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The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-06-10

bers are joining the same. We expect
to have fine summer schedule and
you are cordially invited to be pres
ent with US. People from other cities
are coming into our classes. If our
Chelsea Folks don't attend our classes,
people from other cities will be glad
to attention. last Sunday afternoon,
18 were present at the Ada U. DEN
mis- Mite Missionary Society, Mrs.
Levina Milliken, President, at its
monthly meeting. Mrs. R. T. Reed
was Guest Leader. Sister Martha
Bowen delivered the principal address.
Mrs. Estelle Perry of Everett was
guest soloist. At the evening service
the guest speaker was the Rev. H.
B. Perry of Cambridge, Massachusetts,
who delivered very powerful sermon
enjoyed by the more than thirty people
present. After the sermon, DR.. R. T.
Reed administered the Holy Commu-
Mon after which there was an old
time Methodist and Baptist hand shak-
ing. Visitors present were: Deacon
Ralph Oscar Grimm of the First Bap-
fist Church of Everett, at present
Secretary of the Baptist City Mission
Society who gave timely remarks on
Religion and Brotherhood. Mrs. Col
bert and daughter, Frederick, Mrs.
Estelle Perry, Aubry Taylor, and Mrs.
Clara Janey of Boston.-We were
very glad to see Messrs. Theophilus
LOpes and Charles Hill present Sun
day evening. Surely Mr.. Lopes must
have persuaded Mr.. Hill to visit us
again after such long period of alb
sence. Well Charlie, we shall be glad
to have you present again, so Ted it
is up to you to bring him. So Folks.
you see that Peoples Church is march
ing on to greater heights of success,
so why not come out and join us.
Although, for sometime in the past,
nothing has been said in regard to the
Social Settlement House which we
have been working for, it is with great
pleasure that we announce the open
ing of Summer experiment of it.
This experiment is designed to prove
the need for, and definite desire on
the part of the people for this type
of work in Chelsea. The Summer
work, which will be carried on under
the direction of trained Social Work
ers, will be located in the lower end
of Ward one, within easy reach of the
most congested areas within Ward
two. The headquarters will be located
at the corner of fremont and Beacon
streets. On Monday, June 18th, at
Z pm, parents, workers and friends
are invited to view the proposed site
and it is hoped that all of you inter-
ested will be present. This work is
under the sponsorship of a group en-
tirely independent of any other group
social, civic or religious and will be
carried on entirely divorced from poll
teal, racial, or creedal preiudices.-
RALPH E. WOODLEY.
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PORTLAND
itev. J. c. Taylor, Pastor
A.M.E. Zion Church

PORTLAND, Me-, June 6-Men's
Night services were held in the even
ing-the collection was $4,000. The
Rev. H. R. Jackson held Quarterly
Conference on Sunday at the church.
He occupied the pulpit at the evening
service.
The Bingham Wedding was a great
success, Miss Alberta Fisher brought
in the most money, Mrs. Gladys Dur
rant, End, and Mrs. Mildred Venable,
Bird. Those taking part were, Minis
ter, Richard David; groom, Theodore
Lowry; best man, William Gaskill;
disgruntled sutton, William Fisher;
father, Walter Garnett; organist. Mrs.
Arthur Lowe; flower girls, Carol
Scranton and charmayne Durrant and
bridesmaids, Misses Elizabeth Murphy,
Alice Fisher, A. Louise Hamilton,
Lydia Hall, Phyllis Richardson, Hazel
and Mary Roberts, of Old Orchard.
Me-; and Mesdames Gladys Hill,
Gwendolyn Hill, Mary Branch, Kath-
crime Scranton and Helen Roberts:
the bride, Miss Alberta Fisher.
Please leave news items at 35
Forest St., temporarily.
The Buds of Promise held an ex-
hibit of fancy work on June list. MANY
beautiful articles were shown. A pro
gram was given, Mrs. Roberts acting
as chairman. Robert and Marlene
Hill, and Miss Lydia Hall, gave recita-
lions, Mrs. Lowe and Carol Scranton
gave vocal solos, Edith Watts and
Marion Fisher danced a minuet. The
Rev. Mr.. Taylor spoke briefly.
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CHELSEA
PEOPLES CHURCH
166 Pearl Street

CHELSEA, Mass, June 6-Sunday,
June II, there will be a Children's
Day Program at Peoples Church with
Mrs. Isabelle Billups and Mrs. Levina
Milliken in charge at the evening SER
vice. DR.. R. T. Reed of Boston will
deliver short address on ''The Signi-
fcance of Children's Day." Sunday
School at 1890 pm, and evening SER
vice at pm.
Chelsea Chisellings
Well Folks, as soon as we returned
from the Annual Conference in SPRING
field, the question was asked: "Who
will preach at Peoples Church now as
Rev. Fuller received Evangelistic
Papers instead of a pastoral charge"
Well, we are accustomed to let our
gossipers build up their little toy bal
looms of propaganda and falsehoods
when in many cases they make their
wish the father of their thought, so
we shall now proceed to puncture their
toy balloon. One who receives Evan
gelistic Papers has a much bigger
field to cover than one who receives a
pastoral appointment. 1t has come
to our attention that the last untruth
told to the people of Chelsea by the
former pastor of the First A.M.E.
Church of Chelsea was that, as the
pastor of Peoples Church received
Evangelistic Papers, he would have to
move out of Chelsea and could not
again preach in Peoples Church. The
same thing was told last year after
the Annual Conference and by the
same individual 1t is high time that
the people of Chelsea should open their
ears and be on the lookout for such
misrepresentation by those who have
tried so hard to get control of Peoples
Church. The former pastor of the
First A.M.E. Church completely failed
in his attempt to get into Peoples
Church and GUST the present pastor.
He was moved from Chelsea after his
complete failure for two years to build
church and congregation in Chelsea
He has gone to another small church
and he has no control whatever over
or in any church in the city of Chel-
sea. The pastor of Peoples Church
will be in Chelsea for at least one
more year and he is not afraid of any
one BUSTING him and he doesn't expect
to leave until he gets ready to go.
The Adult Education Glasses are
progressing smoothly and new mem
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Tuesday.-The Lend-a-Hand Club will
hold its monthly meeting June -
Last Thursday in an attempt to get
young blood in their club, the Mems
Community Club invited several young
men to their regular meeting. This
club has done a great deal in West
Medford. The newly elected officers
were: Pres, Randolph Walker; vice
pres, Mr., Edmondson; sec'y., Mr..
Thompson; treas, Joseph Jeffries.
Young men-it is your duty to sup
port this club because you will be the
future citizens of tomorrow.-Last
Friday the dukes" held an invita-
tional social at the home of C. Finley
which proved to be a grand success.
The Club thanks all who patronized
their affair. The State Track Meet
May 27 marked the last time that Ray
Parham, speedy mustang of Medford
High, will wear the colors of the blue
and white. Due to age ineligibility
he will be forced to watch meets from
the sidelines. This community really
should pay homage to this boy for his
athletic career at Medford High de-
spite the injuries he received.-AlI
are glad to hear that Miss Martha
Phillips, who is doing fine, is now
home.-Our weekly motto is at is
better to give than to States
Rally.-Our weekly boost goes to the
Mems Community Club for the inter
est they are showing in the Youth
FLASH-Rumors are flying around
that the "Dukes" are promising a
very extravagant affair in the near
future. Watch for Sunday, Mr..
and Mrs. Lovelace will entertain Mr..
and Mrs. Sato and their charming
young daughters of Cambridge.
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MASSACRE DAY BILL
THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS,

In the Year One Thousand Nine ThirtyTwo
An Act relative Observance
Massacre and the Heroic Deaths cspus Attacks Maverick
James Caldwell Samuel Gray Patrick
Court assembled and by the authority the
section twelve inserted by chapter hundred and fhree the
OF the current the following section:
Section I'D
wherein Cspus Attacks American of African descent
Maverick
the first martyrs in the independence.
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participating are Dorothy Reid, Phillip
Reid, Phyllis Jones, Misses Gayle,
Jeanne Bonitto, Marion, Anita, Paul
inc, and Estelle Lindsey.
Graduation in bingham will be June
%. School ends June 81.
Dorothy Reid and Marion Lindsey
will sing at the Eastern Star BANQUET
on June Is to be held at Lincoln Hall
in Boston.
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WISE SAYINGS

Live today, tomorrow it may be too
late.
The strong take away from the weak
and the smart take away from the
strong.
Investment in yourself is the best
investment in the world.
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by the Stewards will have charge of
the church. The funeral of Mrs. BeOlah
Jones was held from Mt. Olive Baptist
Church, Tuesday, June 6. In DR.. Hopes
absence Rev. G. S. Clark, assisted by
Rev. Ladder, oficiated. L. B. Barnes
was the undertaken.
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HINTS By NINA TEMPLE
Busy Hands

Busy Hands
Even busy, work-a-day hands can be
lovely. The secret is perfect cleanll-
ness. You may polish, paint and fur
bisy up dirty hand all you choose but
you will not give that hand beauty
that simple beauty of first cleanliness
So housewife with roughened, fruit
stained hands, take courage and get
busy with the hands that God gave you
to earn your living with-they too can
be beautiful. If you are industries
and persistent, you too can
put your hands forward with the best
and be unashamed.
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ASHE FOREST FIRE
IS STILL RAGING

Continued from Page One)
live near the fires that there were
two separate fires altogether, one
in the Peak Mountain and an
other in the Three Tops. Others
think that since the fires started
spreading that "fire bugs" had
expanded the fire area intention
ally.
Besides burning all over the
mountain ranges, several corn
fields have been destroyed and
out-buidlings threatened. Homes
in the extreme depth of the Buff
falo section have been in grave
danger.
Last night fire fighters were
concentrating their efforts on
checking the flames in the Buff
falo area and around Clifton COM
munity.
Tuesday an appeal was made tc
Mr.. Crutchfield to get aid from
the WPA. He checked the Raleigh
office and said that it would be
necessary for the men to be paic
locally, that WPA would release
them. Last night no arrangements
had been made to secure their
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TUBERCULAR CLINIC
TO BE HELD ON DEC.

Continued from Page One)
lus. No other germ causes tuber-
culosis and no other disease
turns into tuberculosis"
Outside of the body these
germs cause us no harm as they
develop only in a dark, warm and
moist place. When breathed in or
introduced into the body in some
other way, such as through the
use if dishes or other articles
soiled by tubercular patient and
not properly sterilized after
wards, by carrying germs into
the mouth on the fingers, or
through. drinking milk from a tu-
bercular cow, these germs may
reach favorable spot in the
body and begin to grow and null
tiply.
tuberculosis does not as rule
develop rapidly he said and ex-
planned that sometimes the germs
are carried in the body for seve-
raj years before any active
spread takes place. For this rea-
son it is important that those who
have been closely associated with
tubercular person have a tho
rough examination at intervals
for a period of years.
Some of the early symptoms
of the disease are cough or
hoarseness that lasts longer than
common colds, a feeling of tired
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PEACE PROPOSAL is
REJECTED BY HITLER

Continued from Page One)
jured. !.
The admiralty neither identi-
fled the destroyer nor gave the
time or place of her sinking. One
crew member was listed as killed,
end six missing and Is injured.
The craft was believed to have
struck the mine Sunday or Mon
dav. More than 70 of her crew
were known to have been picked
up and landed by tugs and DRIFT
ers. British destroyers normally
have compliments of between 70
and about 200 officers and men.
Tugs attempted to take the de-
stroyer in tow, but it sank stern
first.
Europe's war is cosing the be-
lligerents possibly 100 million-a
tenth of billion-dollars day
in current cash outlay alone. Ad-
ditional costs in losses of proper
ty, arms and commercial revenue
cannot be computed now, accord
ing to Washington estimates.
The 100 million is neither an OF
fetal nor exact figure. 1t is mere
ly an estimate made from the
best information available.
The estimate may be far too
high. On the other hand, war
costs may rise even further, II
and when wholesale destruction
of men, guns, Notifications and
ships begins.
However, data from several
sources indicates that Germany,
heading the list, may have spent
$4,000, 100000 for war by the end
of her fiscal year next March;
Great Brit2in, her dominions and
colonies, at least $5,262, 900, 900,
and France, using calendar year
fiscal period, at least $2,194, 1884,
900 by the end of 1889.
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Health Dept. To
Move Into Larger
Quarters Soon
McNeill Building Has Been
rented. More Space Bad
Iv Needed for Dent.

The Ashe county health depart
ment office will be moved from
the courthouse into the old Nc
Neill store building in Jefferson
about the first of the year it was
learned this week.
This change is being made in
order to provide more rooms for
the health department. With only
one room in the courthouse, it is
difficult for the department to
function properly and the only
waiting room available now is in
the hall, which is usually cold
during winter months.
With its general preventative
and vaccination program in full
swing, the health department has
a large number of callers each
day and it is hard on them to
have to sit in a, cold hall and
wait, DR.. King pointed out in dis
cussing the move.
Arrangements to rent the store
building have just been complet-
ed and remOdelling work will
start soon.
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left home about daylight with his
! wife and had gone visiting in the
neighborhood of Boomer, about
eight miles distant. The officers
entered his home and there found
the articles which they believe
point to his guilt.
Burchette was killed with a
shotgun loaded with slugs cut
from a 3-8 inch threaded rod and
fired through the window screen,
glass and curtain. The slugs were
removed from his chest Sunday
under the direction of Coroner 1.
M. Meyers.
| In Byrd's home, officers said
they found shotgun which they
believed had been shot recently
and the inside of the barrel con-
! tanned marks as if slugs had been
fired. On a table was an empty
shell of red color corresponding
to the paper fragments found on
| the window screen at the Bur-
Ghetto home and around the hole
made by the slugs.
| The empty shell was ruffled at
the end, indicating that it had
been opened and reloaded. A shot
was found on the floor.
Officers said that on an impro-
vised work bench was a piece of
iron rod matching in size the
|Siugs taken from the mans chest
and that there was indication that
Ipieces had been sawed off with a
Ehacksaw lying nearby. With a
magnet the officers gathered
small particles of steel from the
work bench. There they found
other articles, including a rusty
hammer which had just been
used. A steel file and another
hammer thought to have been
used in shaping the edges of the
slugs.
In Jail, Byrd, who is the same
age as Burchette, So, has made
no comment other than that he
| wants hearing, which has been
set for November %.
The deceased is a brother-in-
law of c. r. Triplett, of West
Jefferson.
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G. T. Robbins, Div. Mgr.
your friendly neighbor"
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Wilkes Man Is Killed When
Shot Through A Window At
His Home At Ferguson Sat.
APPLICATION FOR REA
COOP is FAVORABLE

Continued from Page One)
from every one contacted at the
state capitol.
kilograms were sent to WASH
ington, urging approval OF the
Blue Ridge Cold Storage Co-ope-
rative's preliminary application
and both departments offered
their assistance in helping with
marketing surveys end assured
full cooperation after the plant
is constructed, in assisting with
marketing.
"That is the kind of a program
that I have been preaching fo1
some time and l am delighted
that you are we'll on the road to-
wards the establishing of a cold
storage and marketing center in
your fine and highly diversified
section" Mr.. Scott stated.
In a letter to REA officials, he
wrote sit is our opinion that this
application is the first one from
North Carolina and we can assure
you that Ashe county is one OF
the most diversified farming Sec
tons in the state and has unlim-
tied possibilities in the produc-
ton of potatoes, if storage faclll-
ties are made available.
"Statistical information sup
porting the statement made In
the foregoing with reference to
Ashe county is inclosed and you
will also find similar information
for Allegheny and Watauga coun-
ties" the letter further stated. 1t
was also signed by R. B. Ethe-
ridge, chief of the division of
markets.
Il am glad you folks are wax
ing up to the fact that you have a
wonderful agricultural county;
we have been knowing it for
years." John Goodman, assistant
to Dean Schwab at State College
and director of county agents
work stated. "Of course we'll be
glad to cooperate with you"
Mr.. Gardner, professor of hor-
ticulture at State College and one
of the leaders in the development
Of the new Sequel potato, was de-
lighted to learn of the plans to
get an REA cold storage plant.
He said this county should be
selling hundreds of thousands OF
bushels of seed potatoes each
year.
Tuesday Messrs. Price, Hash
and Quessenberry went to Char
lotte and attended a statewide
REA utilization meeting. Favor
able reports Of the cold storage
plant were received there, too.
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Hafer Appointed
AS Director OF
State Auto Assn.
Local Chevrolet Dealer Also
Succeeds in Having Cen
ventiOn at Blowing Rock.

Lem Hafer, popular manager of
the Parkway Chevrolet Company
here, has been appointed as di-
rector of the North Carolina Au-
tomobile Dealers Association, it
was announced this week by Mrs.
Bessie Phoenix, executive secre-
tary of the association.
"The dealers have a great deal
of respect for Mr.. Hafer's ability
and leadership and are glad to
have him as a director from dis
trict FOUR" Mrs. Phoenix stated.
It was also announced this
week that Mr.. Hafer has sue
ceeded in having Blowing Rock
approved as the place for the an
nual convention of the state asso-
citation next summer.
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services.
The difficulty encountered in
getting the CCC boys was due to
the fact that this county does not
have any working agreement with
the National Park Service for for
est fire protection, it was stated.
B. T. Campbell, United States
Parks Service ranger, was here
yesterday and told about num-
Der of other forest fires in neigh
boring counties.
He reported that 1900 acres OF
heavy timber were in flames on
Humpback Mountain, three miles
south of Linville Falls. The fire
burning along two and halt
miles of the Blue Ridge Park
way, was being fought by 81
WPA workers and 20 local men
but was still raging uncontrolled
Campbell said the fire was star
ted Saturday by three men who
were hunting out of season ano
reported they had been arrested
Newland, seat of Avery county
was being threatened by a flrs
that was spreading in the north
west corner of the state. Noun
taineers were fighting the blaze
valiantly but tonight it was still
creeping toward the little own.
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District Welfare
Conferences Will
Hear State Heads

Welfare superintendent, board
and staff members in the six
North Carolina districts will have
either Governor Clyde R. Hoey,
Parole Commissioner Edwin Gill
of D. Hidden Ramsey of Asheville
as headline speaker for their re-
spective annual district welfare
conference this year, Mrs. w. T.
Bost, state welfare commissioner,
announced this week.
The Governor will speak to
members of the Central district
meeting at Carthage, November
81 and to the Northeastern con-
ference at Windsor, Nov. %. Gill
will address the southwestern
group at Concord, Nov. %; the
Northwestern at Wade Mecum,
Nov. %; and the Southeastern at
Jacksonville, Dec. 5. Ramsey will
attend to Western district meet
ing at Asheville, Nov. Fl.
Conference theme to be deve-
loped this year by the three spea-
kers has been set as "Public We'll
fare-A Public Service" District
presidents and secretaries were
in Raleigh last week completing
programs for the sessions with
Mrs. w. B. Aycock, director of the
unit of county organization Of the
State welfare department.
The conferences are put on
each year by the State Board of
Charities and Public Welfare and
the Association of County Super
intendentS of Public Welfare.
Ashe county is in the North
western district which is COM
posed of the following counties:
Allegheny, Alamance, Davidson,
Davie, Forsyth, Guilford, Ran
dolph, Rockingham, Stokes, Sur
ry, Watauga, Wilkes and Yadkin.
District president is Bausie
Marion, welfare superintendent
in Surry county, while Ella Dow
ming of Stokes county serves as
secretary.
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s. Nj. Rurchette Killed With
Slugs Cut from Bolt. Geo.
Byrd Being Held.
CAREFUL INVESTIGATION

North Wilkesboro. Nov. IA
Wilkes Sheriff G. T. Doughton
left for Washington, D. c. tonight
with 6, collection of articles to be
examined by Federal Bureau OF
Investigation experts in connec-
ton with the probe into the ap-
parently deliberate murder OF 3
M. Burchette at his home at Fer
guson. Is miles west of here, last
Saturday night.
Sheriff Doughton disclosed to-
day that George Byrd, farmer
who lives within a half mile OF
Burchette's home, had been for
mally charged with the murder
following conference between
the sheriff and Solicitor Avalon
E. Hall.
Officers have collected much
circumstantial evidence which
they believe points definitely to
Byrd as the man who shot Bur-
Ghetto through q WINDOW as ne
was getting ready to retire.
Byrd was taken into custody
Sunday on suspicion but officers
declined to reveal his identity un-
til he was formally charged with
the crime and warrant charg-
ing murder had been issued.
Because the nature OF the EVIL
dence which has been pillng up
since Sunday morning, is such
that minute article or detall
NAV be the deciding factor, the
sheriff decided to carry all ar
ticles collected, to G-Men head
quarters for examination by eX-
perts.
Officers disclosed that there
had been some trouble between
Rvrd and Burchette but not OF
sufficient magnitude to unsup-
portedly assume that Byrd COM
1nitted the crime.
After searching and trailing
with blood hounds over the hills
near Ferguson all night Saturday
night Sheriff Doughton and De-
nuties R. C. Jennings, Homer
Brookshire, E. M. Eller, Bret
p Cothren and J. M. Beshears be-
gan sleuthing in the community
Sunday morning and checking on
narties to whom the least bit OF
suspicion pointed.
They learned that Byrd had
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80 tSsss.@ -.

Ernistice day was fittingly
observed here with opening OF
the Red Cross roll call, which
will continue through Thanks
giving, November 30th. With
the war in Europe the demand
on the American Red Cross
will be greater than ever this
year. Every person who can IS
asked to join this worthy cause.
Out of each membership Of 81,
soc remains in the county to
carry On the organizations
work in the county.