the
lower Maryland counties. Young peo-
pie and older folk in Pocomoke and
elsewhere are invited to exert their
originality in costume, decoration and
design and join the parade, which will
start promptly at 2 P. M.
The parade will be on larger scale
this year and ten big prizes will be
given including a candid camera.
Premiums will be given to all who en-
ter. The only requirement is to reg
lister at the Montgomery Ward store
sometime before the parade. There
is no entrance fee or obligation. Any
type bicycle may be used and prizes
will be awarded on the basis Of origin
atty.
Mr.. e. G. Cole, manager Of the 10
cal Montgomery Ward store, stated
that this parade will be the climax Of
a nation wide bike sale in all of it's
retail stores and that safety" for all
would be stressed.
The parade will start at the Ward
store and will wind it's way through
the city streets. Competent judges
will be selected so enter now and
plan your decorations for this big |
event.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1939-06-09
SERVICES AT ST. MARY's

After an absence from his work,
due to illness, DR.. r. B. Mathews, rec
tor of st. Mary's Episcopal Church,
this city, will resume services next
Sunday, June II. He will preach and
administer the Holy Communion, be-
ginning at IL o'clock in the morning.
Church school at 10 o'clock.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-05-20
High School Senior
Injured in Crash

WEST MEDFORD, Mass. - Miss
Martha Phillips, II, of As Bower ST.,
West Medford, a Medford High School
senior, was seriously injured early
Monday morning, when the automobile
in which she was riding operated by
Eugene Puryear, "a, of the same ad-
dress collided with a station wagon on
Worcester St., at Middle st.
Miss Phillips was taken to the Leon
ard Morse Hospital in a state police
cruiser suffering from head injuries.
Her condition was critical. The young
lady is the daughter of Mrs. Minnie
Phillips and the sister of Sgt. Ernest
Phillips, 372 nd Inf, 3rd Battalion,
NJ. n. g., who is well known as bask-
etball and baseball star. The injured
girl Is prominent in social circles be-
ing president of the Debutante club
of Boston. Mr.. Puryear suffered minor
injuries.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-05-20
]. A. trays NEPHEW
RE-OPENS BUSINESS

The nephew of the late James A.
Fray, former well known real estate
and furniture man, has plans to re-
open the business for the many friends
of Mr.. Fray and new customers. The
new office will be conveniently located
on the site of the former office 657
Shawmut Ave. under the management
of Harold NJ. Evans young business
man and nephew of Mr.. Fray. Mr..
Evans has enlarged the business estab-
hshment by adding a first class EN-
ployment Agency and Auto School
The office will officially open on Mon
day, May %, 1889 with promises to
do bigger and better business than
ever before realized. Those desiring
any advance information may call at
the residence of Mr.. Evans, 40 Harris
hof ST., Roxbury, or phone Highlands
SO52.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-05-20

victorious. The colored vote had
served the party Loyalty and effec-
lively; but the party contented itself
in restricting colored patronage to
appointments that usually were in
consequential and obscure Bishop
Ransom recently was removed from
office through November's shift of the
state from Democratic to Republican
control. 1t is easy to understand why
old-line Colored Republicans were
struck with wonderment when the new
Republican Governor John w. Bricker
refilled the vacancy with a colored
Republican.
Apparently the party of Lincoln is
profting by its experiences during the
past seven years which were fruitful
of Democratic successes, won in many
notable instances through the support
given the Democratic party by the
colored vote. There is no mystery to
solve; no special investigation is
needed to uncover the causes for the
so-called "desertion" of the colored
voter. The explanation is written
clearly in the operation of the New
Deal which has distributed its bene-
fits to colored and white with nearly
even-handed fairness; it is written
clearly in the generous and unusual
consideration which their new-found
friends in the Democratic party have
bestowed upon the party's colored re
cruits by means of first class appoint
ments. To Republican leaders in all
sections where the Colored vote
counts" Democratic treatment of col
ored supporters fairly shrieks the ad-
vice: Go We and do likewise - and
more! All must gratefully acknowl-
edge the courage of a good precedent
maker.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-05-20
PEOPLES BAPTIST CHURCH
Rev. r. NJ. Owens. Pastor

All Peoples Church united in the
celebration of Mothers Day. With
the altar laden with flowers and ban
ners, and the auditorium filled to
capacity, Rev. Owens preached two
fine sermons, and received two candi-
dates for membership. The sermon
cite was "The Best for Mother" and
his regular sermon, "a Mothers Am
bition, was finished with the reading
of Dunbar's "The Tu'nin' of the
Babies in the Bed" The Sunday
School presented an inspiring pro-
gram which included members of the
Cradle Roll and teachers. At the
B.Y.P.U., Mrs. Eunice Smith spoke.
Pops concert was given on Thursday
evening. Friday night. the Olive Club
led the Prayer Meeting. Next Sun
day afternoon the choir and the Vic
torian Orchestra present joint musi-
Gale. The Deacon Board is presenting
week later, the Spurlock Singers of
Phila., concert and radio artists.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-05-20
Trial of DIR. Beck
Set for June 80

The Federal Theatre Players went
into double rehearsal this week in pre-
paration for their presentation of "The
Trial of DR.. Beck, Frank A. Silvera
told this newspaper. The production is
scheduled to "hit the boards" at the
Copley Theatre in June, Silvera added.
The play is one which has aroused con-
siderable comment in the year that it
has been in preparation, and will be
the first offering by the colored group
of players in many months.
Rehearsals on the production have
been going on for several weeks, and
several prominent Bostonians are con-
ferring with Director Ralf Coleman
and his players about the treatment of
the gripping theme of the production.
In the cast will be many of the best
known theatrical figures in New Eng
land. Costuming will be lavish and
stage settings are expected to be among
the most unusual ever seen here.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-05-20
More on Bilbo)
Continued from last week.

Continued from last week.
ON APRIL "a Theodore G. Bilbo
of Mississippi secured the patience
and indulgence" of his colleagues in
the United States Senate to discuss
lone of the greatest, if not the great
est, most important and far reaching
problem that has ever or will ever
confront the American people for solu-
ton"
HE THEN proceeded to argue that
his bill to send Colored Americans to
Liberia and other parts of Africa
represents the only proper solution to
the problem of black and white Ameri-
cans living side by side; otherwise,
both races would be destroyed in
favor of ''mongrel race" And, the
white race would suffer "the loss of
all that is dear and precious, high and
noble, in our civilization" With the
aid of God and the sunshine he
then claimed only two solutions to our
ever present race problem in the
United States viz; (D the physical
separation of the races, thereby avoid
ing blood contamination, and (2) to
let the two races live side by side and
thus insure the destruction of "the
white-man's civilization"
THE SENATOR then asserted that
"99 percent" of the white race are
NATURALLY and NORMALLY OBJ
posed to amalgamation or interbreed-
ing of the two races, while Is percent
of the black race have enough pride
in their racial integrity, and are OPP
posed to the mixing of their race with
the white race" Now Senator Bilbo
what we would like to know is the
following: If SO pc. of white Ameri-
cans are naturally" opposed to ''inter-
breeding" then how can you explain
the existence in our midst of over -four
million mulattOeS-tO say nothing OF
the others who are undiscernable II
seems to this writer that the over
whelming majority of our mixed popu-
lation is due primarily to the advances
of white men toward ColOred women
Is this not true, Senator Bilbo?
WE WOULD also like to point out
to the gentleman" from Mississippi
an interesting phase in human rela-
lions wherever and whenever the ele-
ment of sex enters. Competent au-
thorities have long discovered that in
the matter of normal sex relationship
the male is usually the one who makes
the advances toward the female. In
doing so, he is psychologically affected
and assumes the attitude of inferiority
1t is always the male who compares
the female to stars, roses, rainbows
angels, etc, thereby admitting that
as far as he is concerned, he is inferior
to the female whose affection he de.
sires. When the above fact is recog-
nized even by Senator from Missis-
sippi how can one continue with any
degree of logic to claim the superior
ity in blood or otherwise of the white
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-05-20
GUARDIAN CAMP
VACATION CONTEST

The Boston Guardian, one of the
oldest race weeklies is sponsoring a
contest where not one but EVERYONE
can win. 1t only requires a little of
your spare time to earn a vacation at
one of the popular summer camps at
no expense to your parents.
This is not a popularity contest or
anything like it. 1t is bona fide pro
position where you and I mean every
one is amply repaid for the time spent.
There is no losers or also rams.
But first of all you must enroll by
sending your name and address to
Camp Editor, sc Harold Street, Rox-
bury As soon as you do this you
will be furnished with the necessary
material to start work Immediately.
When you receive your Identification
card and subscription blanks 60 to
work. Call on all your friends and
neighbors. Get them to subscribe to
The Guardian for a year or 6 months.
You do not have to collect only get
them to sign the blank. Even if they
are a subscriber now renewal sub
scription will count towards your
credit.
You will receive the following credit
for each subscription:
New yearly subscription-10O0 pts.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-05-20
LOOKING AROUND
and BEYOND
By
FRANK R. CROSSWAITH

man, especially when in the majority
of instances, our mullato population
is the result of unity between Whit
men and Colored women?
WE COULD go on and with logic
literally burn up the Statesman" from
Mississippi, but what's the use7
Whenever ignorance and race preiu.
dice are welded, their offspring vii
always perform in or out of tba
United States Senate like a Senator
from Mississippi.
BROTHER BILBO then proceeded
to claim that two and one half million
Colored Americans have signed nett.
ton begging for physical separation
of the races. They want to return to
Africa because they are proud of their
race. They "believe in racial inte-
gritty" and do not want their "blood
stream contaminated with white
blood" They want to flee from "tbe
certain wreck" that will result from
"amalgamation" and the production
of "a mongrel race" with all "the
weaknesses, losses and failures that
are sure to follow the destruction of
the white mans civilization"
THE SENATOR followed up the
above garbage by introducing in the
record several kilograms in support
of his bill. These kilograms are sup
posed to come from Ohio, Florida, New
York, Virginia, New Jersey, Indiana
and Washington, D. c. We are TN
willing to believe that even Senator
Bilbo can be so gullible and mentally
bankrupt as to believe that there is
any considerable body of Colored
Americans subscribing to his infantile
proposition We venture to assert
that even if Congress passed his bill
and the President signed it, we could
then be confronted with finding those
Colored people whom he says endorsed
his bill. In order to locate them and
put them on board a ship bound for
Africa we would be called upon liter
ally to burn the forests and sift the
ashes.
INTELLIGENT AND civilized
white, and black Americans take the
sound position that there is no ele-
ment in American society, morally and
OlueIWlSes IIlOI6 SlIIIISu " Lil6 IlSHl
to remain here than the persons Bilbo
wants to colonize. Our services to
the nation before and since emancipa-
ton give us the undisputed right to
claim American citizenship-now that
the Indians have been practically ell
minated-more so than any other
group. It's too bad that Congressman
Mitchell from Illinois does not possess
the necessary courage, intelligence and
freedom to have placed upon the Con-
gressional record the reaction Of the
majority of intelligent white and COL
ored Americans to Mr.. Bilbo's blah!
blah!
This columnist will waste no more
valuable space in this paper to the
braying of Bilboes.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-05-20
Rush A.M.E. Zion Church
Rev. c. H. Foggie, Pastor

Last Sunday morning, the pastor,
Rev Foggie, preached an appropriate
Mothers Day sermon, Mrs. Zebedee. 4"
The choir sang especially well. Beau
tiful flowers on the pulpit added to the
splendor of the service; and two new
members received the right hand of
fellowship. At night, a very lovely
program was given with Miss Helen
Dance as sponsor-Sunday morning,
May 81, Rev. Howard D. Asbury will
speak, and the Stewardess Board will
give the Candle Light Rally Friday,
May &c, Children's Popularity Con
test at 1880 pm. Sunday morning,
May 28-Pastor's subject: "The
Touch of the Masters Hand" Sunday
evening, May %, the Missionary Soci-
ETY. will present an Electrical Choir
and program. Pay your general
claims to the Trustee Board. Rally
for $4,000 is progressing.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-05-20
CoIored the Real Permanent Damnng Degradation the USA
CHURCH NEWS
FREE WILL COMMUNITY
METHODIST CHURCH, Inc.
1O7 Cabot Street, Boston
Rev. ]. S. Myrick, Pastor

The pastor preached at IL am, a
Mothers Day sermon. Rev. l.. l..
Davis, preached at night, Sunday
School 1:30 pm, Rev. Davis, supt.,
Miss NJ. F. Word, treasurer, Miss AL
berta Ross, John l. Slater and Rev.
J. S. Myrick, teachers. Prayer meet
ing each Friday night, Mrs. Mary
Williams, president. The pastor will
have another birthday reception June
l, at $50 pm, under the auspices of
the Stewardesses: Mrs. Arrie Green,
president; Miss F. F. Word, Mesdames
Alzater Moore, Ida Matthew, Georgi-
ana Hamilton, Eula Hicks, Lula LenoX
Misses Alberta Ross, Fannie Ross;
Stewards: Rev. L. L. Davis, James
Green, Marcus Howard, John VIII
liams, John I. Slater, James Gaines
James Ross, John Henry Ross and c
McCraw; Choir, Mrs. Alzatre Moore
directress, Mrs. NJ. F. Word, pianist
J. I. Slater, James Gaines, Misses AL
berta Ross, Fannie Ross, Eula Gaines
Mrs. Julia Barnett, the Mother of oul
Church, will represent the Trustees
DR.. R. A. Simmons, master of cere.
monies.
Rev. J. S. Myrick has established
many churches in the south, also five
in New England since 1915 as follows;
1916, Bethel A.ME. Church, Hartford
Conn; 1918, one in Rainbow, Conn.
1919, appointed to Boston as pastor
established Grant A.M.E. Church. anC
in 1920 purchased the church edifce at
1875 Vernon St., Roxbury; 1922, APP.
pointed pastor of the A.M.E. Church
in Fall River, Mass, serving 2 years
and renovating the church edifcei
1925 appointed as missionary presid-
ing elder with salary in this year he
established a church in Salem, Mass.
where he purchased beautiful brick
edifce; 1926 Rev. Myrick resigned
from the A.M.E. Conference and or.
oanized the Free VIII Community
Methodist Church, Inc, which bought
a home at LOT Cabot Street where we
are today, very, very happy.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-05-20
YOUR NEWSPAPER

This seems like a rather late date TO
be calling attention to the fact, but if
is still honestly a problem that far too
few people really use their colored
newspaper.
This does not mean that they do not
read it, nor that they don't occasionally
send in some item of interest to them
selves for publication in the paper. II
does mean, though, that the colored
newspaper has vital function in the
community life of the race, and is gen
orally eager to perform that function.
When it is used only for the smaller
purposes that come up, it does not have
an opportunity to serve those it seeks
to help.
Here are some of the things that the
newspaper can do and viii do in addi-
ton to selling you a copy of itself: if
will readily counsel with you, for one
thing, on the religious, political, social
or economic program you may have in
mind, and will try to advise YOU. from
ITS experience and its files of previous
efforts like yours, as to your possibili-
ties. 1t will take up your battles. for
another thing, when you are trespassed
against or your rights violated; it can
and will get in touch with the proper
organization for you and make con.
facts for you with influential people
A very important third thing that the
newspaper of your race will gladly dc
for you is to push, with all its might
that organization or body you belong
to, if its program is anywhere near con.
struetive.
Needless to say, the newspaper will
do all these things for you without
charge; asking only that you read it
get your friends to read it, advertise
with it when possible, and support it
Fair enoughi