The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1945-09-22

w. MEDFORD, Mass, SEPT.
II - Pastor Bailey based his
Sunday sermon on the compar-
alive characteristics of people
and clouds in their respective
abilities to hold potentialties or
reveal powers to be or to do
do good or bad, beautiful or
threatening, useful or destruct-
i've. 1t was a good sermon her.
aiding the return of our pastor
back to the Shiloh pulpit Men
ton was made Of a testimonial
Sept 25th at Maiden Union
Baptist Church, Maiden, as a
send-off-ceremcny in honor of
Rev willard L Clayton who will
soon leave for his new church
in Baltimore. Pew Clayton has
many friends here and we ex-
pcct many MedforditeS will at
tend this gala event. Two days
later, Sept 9th, the Commun-
ity Center will present an APP
petizing chicken dinner which
some Of our Maiden friends
may also enjoy. Mrs Hortense
Lassitter and Mrs Florence
Lovelace were recent guests Of
Mrs Alice Thomas of Winches-
ter. During the past few days,
the pictures Of local citizens
have appeared in the big daily
papers. Medfords junior light
weight amateur champion, Sam
my White and his mother were
featured last week in a picture
with Mayor Walter E. Lawrence
their host at a dinner at a
Boston hotel in honor Of Sam
r;y, Medford's only inductee for
the month Of September This
week also appeared the picture
of the Medford Mayors Veteran
Rehabilitation Committee in
Guiding Al Kountze who has
been quietly aiding local vet
Grams. Lieut.. Leonard Parham,
last reported in Germany, is
expected home in the very near
future. Captain Hugh H Bos-
field left this week for a new
assignment in Alabama, follow
ing distinguished service in
Italy In regard to veterans
furtherinz their education as
mentioned here last week, Al
tells us that two other veterans,
Charlie Booker and Warren Ev-
ars, are both planning to at
tend school. Our old radio
friend, Doug Schenck, dropped
BY this week. As you know,
Doug now operates the Cosmo-
politan Sound Service of Bos-
ton, the ad which appears in
ShlS paper. If all goes well, we
have cooked up some plans
which will please sports fans.
Tommy Henderson of Harvard
ave honse to help knit Greater
Boston athletic talent into a
strong Metropolitan A A under
A A U license and the football
candidates for this team are
due 70 begin practice this week.
There is going to be a basket
ball and baseball team also.
Some of the outdoor events will
be played at Digger Park. This
community needs a big revival
in clean sports The w Medford
Ramblers and the Jr Ramblers,
the old Medtord Independents,
the Shiloh Baptist A C and the
old Shiloh Honor Club all con-
t-ibvted n the excellent sports
reputation Of this community
Today looking through orr rec
ords we came across the Shiloh
A q baseball team Of 1888 ana
the names reveal many boys
now absent, or who were in the
service. Pitchers were Harry
Coleman, Russ Stokes, Ray Par
ham and Sonny Douglass. Other
members were Warren Evans,
Charlie Booker, Sam Sherwood,
Lloyd Parham, George Williams.
Eddie Stoner, WILDER Allen, Don
Wright, Warren Guy, Paul Rob-
inson and White letters.
Speaking with Ernie Philips,
Jr, we find the Younger boys
hope to keep up the sports rep
lltation here. Ernie tells me
that he and Charlie Paris, Bob
by Furey and other ex-members
Of Troop & Pack Eleven are
planning tn go out for Medford