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The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1945-04-21
THE BELL
.PHOTOGRAP HERS

Another enterprise was added
to the upper fremont st thriving
business section recently when
Bell Photographers opened to
the public their well-appointed
studio at 1893 fremont st.
1t is located two doors from
Estelle's and near Lenox st. On
exhibition in the artistically
decorated show window are
choice specimens of the stuSlo's
workmanship which cannot fail
to attract the eye.
Besides making fine portraits
Bell Photographers specialize in
colorings, reproductions and en-
largementS. A patriotic motive is
evinced in their standing offer
Of specially reduced rates to
men and women in the armed
services.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1945-04-21
World Premiere
Opera Performance

Boston society and hundreds
Of music patrons will hear the
world premiere performance Of
william Andrew Rhodes new
grand opera amanda, to be
given by the william Rhodes
Opera Society, Thursday eve
ming, May 10, at $3.50 o'clock
in New England Mutual Hall.
The opera was written to cele-
brate the 10th opera annivers-
airy Of Rhodes Opera Society
success in opera. This is New
England's first established col
ored opera society. The cast
of this modern opera will in
clude: Pattie Mays, Sarah Nc
Kenzie, Ann Forbes, Ella Mar
tin, Vera Carney, Amy Roberts
Una Bell, Marian McCree, Nan
Snow, Mildred jenkins, Vera
Garfield, Ralph williams, Alfred
Lomax, James Brown, Herman
Carter, Irene williams, Arthur
Banks, John Hawkins, Victor
Mascot, Oswald Gilbert, Ber-
nice Shepard, Esther Buley
Doloris Ollright, Beulah Will
liams, Irene Downes, Odell Wal
ker, Dorothy Jackson, Gertrude
Robinson, Frondia Haynes, Her
man Williams, Melba Williams,
Bloneva Williams.
James Henderson Is the dra-
matte coach, Raphu Williams
business assistant, and Alfred
Lomax, assistant stage man.
manager. Mr.. Rhodes will con-
duct the performance.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1945-04-21
US0 Tribute
To Roosevelt

Impressive services honoring
the memory of President Roose-
welt were held at the Ruggles st
USO center last Sunday night
with almost capacity atten-
dance. The program included
Navy hymn, by Herman Paul;
readings, Miss williams, Shan
Meta Epps, Cynthia Belgrave;
vocal solos Mildred Harris, Mrs
E Broadnax; Clara Henderson;
remarks, Director Joseph Doug
lass; selection by Army Sextette;
plano solo, Rozelle Holder; Spir-
ituals led by Clara Henderson;
accompanist, Coral Alexander.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1945-04-21
CITY NEWS

Don't forget April "a is the
date when the Lend-A- Hand
Club presents the TWO SIS
TIERS, GEORGE L. BAILEY,
lyric soprano, and ADA BARCO,
dramatic reader, in recital at
Columbus Ave. A.ME. Zion
Church, CORAL ALEXANDER,
accompanist. See you there.
You are invited to hear Mrs
Victoria ]. Setback, recently re-
turned from Liberia, West Al
RIGA, at the Coffee Hour by the
Liberia College Club Of America
at the South End House, 4S
Rutland st, Sunday, April %, at
$3.50 p. m. M Phyllis Mitchell is
secretary Of the club.
On Sunday, April is, The Olive
Club Of Peoples Baptist church
celebrated it's seth anniversary,
having been organized in the
Calvary Baptist church in 1907.
A poem written by one of the
charter members, Mrs Clara M
Diggs, gave the complete history
of the club. Many expressions
for the welfare of the club were
given by the members and re-
freshments were served.
A public Cancer Education
Day meeting viii be held Tues
day, April "a, at BIS p m in
John Hancock Hall, 8 st James
ave, with speakers prominent in
the field of cancer research. The
purpose Of the meeting is to give
the people facts concerning can
Ger and show no wevery one may
help to control it.
Mrs Pauline Donaldson OF 43
Hollander st, Roxbury, wishes to
thank her many friends for the
kindness shown her during her
recent Illness.
SAVE THE DATE OF MAY II
FOR THE PRESENTATION OF
'ELTJAH1 BY THE GREATER
BOSTON GUILD OF ORGAN
lists AND DIRECTORS.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1945-04-21
James ". Ford To
Speak In CAMBRIDGE

James w. Ford, national
vice-president Communist Po-
litical Association, will be in
Cambridge Friday, April 27,
when he will address a meet
ing at st. Bartholomews Epis-
copal Church at 8 pm. His
subject viii be 'The Stake of
my People in Postwar Ameri-
ca"
On Saturday night, April %, a
public reception will be given
Mr.. Ford at $50 Warren street.
Roxbury. A buffet supper will
be served with a charge Of so
cents admitting two. Both af-
fairs are sponsored by the
Communist Political Associa-
ton.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1945-04-21
Lewis B. Caution
To Be Installed
As YFW Post Head

Following their participation
in the Patriots Day parade this
morning members of the Lolita
Crabtree Post No. 371S, Veterans
Of Foreign Wars will install their
1945 officers this evening at thea
post quarters at 339 MaSsachu-
sets avenue. Lewis B. Caution
will be installed as commander,
and the Lolita Crabtree Post
Auxiliary will hold It's inStalla-
ton ceremonies at the same
meeting.
Installing officer will be De-
partment Junior Vice Comman-
der, and the Lolita Crabtree
Post Auxiliary will hold its In
stallation ceremonies at the
same meeting.
Installing officer will be De-
partment Junior Vice Comma
der James A. Reynolds, who
will bring a suite of officers with
him from the Joseph WehneT
Post Of Everett.
Many Back Bay residents have
been elected officers of this To-
cal V.F.W. post. Commander
Caution has announced that an
increasing number of veterans
Of this war have enrolled as post
memoirs, and already many Of
them are taking active parts in
the direction of post policies.
The 1945 officers to be installed
this evening are: Senior vice
Commander Alberto Carnevan,
223 Newbury street; Junior Vice
Commander Thomas C. Aucoin,
40 st. Stephen street; Quarter
master David Epstein, Adjutant
Oscar Rothberg, Post Advocate
Ernest A. Wight, Chaplain Arm
stead H. Dixon, Surgeon Thorn
as j. McGratn, Officer Of the
Day Edmund L. Hobart.
Trustees are Samuel Hirsh-
berg, James B. Doherty. and
John G. Fiumara of Is Queens
bury street. Jay B. Riseman OF
146 Massachusetts avenue is pa
triotic instructor, and other Of
f1cers are Service officer David
Epstein, Legislative Officer Fred
erick Ward, Sergeant Major
Paul Lubienski Of "a Huntington
avenue, Quartermaster Sergeant
Lewis B. Closer of $3.50 Common
/ wealth avenue, Guard Frank
WaSsue, Sentinel George Ash
worth, Jr. Of 81 Belvidere street,
Color Bearers Peter Morehardt
and K. D. ParkeS, Bugler Ros-
coe F. Blount, Public Relations
Officer Paul LubienSki and En-
ployment Officer John ]. Smith.
The Auxiliary officers viii be
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1945-04-21

President Ellen E, Masso, Senior
Vice President Mary Rothberg,
Junior Vice President Agnes v.
Shea, Treasurer Mary Walsh.
Chaplain Addie Flood, Conduc-
tress Grace Cam, Assistant
Conductress Betty Rothberg,
Guard Beulah Scott, Trustees
Margaret Mccarthy, Gertrude
Hirshberg, Beatrice Fitzgerald;
Pamela Elder, delegate to SUI
folk County Council, Mrs. Ted
der, alternate; Secretary Fame
liza Elder, Patriotic Instructor
Edna Cam, Historian Anna
Shea, Banner Bearer Ida Ep-
stein, Flag Bearer Betty Nc
Guigan, Color Bearers Bessie
Katz, Bella Lieberman, Betty
Rothberg, Rosetta Tedder; Mu-
sician Beatrice Fitzgerald.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1945-04-21
Awarded Army
Medal

1t Charles E PhySic, son Of
Mr. and Mrs Charles PhySic, 81
Granville I'd, Cambridge, was
recently awarded the Combat
Infantryman Badge for OUT
standing performance of duty in
action. 1t Physic is serving with
the 371St Infantry in Italy.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1945-04-21


These last days remind all
that summer is not far away
And they suggest preparation for
the coming neutrality-suspicious.
garments and gifts, hot weather
clothes and vacation money. II
you need extra funds as 50
many other are doing, consult
the well known firm Of H. B.
Budding Co, ZIG fremont ST.,
Room 3O2, opposite Majestic
Theatre, where privacy and
courteous service await you.
There will be an Intercultural
Meeting sponsored by the Dis
cusSion Group Of the Robert
Shaw House, IL Windsor st,
Tuesday, April "a, at $3.50 p m.
Topic "The Responsibility Of
youth and leaders to each other
and society" Speakers will be
Miss Rhetta After, Boston Ur-
ban League; Miss Carroll, Bos-
ton YWCA; Everett Yates, Sub
Master Rice School; Youth from
Boston YWCA; Boston YMCA;
Hecht House, Dorchester; and
East Boston. Miss Phyllis C..
Walker, Girls Worker, Robert
Gould Shaw House, will be the
discussion leader. Good music;
all are welcome.
A perfume and toiletries shop,
as coy and dainty as you would
want to see. was opened this
week at 626-C Shawmut ave by
the zabe Perfume Co. On sale
are imported perfumes, toilet
preparations, and a special In
dian Hair Grower which comes
from India in Asia; and also
fancy crochet articles for the
dressing table and for costume
accessories.
The Young Peoples Bible
Class presents REV. EN0cH
o. W0oDHOUSE, Gods
Ambassador of Song, World
Fomous Gospel Singer, Col
umbus Ave. A.M.E. Zion
Church, cor. Col. Ave. and
Northampton St, Rev. A. A.
Perry, Postor, Sunday, April
II, $3.50 PM. Mrs. Zit0
WiIIioms, Pres. Subscription
tex inc. 55e.
! A Testimonial Banquet hon
oring Boston's well known Bes-
sic M Potter will be given on
Thursday, May 3, at Smith Hall
bv the Victory of the EIks.
La Mardi Bridge Club met at
the home of Mrs Sally Green, 81
Granville ave, Maiden for its
last session and prizes were won
by Mrs Frances Talbot, first;
Mrs Grace Moody, second; Mrs
Bert AmeS, consolation.
Among recent callers at the
GUARDIAN Office we're Mr. and
Mrs Floyd Freeman, newlyweds-
They were married March q in
new Shiloh Bapt. church, Chris
tian st, Philadelphia. The bride
is the former Miss Alice NJ. Will
son of Philadelphia. Mr. Freeman
is proprietor of a ceramic clinic
in Brookline where the couple
will reside.
1t Hardy Of Washington, D c
is the house guest of Mr. and Mrs
Ernest Kenswil of Cambridge.
DEBATE: Resolved: THAT
World Peace win Bring Racial
Peace, by the Youth Council Of
the NAACP, negative, versus the
Music Academy students, affir-
NATIVE. Time and place will be
announced later and the public
win be cordially invited. Sill
yer offering at door.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-09
Dewey Stresses
Firm Bargain
With Russians
BY LYLE C. WILSON

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9. (UP) -
Gov. Thomas E. DeWey's Lincoln
day speech looked Friday like a
warning to President Roosevelt to
drive firm political bargain with
Premier Josef v. Stain. The alter
native would be to risk a major
foreign policy dispute with we'll or
ganized Republicans.
Dewey spoke here Thurs day night
at the Statler hotel before about
1900 party leaders. He made a
double -barrelled attack on Mr..
Rcosevelt's home and foreign pol
icies. He indorsed the foreign pol
icy program of Senator Arthur H.
Vandenberg, (R), Michigan, which
is under such bitter attack in the
domestic Communist press as to
suggest that Stain would balk at
it.
COP REACTION
The reaction of congressional
leaders in the audience generally
was enthusiastic. For example,
Senator Kenneth S. Wherry of Ne
braska, Republican whip, thought
Dewey put the Roosevelt admins
tration on notice ito do better
job in foreign relations" ..s
Dewey didn't get a 100 per cent
Endorsement, however. Senator Ray
mond Wills, (Ry, Indiana, was
lukewarm en- the foreign policy sec
tion of Dewey's speech but agreed
with his discussion on domestic
affairs.
Mr. Roosevelt doubtless is aware
now of Stains ideas on the VAN
denberg plan. He and the Soviet
Union leader are in conference in
the Black Sea area with Prime
Minister Winston Churchill. The
Vandenberg proposal was in two
parts:
Ian immediate Anglo-American-
Russian Chinese treaty to keep
Germany and Japan permanently
disarmed.
2. Agreement now that political
settlements in Europe made or be-
ing made in various liberated coun-
tries be subject to general review
after the war.
CALLS 1T SABOTAGE
The Communist press interprets
this latter provision as sabotage
of the Tehran agreements reached
in 1943 by Mr.. Roosevelt, Churchill
and Stain in their first conference.
Some other interpret it as a pre-
caution against communication of
a large part of Europe. The Com
munist press says that is nonsense.
If Dewey can make the Vanden-
berg plan stick as formal Republi-
can doctrine, it may be up to the
President to obtain Stalin's agree
ment to postwar reexamination of
European political questions. The
Continued on Pg. 6, Col .
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-09
Death and Ruin
Sweep Berlin

the American air raid on Berlin
Saturday, the refugees said.
A Swedish engineer suggested
that a new-type bomb may have
been used. He said people scores
of yards from where the bombs
fell were killed "by air pressure"
Not only did the new bombs
seem to carry a greater weight of
explosive than before, but they
seemed to have a fantastically
wide blasting effect" he said. ..
PEOPLE STAMPEDED
Descriptions of death by air
pressure spread through the city
like wildfire, so the people did
not know whether to take shelter
or not. Never has there been
such panic in Berlin as since last
Saturday"
Much of Berlin has been knock
ed flat by bombs, the travellers
said. Nothing remains. in the
center of the capital, they re-
ported.
Refugees said the food situa-
ton was desperate. A Berlin
brcadcast said the food minister
of the Reich had decreed that all
German farmers henceforth must
deliver all wheat, barley, and rye
to central collection centers to
help meet the shortages.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-09
Senators Predict
Defeat for Bill
On work-or-Fight

WASHINGTON Feb. 9. UP) =
Senator Albert B. Chandler, Cd,
Kentucky, predicted Friday that the
senate will reject work-or-else leg
islation unless the administration
can produce stronger case for it's
need.
Chandler told reporters that
hearings Before the senate military
affairs committee so far this week
have failed to show need for the
compulsory labor draft legislation
already approved by the house.
He agreed with President Ira
Mosher of the National Association
of Manufacturers that an attempt
to draft labor might prove more
harmful than beneficial to war pro-
duction. Mosher testified in eXecu-
tive session late Thursday.
"PRAYS" FOR DEFEAT
j. G. Luhrsen, executive secretary
of the railway labor executives as
sociation, was the only witness Fri
day morning He said, I'VE earnest
ly pray for the defeat of this COM
pulsory legislation" At conclu-
SIGN of his testimony Chandler
commented
"The bill doesn't seem to be get
ting any stronger"
Committee chairman Ebert D.
Continued on Pg. 6, Col. .
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-09

LONDON, Feb. 9. CUP)-Ref-
ugees described Berlin Friday as
a city of death and ruins whose
survivors expected the Red army
to reach the capital within a
week or two"
"It's like the end CT the world
one of a group Of more than 20
Swedish refugees said on his ar
rival at Malmo, Sweden, after
fleeing Germany through Berlin.
BURNED IN STREETS
Others said the bodies of thou
sands of Berlinerc who were killed
in air raids or died from hunger,
exposure or disease had been
buried in the streets. They be-
lieved a state Of siege would be
proclaimed soon.
1.-THE death toll is SO terrific"
one refugee said, that squads
regularly are going the rounds of
stricken quarters, collecting bodies
door to door or from sidewalks
where they have been thrown.
Bodies are taken to the near
est open space and dumped with
out Identification in mass graves,
or even burned in funeral pyres.
Thousands-other reports have
placed the number as high as
$4,000 or 20, ,000--were killed in
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-09
va INKS
SWeep
MuniIu
Japs Caught in
Death Trap;
Pasiq Crossed

MANILA, Feb. 8. CUP)-The battle
of Manila entered its last and blood
lest phase Friday as American in
fantrymen swarmed across the
southern half of the city.
Doughboys of the 37th (Buckeye)
division crossed the Pasig in amph-
ibious tanks and on pontoon bridges
late Wednesday and quickly es-
tablished wide bridgehead on the
south bank opposite the Malacan-
ang Palace.
ENTER FROM SOUTH
(Radio Tokyo indicated that a
second column of American troops
are on the verge of entering Manila
from the south, but the broadcast
failed specifically to acknowledge
that MacArthurs forces have cross
ed the PasigJ
CA third column of Americans,
Tokyo said, grouped groups and
tanks at Quezon, IL miles northeast
of the Philippines capital, "in at
tempts to make a detour around
east to cut off the Japanese gar
risons from the main forces in the
ridge positions."o
("Only minimum forces now re-
main in the city to maintain public
order" Tokyo Said)
The japanese put up only weak
resistance along the river bank, but
they stiffened later Wednesday night
and fought back savagely with NOR
tars, artillery and rifle fire.
CAN'T LAST LONG
Their position rapidly was dis
CONTINUED on Pg. 6, Col. q
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-09
Blizzard Hits
New England

BOSTON, Feb. 9. CUP)-One of
its worst blizzardS in recent times
dropped II to IA inches of snow
on New England Friday, paralyzed
virtually all transportation, and cost
at least eight lives.
Thousands of persons were mar
ooned. Work stopped at many ship
yards and war plants. Enormous
snowdrifts, piled up by a raging
northeast wind. prevented night
shift workers from reaching their
homes and dayshift workers from
reaching their jobs.
The Boston & Maine Railroad
appealed to the army for troops to
clear it's tracks.
Power and light wires were down
over a wide area. The Providence,
r. l., weather station had been
able to communicate only occa-
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-09
Detroit Strike
Forces Other
Plants to Quit

DETROIT, Feb. 9. CUP) - The
Briggs Manufacturing company an
nounced Friday that a strike of
$500 workers has closed two plants
making parts for B-29 bombers and
will force shutdowns at three others
Friday.
One of the plants due to close
employs 4429 workers at Evansville,
Indiana. The others are in De-
troit.
Company spokesman said that the
closures were forced by shortage of
parts made at the Mack avenue
plant here, where the strike be-
gan Tuesday over pay rates for
Is men. He said the disputes would
affect 671O workers Friday, not in
cluding the $500 strikers.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-09
Chinese Retake
Pivotal City

CHUNGKING, Feb. 9. (UP)-
Chinese troops, opening a counter
offensive in southeast China, re-
captured Ichang, go miles north of
Kukiang (Schoakwan) on the Can
ton-Hankow railway, communique
said Friday.
Other Chinese forces at the same
time reoccupied Chilling, 80 miles
northeast of Kukiang, while other
columns reached the suburbs of the
former air base town of Suichwan
to the east in Kiangsi province.
The communique said heavy fight
ing continued inside Kanhsien, an
other air base town, southeast of
SuichWan.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-09

sionally during the night with Bos-
ton headquarters. 1t was reported
that traffic in Providence was sew
erely hampered.
Portsmouth, New Hampshire, had
no transportation. Workers were
unable to reach the navy yard. Even
the main highways were snow
clogged.
There was neither bus nor taxi
service in Portland, Me-, and few
hardy workers dared the 10-foot
drifts in the streets to reach the
vast New England shipbuiloing
Corp. plant in south Portland.
Boston had an official snowfall
of IA inches-two inches more than
in the st. Valentines Day blizzard
of 194o that crippled the area for
nearly a week. The total snow now
on the ground in Boston proper was
10 inches.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-09
Hershey Renews
Call TO Screen
All Farm Workers

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9. UP) :
National selective service head
quarters reiterated Friday that local
draft boards must observe the Tyd-
ings amendment to the selective
sxrvice act, which provides for
deferment OF essential agricultural
workers until they can be replaced
Governor John c. Vivian of Colo
RADIO ordered local draft boards in
his state to observe the Tydings
amendment. Commenting on that
order, national selective service
official said Vivian was acting along
the same lines in his state as Major
General Lewis B. Hershey, national
Selective service director, has acted
on a nationwide scale.
The officia1 pointed out that
Hershey in recent memorandum
to state directors called for the
screening of men now agricul-
turally deferred to determine wheth-
er their defernents were necessary
under the Tydings amendment.
In an editorial in the current
issue of the selective service bulle-
tin, Hershey pointed out that the
Tydings amendment does not pro-
vide an exemption from military
service for farm workers.
1T vests in the local boards the
duty of determining, in the case
of each registrant, whether or not
such registrant meets the require
ments of law after a full considera-
ton of all the pertinent facts" he
wrote.
"These facts include the extent
the registrant is engaged in agri-
culture, how essential in the war
effort are the products of his ef-
forts, how necessary is he to this
production, and whether there is a
replacement available"
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-09

OF which also pay cues to the AFI
group which has closed shop con-
tract, claims 100Cl members in the
two yards and Doty said the strike
would be 100 per cent effective.
The strike, symptom of the
drawn-out jurisdictional rivalry be-
tween the AFL and indepenc ent
unions, threatened to cut sharply
into destroyer construction and ship
repair work, but r. j. Lamont, presi-
dent of Todd-Pacific and vice pres
icent of the Todd Shipyard corpor-
alton, operator of the dry dock
said 1t would take a week or more
for the strike to have serious ef-
fectS.
There were no picket lines and
members of all other AFL crafts
reported for work as usual.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-09

going military punishment"
In an official announcement, the
camp said: >~f
This headquarters encourages
the prompt notification of any
similar infractions of regulations
by prisoners of war and further re-
quests that direct action of civilians
not be taken.
The request apparently referred
to an attempt by Roy Wolf, Chand-
ler city marshal, to search the work
detail after he saw the Swastika
flying from truck. An army
captain had halted Wclf's attempt
to find the flag on grounds that
direct action in such cases was a
military matter.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-09
D AMBlINe
\EpoRTER
just For Others

Just For Others
Bob HeoblethWaite, Is, and Bill
Carr felt SO sorry for Bills dog,
Wimpy.
Poor old Wimpy was suffering
from some ailment. After a consul
'tation Bob and Bill decided the all
ment was distemper.
THE best thing for distemper is
a big dose of castor OIL" was the
JUG icious opinion of Bob.
"Oh," asked Bill. do you take
it?"
NO" admitted Bob. but it's good
for dogs
So they gave poor old Wimpy a
dose of castor oil and Wimpy got
we'll.
Fricay Bob had to stay home from
school because he had a cold.
Bob, RR recommends that you
take dose of caster oil. What's
good enough for Win1py Is good en-
ough for you.
Spring Is Here
The temperature in El Centre
Continued on Pg. 6, Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-09
Planes Hit Kobe
For Sixth Day

WASHINGTON, FEB. Q. (UP)-
A lone B-29 Superfortress bombed
Japan's main seaport of Kobe early
Friday, the sixth straight day that
one or more of the big bombers. has
attacked the city, Racio Tokyo said
Tokyo also reported that another
B-29 made an hour-long reconnais-
sance flight over the Kanto district
which includes Tokyo and Yoko-
hama. without dropping bombs the
broadcasts were recorded by the
FEC.