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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-12-10
Golden Weddings
Observed

Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph M. Croft, of
Andrews Bridge, Lancaster county,
Pa, celebrated their 50th wedding
anniversary Thanksgiving Day. They
were married Nov. S0th, 1898, by
Rev. G. Lee Gaul.
Their union was blessed with eight
children-five daughters and three
sons-and rs grandchildren.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-12-10

Sammie Keim is visiting his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Keim.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1943-12-24
Atty Guild Speaks to
University Group
reprint from Harvard NerO8)

reprint from Harvard NerUS)
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Dis
elimination against colored
lhostesses in Boston canteens
was discussed by Attorney Ray
w Guild, ex-NAACP president
at a meeting of University
students this month.
Atty Guild told how the
Buddies-Bay State Club, the
famous canteen on the Boston
Common, had at first opposed
the admission under any con-
ditions of colored hostesSeS
and later had admitted them
only with discriminatory regu-
lations. AS an object lesson in
democratic principles a new
canteen is being sponsored, the
United Nations Canteen" for
all races and creeds, which will
be opened by January at a
down town site or in Back Bay.
The group responded enthu-
siastically to President Guilds
request for help and a cam
Continued ON Page Four
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1943-12-24
Full Account in Jan. 1st Issue Of
Charles St. Church Mortgage Burn
ing and Victory Banquet with New
Cuts Of Pastor and Officers.
Reach New Peak
In Zion S Mortgage
Burning Drive

The Mortgage Burning Drive
of the Columbus Avenue AME
Zion Church rose to a new
peak last Sunday. More than
$4,000 has been realized. Ten
more persons have given their
$25. This is a new record for
paying appointments.
The Captains turning in the
highest amounts are: Ger
trude Shaw $110; Carrie Chris
ty SITS. Those persons paying
their $25 are: Alexander Turn
age, Mr. and Mis- John Patter-
son, Mrs Arnetta Lewis, George
Williams, Mrs Edna Medley,
Mrs Gertrude Shaw, Alon2o
Hinton, Charles White, Mrs
Elizabeth Wheatley. The Cap
tains reported as follows:
Mrs Gertrude Shaw $110;
Mrs Carrie Christy $75; Mrs
Sadie Thornhill $40; Mr. Geo.
CONTINUED on Page Four
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1943-12-24
Northern Senator Wrecks Jim Grow"
Bill; Race Amendment Drubs Dixie SOIOns

WASHINGTON - A bill to
provide $3OO,OOO,OOO year in
federal grants to public schools
mostly in the South, was
practically eliminated from
further discussion when Dixie
senators voted against an
amendment by a Northern
senator which would have
prohibited race discrimination
in the use Of money.
NOT FOR CoLORED
The southern solons intro
duced the bill without the
anti-jim crow clause but a
northern senator, LANCER Of
North Dakota, arose and Of
fered the amendment prohib-
iting discrimination in the
benefits and use of the pre-
posed federal grants in any of
the southern states because of
"race, creed or color"
Langer's amendment was
like a bombshell. 1t was one
of the first major challenges
of southern supremacy in the
present Congress. The amend
ment was bitterly opposed by
Continued on Page Four
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1943-12-24
People THINKING More

The preceding quotations not fiction story lead"
for this years "best seller They actually happened
took place qque recently in casual conversations between
the writer and white acquaintance of mature in
teIec and considerable religious reasoning. Similar dis
cussions are undoubtedly taking place throughput America
Africa Asia and the rest of the world wherever white and
coored citizens being thrown together in military
and civilian life There is doubt that the peoples of
the world are thinking and talking of racial and
hgous relations Chinese journalist and white
paper feature writer both serving Pittsburgh coored
weekly Two leading Chinese newspapers have published
Coored editorial comment in the Chinese language Men
in the military service abroad experiencing all sorts of
Continued Page
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1943-12-24
Dean PiCkens
Coming For Grand
Emancipation
Day Program

The Greater Boston Inter
UNCONVENTIONAL Ministers AL
lance is sponsoring a Grand
Emancipation Day Program,
Saturday, January l, 1914,
scheduled to be held at Column
bus Avenue AME Zion church
at 2 p m.
The speaker for the occasion
is to be the famous world
traveller and lecturer, william
Pickens, who needs no intro
ductiouh to Boston or America.
Following a Deanship at Nor
gan College, DR. Pickens served
for many years as Field Secre-
tary of the NAACP, At present
he is serving his country in the
capacity of Chief Interracial
Secretary of the National Or
ganization of Subdivisions.
The public is cordially invit-
ed to attend.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1943-12-24
Julian R. Stubbs
Passes

The winds blew but the sun
Shone brightly the afternool
Of Tuesday, Dec 81, when a
st Cyprian's Episcopal church
ON fremont st simple, brief
but impressive services we've
held for Julian Randall Stubb
of 7 Sussex st, SO years a STATE
House employee, devoted hus.
band, cherished and lovilla
brother, we'll known and es-
teemed citizen of the South
End. Mr. Stubs passed awav
Saturday morning, Dec I8 a.
1880 O'Clock after an illness Of
two weeks, Death was due to
pneumonia and for several
years before he had been in
impaired health but continued
to perform his duties at State
House, preferring to die at his
post rather than be retired on
sick leave as he might have.
Rev D L Feguson, rector of
the church, read the brief
Episcopal service and spoke a
few words in eulogy. Charles
Henry sang an appropriate So
10, accompanied by Elwya
Barrow, organist of the church.
A delegation Of male 8ssoei-
ates led by Secretary of Stare
Frederick Cooke, was present
and also almost every well
known male colored adult, toe
Continued on Page Four
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1943-12-24
5rahnrt'a GrtFttttnH

To MY MANY FRIENDS AND
PATRONS EVERYWHERE
And especially to you who have stood by me
so loyalty and to you who have given me such
wonderful support in my ten-months-old
business, take this occasion to extend my sim
cere wishes for joyous Yuletide Season and
earnestly wish for you the possession of that
kind of faith in God which will inevitably bring
you happiness, fresh courage and abiding
peace throughout the coming year.
L. GEORGE MURRAY, Prop.
T he Lavalle Press
lO69 fremont Street
Roxbury 20, Mass
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1943-12-24
CHRISTMAS 1913 finds CHURCH
MAKING STRONG BID FOR EQUALITIES
Jews, CATHOLICS, PROTESTANTS
AWAKENING TO COMMON PERILS
BY The Rover

"AlJ that ever learned about DR.. George Washington
Carver and Coored achievement in general, learned
from Catholic mission magazines" white friend revealed
Ito me quite recently.
"The Jewish people, the Catholic and Colored have
lot in common, said a Jewish friend who sent me a
Chrstmah card this week.
"Colored People weren't the only slaves" white
Christian Scientist friend admitted to me quietly eve
whites have been slaves too All races have their ups and
downs their good and their bad. No race is superior
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1943-12-24

Back Up FEPC

NEW YORK - Hard upon
the heels of the defiance of the
Presidents Committee on Fair
Employment Practice by the
Is southern railroads a group
of civic, liberal minded persons
representing labor, the church,
youth and women'S groups
called a conference on strategy
to be held at Freedom House,
on December 30. A program
will be planned for a confer
ence to be held in Washington,
D C, in the 18th st Y M C A
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1943-12-24

Jan 20-21.
"The purpose of the Wash
ngton conference is to mobll-
lie nationwide sentiment to
back the President up on
FEPC," stated A Philip Ran
dolph, Chairman of the Ma
tional Council for a Permanent
FEPC.
A public mass meeting is
scheduled for the evening of
Jan 20 in Washington to dis
cuSs discrimination in the rail-
road industry.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1943-12-24
Boston Branch NERL
Makes Action Plans

At it's meeting Sunday, held
at the new South End GUARD
IAN office, GIT fremont st, at
Douglass SIS, the Boston Banch,
National Equal Rights League,
Louis E Pasco, Sr, president,
crystaIized the suggestions
Continued on Page Four)
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-07-13
SALE OF USED CARS
STARTS ARGUMENT

Although few automobiles here
have actually been sold to western
dealers for resale, opposition to this
type sale was expressed recently at
a meeting of the Waterbury Auto
mobile Merchants association. 1t
was pointed out that new cars prob
ably will not come off the assembly
lines until 1945 and late 1910 and
1941 models are becoming very
scarce on the local market. They
maintained that dealers should keep
a stock of about $500 cars to back
up an estimated $4,000 automobiles
now in use here.
Dealers however, emphasize the
critical need for transportation for
war production workers in vital
defense area, and point out the
shortage of auto mechanics and re-
pair men here as threat to proper
maintenance of automobiles.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-07-13
ALDERMEN SEEK
LEGAL OPINION
Charter, Ordinances Re-
veal Contradictions;
Memorial Proposed

Upon the recommendation of AL
derman George Kingston (R), the
board of aldermen last night ordered
that a decision be obtained from
the corporation counsel as to the
power the aldermen have over the
police and fire departments. He dis
closed charter provisions which take
precedent over city ordinances, and
which apparently empower the al
dermen with appointment and es-
tablishing OF salaries of the mem
bers of the two departments.
After heated argument, Attor-
ney Alfred Finkelstein, who has
been appointed by the board to re-
wise the city ordinances, declared
that there is contradiction be-
tween the charter and the ordi-
nances on this point and that he
thought it would be wise to seek
the corporation counseIs advice.
During the course of the meeting,
a recommendation by Corporal Coyle
Post, American Legion, that the
Municipal Stadium on WATERFOWL
avenue be named the Vincent A.
Scully Stadium" in memory of the
late mayor, was referred to COM
mittee of the board of aldermen.
The committee which will discuss
the matter with the park board is:
Aldermen Daniel Driscoll, Edward
Rafferty,, Martin Tehan, Burton
Walker and William Gerard.
The following hearings for
changes of properties from one
building zone to another were set
at last nights meeting of the board
for July 30 from 7:30 to p. m. A
request from Mary OLoughlin for
change of her property at 1918
Wolcott street from B to c zone was
appointed for a 7:3O hearing.
A similar request from Edward
Doyle for his property at 1O8-1l0
Highland avenue was arranged for
7:45. Still another for Edward
Norman for his property at 80
Chestnut avenue, 8 p. m.
The board sent to the land COM
mittee bid received by the Bronson
library board of $4,000 for the build
ing at II Park road. Alderman
George Kingston (R) moved that
the board advertise for offers, and
Aldermanic president, Patrick Shea,
surprised him by saying the COM
mittee had already begun that.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-07-13

Rev. j. DOnnelly m m DRY, a n q
reading them one cannot but be
moved and inspired to new
realization of the values for which
we struggle. What the tenor of
these testimonials is may be judged
from the few paragraphs for which
we have space.
THE NAVY CHAPLAIN
Testifying to the truth that when
men are as God made them they
act as the children of God which
they are, one Navy chaplain writes:
when men are cheek by jowl with
death they rapidly get down to es-
sentials Men are now going
to church who have not been there
for years. Some are assuming lead
ership in bringing others to the
Sacraments and all our men are
now glorying in that faith that is
in them and are showing it by their
solemn practice of religion.
Their conduct aboard ship, their
attitude toward religion, their I'M
concealed respect for holy things,
their anxiety to come forward and
publicly place their trust in God
shows how fundamentally sound is
the home training of our young
men and how false were the claims
of the extensively loud, self-styled
leaders of so-called youth move
ments who blantantly preached
their foreign ideologies and claimed
million adherents among our
American youth"
MASS IN NORTH AFRICA
And boy from Brooklyn wrote
his pastor this edifying description
of Mass in a little oasis town in
North Africa.
The Mass had just started when
I came in. Taking out my missal I
just happened to glance around and
I noticed the men around me.
There was major on one side of
me and on the other huge Sene-
gal colored soldier with the French
uniform. Another boy came in be-
side me and you could see the
blood on his uniform from a fresh
wound. He placed his machine gun
in a corner and calmly went about
his method of hearing Mass. There
were soldiers from four different
nations there all following the same
Mass.
The chapel was packed and
many of the men had come some
distance over roads that were
bombed consistently but I doubt
that that ever entered their minds.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-07-13
Catholic Thought And Opinion
By REV. JOSEPH F. DONNELLY

One of the boys I noticed was just
about crying: he lost his buddy that
morning and later 1 found out that
he was more or less taking his place
at Mass, for knew for a fact that
this lad was Jewish"
SENSIBLE FAITH
This is paragraph from the let
ter of a boy not remarkable during
his years at home for any great
sanctity, but with a sensible love,
faith and trust in God, and who in
his few months in the Army since
he was taken out of college has
learned that: 1.-The thing we need
most is prayer-not so much now
as later. The boys over on the
other side must miss plenty of
Masses and I feel that we on this
side should go to Mass and Com
munion as often as possible because
I know that when get over there
I shall hope that someone is attend
ing Mass for me.
IF and when the time comes
want to go happy and self-assured,
and I think that shall. So, Father,
in your prayers pray that these boys
realize how much that prayer means
then and now :"
ON THE CANAL
A letter sent from the South
Pacific by Father Francis German
OF Chicago described the troop
preparations for the final struggle
to wrest control of Guadalcanal
from the Japs and carried these
paragraphs:
THE hour before the last strug-
gle for the Canal shall always re-
member as the greatest moment of
my life. The commanding officer
called his men together and gave
them his orders and instructions
and then turned them over to me.
Il gave them few words of en-
couragement, then placing my stole
over my dirty, sweaty, uniform, we
all knelt down, Jews, Protestants
and Catholics, and recited aloud to-
gether the Act of Contrition. I
raised by hand in benediction over
them and gave all final dissolution.
Afterwards the commanding officer
told me that for few it was the
first word of God they had ever
heard, and for many q cannot say
how many it was the last
AMONG OUR ALLIES
A twenty-five year old Dutch lad
who had resisted the Nazi atrocities
committed in his country was to be
executed with his companions when
he sent this touching letter to his
parents:
Mother, dear mother, let me en-
brace you. Forgive me any wrong
I have done YOU Do not cry darling.
Be courageous.
Father, forgive me too Be strong
in your belief which I know you
have like mother. Do not mourn
but thank God that we may have
the certainty of His grace. Do not
say: Because you are gone peace
can be no joy for us anymore be-
cause after all I gave my life for
my country as so many are doing
at this time. Give me a firm hand
shake Gods will be done.
Greet my little brothers and sisters:
maybe they won't understand it so
well yet but teach them, too, to be-
lieve.
We are courageous. Be the same.
They can only take our bodies. Our
souls are in Gods hands That
should be sufficient consolation. I
am going-until we meet again in a
reunion which will be so much hap
pier. May God bless you all. Have
no hate. I die without hatred. God
rules everything."
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-07-13
Fame and Trouble
Come to Brooklyn's
Private GreengrOin
BY TOM WOLF
NEA Staff CORRESPONDENT

London, July 13-Easily the best
known enlisted American soldier
here in Britain is first-class pri-
vate from Brooklyn named Artie
Greengroin.
Artie is an eager, often ingeni-
Gus Joe whose ability to get into
trouble is exceeded only by his
ability to manhandle the Kings
English. He was born in the type
writer of Sgt. Harry Brown, him
self product of Portland, Me, and
Harvard University.
Artie first came to life in the
British edition of Yank. So large
was his following among dough-
boys here that he recently has be-
come regular feature in the Am
erican edition of Yank, too.
Artie's charm seems to stem
equally from his Brooklyn vocab-
ulary (Author Brown has been to
Brooklyn twice-both times at Co.
ney Island) and from his uncanny
ability to burlesque the Army, from
G. 1. to Generals.
LOOKED LIKE MEDAL
Like so many soldiers here, Artie
has had trouble with his campaign
ribbons. One night, for example,
his pal found him in a pub, dressed
to kill, complete to marksman me-
dial and Pearl Harbor" ribbon, the
latter meaning only that he was in
uniform before we entered the war.
Artie was hoping to dazzle date.
for whom he was waiting. "They's
very impressive sight to inner
cent English Isles girls" he ex-
planned
His pal remarked that the Pearl
Harbor ribbon is hardly medal.
Medal. Smedal," Artie said. 1T
looks like a medal, don't it? Thass
all that matters"
Just then Artie's date came in
with a Private McNab. The girl
asked Artie how he won the medal,
and Artie told a whopper. The girl
then pointed out the fact that Pri-
vate McNab also had medal.
"Oh,' said Artie, "they's lots of
em around these days. Still I'm
always glad to meet another hero.
What kline of a medal you got,
Mac?"
private McNabb has the Vic
toria Gross" answered the girl.
NO MORE RIBBONS
After that Artie Stunned ribbons.
AS he remarked in a later episode,
explaining why he was not wearing
the European Theater of Operations
ribbon: 1.-THE oney ribbon I wanta
see on my hairy is the victory me-
DIAL Thass the oney one For
gossake wass the sense of wearin'
a campaign ribbon when you're in
the campaign? Everyone know
you're in the campaign. don't they?'
Most of First Glass Private
Greengroin's bitterest scorn is re-
served for non-coms above the
grade of FIRST Glass Private. He
once went so far as to work out
an army in which no one would
rank above Pfc, and in which there
would be no orders. But occasional
ly Greengroin has opinions about
commissioned ranks, too.
One of the many times Yank
readers have found him in the
guardhouse, a colonel was at fault.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-07-13

the Teachers Room at the Center
school. Pony rides were conducted
under the direction of the Boy
Scouts on three ponies belonging to
Mr.. Peck and in a pony cart do
mated for the afternoon by Roderic
Cross. In the exhibition of stuffed
toys, a prize was awarded to Kurt
SWitzer for his pony decorated with
roses. A plane recognition contest
was held for older children and the
prizes were model planes secured by
Major Merritt, now stationed at the
U. S. Military Academy, from the u.
U. Army. Tony Jack was the winner
of the bean-pot guessing contest
and four movie shows were given
under the direction of Byron Will
liams. Mrs. Alice Rauch was the
fortune teller and the Girl Scouts
were in charge of the sale of ar
ticles at the wishing we'll. The lat
ter was a real old we'll colorfully
decorated for the occasion. The old
toy auction was the closing feature
of the afternoon and one of the
most popular on the program. Mr..
Mayo Crawford acted as auctioneer.
All the toys sold were donated by
the resident of Litchfield.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-07-13
St. Anthony's Parish
To Erect New Chapel
Practitioners in Bantam to Be Convenienced By New
Arrangement; Land Bought; Children Entertained
LIT CHI Ell D
Correspondent, Thomas Monaghan Litchfed PAS

Litchfield, July 10 - A tract Of
land has been purchased in Bantam
by st. Anhony's church and plans
are being made to erect a chapel for
Bantam members of st. Anthony's
parish. The plot is located on a
knoll west of Bantam cemetery on
the Litchfield-B highway. 1t
was purchased from Julia Buell.
through the Litchfield Realty Com
pany.
Rev. James F. Egan, pastor of St.
Anthonys has stated that the time
Of the erection of the chapel is I'M
certain due to present conditions.
The chapels design, size, and type
of construction will be determined
soon. Masses have been conducted
for several months at the commun-
ity house of the Federal Housing
Project in Bantam and will be con-
Quoted there until the chapel is
built.
Prayers were requested at Masses
On Sunday for the repose of the
soul OF Mrs. Alice Mcguire. The
funeral of Mrs. Mcguire was held
Monday morning from st. An
thongs church at 10 a. m. Burial
vas in St Anthony's cemetery.
Rev. James ODea, assistant pas
tor expressed his gratitude to the
parishioners for the recent testi-
rnonial given him before his depar-
ture for training as chaplain in
the U. S. Navy. Rev. ODea has been
at st. Anthony's since his ordina-
ton five years ago and will leave
shortly for his Navy training.
Masses are said on Sunday at st.
Anthony's church at 7, 9, and II,
and in Bantam at 800 a. m. Mass
= also said at Shepherd Knapp
Farm, and two Bantam Lake camps.
Daily Mass will be said each
Morning at 1880 a. m.
Novena devotions for Victory and
Peace and prayers for the soldiers,
and sailors, together with Benedic-
ton of the Blessed Sacrament will
be held on Wednesday evening at
500 o'clock.
The Bishop of the Diocese has
sent an appeal for funds for the
Bishops Relief Committee which
has been aiding the distressed ma
tons of Europe since the inception
CT the war there. A collection will
be taken for this purpose on next
Sunday.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-07-13
Frank Lonergan New
ELks' Exalted Ruler
(OWI Photo From NEA)

order. He was graduated from
Notre Dame in 1904 and Immediate
ly joined the faculty of what is now
Portland University. He also has
served several terms in the Oregon
legislature.
In his speech of acceptance, the
new grand exalted ruler pledged the
full support of the nations $4,000
Elks to continuance of the orders
program Of cooperation with the
government in the war effort.
AS loyal Americans and Elks we
should not and will not approve or
condone any acts of unwarranted
work stoppage or mob violence. :"
Lonergan said. There must be full
production without interruption.
Our brothers who are serving the
colors, and their millions of COM
rades in arms are calling to us now.
They look to us to protect them on
the home front while they protect
us on the war front"
Lonergan also aclled upon the
Elks to cooperate in the campaign
against juvenile delinquency.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-07-13
FORTY CONTRACTORS
TO ATTEND FARLEY

Frank J. Green, secretary Of the
Waterbury Chamber of Commerce,
announced today that approx
mately 40 contractors and builders
in this vicinity will meet Thurs
day with representatives of the
Smaller War Plants Corp. to con-
fer on construction contracts.
G. w. oGrton, field representa-
tive of the Smaller War Plants
will be at the Chamber of Com
merce building from 10 a. m. to 4
p. m. on Thursday to speak with
local contractors. This affair has
been arranged through the coopera-
ton Of the Waterbury Chamber OF
Commerce and Kenneth L. Childs,
district chief Of the Smaller War
Plants Corp.