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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-24

Holiday Musings - Through the facilities of Tall Towers Past Commander John P. Barry broadcass the seasons greetings to his buddes in the local chapter of the Disabled American Veterans and other ex-service mems groups. John P. is the local DAV rehabilitation officer and has handled the applications of scores of homecoming veterans seeking disqualification pensation. He is presently assigned in New Britain governments contact man for findings jobs for vet erans As on former assignments, John P. is doing splendid work for the boys. Wading through drifts and bravng nearZerO weather has made former Staff Sergeant Harold X Cashin wonder if his separa ti0n from the Army wasn't just little bit hasty-
 just from the climatic point of view Sgt Cashn spent time with AAF unit at Coral Cables Florida and separated from service before overseas assign mens affected his entire outfit. Sgt. Cashn graduate of Crosby High School and Post Junior College has joined the staff of his dads firm, Cashin's. Even with the and weather he prefers tle old Water bury. It. Colonel William J. Shanahan has taken the task of interesting high school students of Wa terbury in the annual American Legion Oratorica test. The winner here will be entered into district state, regional and the grand finals. The honor and prizes we'll worth considering. representative of the Sacred Heart High School has the state cham pionshp twice in four years. It has also provided tiona inalist Official announcements have been for warded to the principals of the five local schools and it is possible that the district finals may be staged in Waterbury sometime in February. Chairman George McDuf of the "Send Gift to the Tanks" committee expects to file very interesting report after the hO -Waterburians responded very generously to the appeal which while not news, is always refreshing to hear.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-24
Pine Rock Circle
 Elects Officers

Miss Mary F. Franklin was re- elected for the third term as com mander of Pine Rock Circle, No. 29. Lady Foresters of America at the election of officers held Friday eve ming at Mechanics Hall. Other of- ficers elected were: Sub-commander, Miss Elizabeth Peters; treasurer. Mrs. Mary McNamara; right guide, Mrs. Mary Griffith; left guide, Mrs. Elizabeth Savage, inside guard; Mrs. Bea Dunne; outside guard, Mrs. Mary ODonnell. Mrs. Nora Doyle was judge of the election and Miss Elizabeth Peters. Miss Bertha Fa- bian were tellers.
 Installation will be held January 70
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-24
Social Notes

The committee in charge of the Blue and Silver Ball, sponsored by the Junior Women's Club to be held Wednesday evening at the Women's Club, Central avenue, includes: Miss Loribel Simpson, chairman, Mrs. Earle w. Hartley, Jr, Miss Daris Ker, Mrs. John w. Casey, Mrs. George L. Thomas, president, Miss Villa Bristol, Miss Betty Bloom and Mrs. Nelson Booth Patrons and patronesses will be: MT. and Mrs. William J. Wolf, MT and Mrs. Harold J. Beaulac, MT and Mrs. Raymond H. Pidge, MT. and Mrs. Henry W. Minor and MT. and Mrs. Alfred F. Meyerhans.
 Guests will be admitted by invi- tation only.
 Miss Loribel Simpson, Baldwin street, chairman, will entertain at a cocktail party preceding the dance. Invitations have been issu- ed to the following Nelson Hard wick, Miss Ann Whitney, It. George Dahhah, Jr., Miss Doris BeSsette, John Lineburgh, Miss Marion Law erdiere, Robert Lynch and Edward Lynch.
 MT. and Mrs. Roy Wagner, Pennington avenue, will entertain It. and Mrs. John Chester Stof- hart, Jr., MT. and Mrs. Samuel Mo Cleary, MT. and Mrs. Harold Adams Mir. and Mrs. William Henry Hill, Jr., MT. and Mrs. Paul B. Elmore, It. and Mrs. Edmund J. Daly, 3rd, and MT. and Mrs. Frederick Can dee.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-24

MT. and Mrs. Frank LaFleur, Faber Ave. announce the coming marriage of their daughter Miss Anne NJ. LaFleur to Flight It. Dennis E. Hall, RAF., son of Mrs. Edwin Hall Buenos Aires, Argen- tina.
 The ceremony will be performed Saturday at 10 o'clock at St. MichaeFs Church, Waterville.
 MT. and Mrs. Joseph Destefano, 30 Bronson Street, announce the engagement of their daughter, Miss Bernice Destefano to Vincent E. Solomita, Seaman 2/c, son of An irony Solomita, Elliott Street.
 No date has been set for the wed- ding.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-24
SOCIETY -::-
Class to Present
 SantaCIdMSBaH

Tie seml-forniai Santa Claus bal, s.,onsored by the isss class of the Waterbury Cathode nigh school Asll bs one Of the outstanding cgcnts of tlie holiday seaEon and one uhai all graduates Of the Waterbury Catholic high school may attend Miss Mary Louise LaioF and Miss Margaret BoRes are co-chasfman of ihe affair t0. be held Friday even Ing in the school auditorium. Dance committee chaiTynrn are Misses Magg Elizabeth Barrett. Mary Therese Ign- bert. Judith McDuff and Marian coughln.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-24
BOWHng League Hold YnIe Party

The Franco-American Girls Bowl ing League held their annual Christ mas party at their club rooms re- gently. The table was attractively decorated with poinsettas. A grab bag was featured. delicious turkey dinner was served. Those present were Mrs. Betty Provancher, Mrs. Alice Cusson. Mrs. Loretta Levesque,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-24
BO70ling League
 Fete D. /. Lahey

The City Hall Bowling league at their annual Christmas party feat ured former Marshall Dennis J. Lahey, who retired recently. A de- licious turkey dinner was served at tn Copper Kettle, Saturday eve ming and a purse was presented to the Marshall by John J. Howard.
 Miss Margaret Bowling, treasurer of the Bowling team read reports on the highlights of the leaue.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-24

Mrs. Bernadette Guertin, Mrs. Rita Demers. Mrs Alice Bartolini. Mrs. Marge Massicotte. Mrs. Amanda Massicotte, Mrs. Germaine Caron. Mrs. Yvonre ODea, Mrs. Edna Folacchio, Mrs Lottie Dubuque, Mrs. Rosalie Mullen, Mrs. Adrienne Duquette. Mrs. Marion Heady, Mrs. Marie ONeil, Miss Alice Veillette, Rita Desauresult. Blanche Des- sureault, Alice Lane, Hectorine LeBreaux. Christmas carols were sung.
 P. A. Pierce of Humboldt county, Calf, raised a mohair goat with hair five feet long.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-24
TaU Touer
 Topics

6I1Sf0i nl BY rHl MAN IN THE TowER
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-24
THE NIGHT BEFoRE-wITH RESERVATIONS
Good Evening

Twas the night before Christmas,
 Now don't get excited, We won't give it all,
 We haven't been invited. But for the record twas the night,
 The children were everywhere, Hunting for packages
 Under table and chair. The stockings were all hung,
 The tree all decorated, Mom and Pop in corner were
 Tuekered out and dehated. Outside in the streets
 There was an awful chatter, Nobody wondered at all,
 They knew what was the matter. The Browns were entertaining
 At an awful big party, Toasts were going round,
 It sounded hale and hearty. The radio was blaring strong
 Lily Pons seeking new highs, Carolateers singing sweetly,
 Fred Allen cracking wise. The clock on the Green,
 oald IWelNe, put not the OJdIlOn loWel, St. Johns bells started ringing
 Soft and mellow on the hour. Twelve passed, also one, Then came the familiar chatter, You guessed it, we sprang
 To see what was the matter It should have been Donner,
 Comet and Blitzen, Stop us if we're wrong,
 Dasher and Vixen. All we saw was snow,
 The moon shining bright, No Prancer, no Cupid,
 No Dasher that night. No tiny reindeer for the
 Record and posterity, No Santa in sight,
 No such rarity, We leaned far, far out
 At the sound of the crash, Then pulled in our horns
 And drew down the sash. As the excitement quieted down
 We peeked in at the kids, And nodded very wise,-
 Just one of those skids! Twas the night before Christmas,
 Don't get excited, no recitations, But just rehash
 With few reservations!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-24

MT. and Mrs. F. William Schnei- der, East Farm street, will enter tain at a cocktail party MT. and Mrs. William J. Maton, Jr., Miss Villa Bristol and Lloyd George.
 MT. and Mrs. Donald Mecca will have as their guests at their home Idylwood avenue, Maj. and Mrs. Kirby Webster and John Webster, Clinton, Mass, MT. and Mrs. E. R. Robinson and MT. and Mrs. Thom- as Carmichael
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-12-01
By CARL DITON

NEW YORK (ANP)-The Amer
lean Russian Cultural association
presented Hazel Harrison, PREMIER
Negro woman pianist. and inciden-
tally a member Of the Howard uni
versity Conservatory faculty, in a
program of all-Russian music in its
club room Sunday afternoon.
Miss Harrison offered Medtner's
three Fairy Tales in G Major, B
fiat minor and E fiat major; Rach-
manioff's Prelude in E major and
Moment Musical in E minor; Scria-
bine's Fantaisie in F. sharp minor,
Op. %; Prokofieff's Third Sonata
in a minor: Two manuscripts from
Spanish Shlouettes by SlonimSky:
Aromas de Leyenda and Imperia;
JelobinSky'S ValSo, Nocturne and
Toccata; StravinSky's Etude; and
Balakirov'S Fantasia Orientale.
The master of ceremonies remind
ed the audience that the program
had been prepared by the artist in
but ten days (meaning perhaps re-
prepared and therefore a just sum
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-12-01

thing to make her happy. We
haven't had any difference and she
says that nothing is wrong with
her. What do you think could be
wrong with her?
Distressed Veteran
Dear Distressed Veteran,
Civilians, as well as service men,
have been conditioned by the war,
and in some instances it will take
them longer to make the adjust
ment than it will take for soldiers.
Nc doubt your wife went through
a grave mental strain during your
absence and it will take time to re-
store her to normally. Visit the Old
gang and other places that you
frequented before the war;; try to
get her mind on something else. Be
sympathetic with her and help her
to get adjusted.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-12-01
Hazel Harrison Presented
In An AN-Russian Recital

mary of the performance affected
here and there by lapse of memory
would be entirely improper at this
time. But the expression of an ap-
probation We deem in good taste
since the artist in question tena-
ciouSly holds on to her customary
trademark.
AS far as technical facility is
concerned we feel certain that
there is generally speaking moth
ing like it heard in the Negro race
to-day. And that goes for the swing
pianists who these days are capable
of some amazing technical stunts
If we are wrong we challenge any
Negro pianist in the world toss oil
the Schulz Evler Blue Danube Para
phrase as an encore!
This was Miss HarriSon'S achieve
ment preceded by the Schubert
List transcription of Die Ferelle.
OF course, pianiStS like everyone
else possessing one feature FREEDOM
inantly leave more or less some
thing else exposed With Miss
Harrison it is the absence of much
dynamic contrast coupled with an
over-use Of the damper pedal that
beclouds digital utterance SO that
ONLY those who have reviewed her
numbers really know how unusual
are her technical resources.
The best programmed number was
the Ralakirev Fantaisie Orientale.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-12-01
PhiIIy Clergy Attacks
Play, "Strange Fruit

The Baptist Ministers conference
passed a. resolution Masking Mayor
Bernard Samuel to remove from
the play a scene which presents
what they consider an objection
able portrayal of a minister.
The Methodist Ministers confer
ence passed a similar resolution,
with an amendment requesting
that the entire play be banned.
The fight against the play is be-
ing led by the Rev. Melvin M. For
ney, pastor of Third Bapt. church,
who attended both meetings and
outlined to his fellow clergyman
what he considered Objectionable
in the scene.
The play came here from Boston
where it had an uninterrupted run
after the Watch and Ward society
decided that it was not a menace
to public morals. 1t is scheduled to
move to New York after playing
here for the remainder of the week
Forney related to the two meet
ings that in the play a boy is in
trouble with a Negro girl comes to
a minister for advice, and is told
to give the girl some money and
try to get a COlored man to marry
her
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-12-01
Strikes Loom In
Federal Cafes

WASHINGTON - CA N p -
Threatened strikes in government
cafeterias bring Negro workers face
to face with a trying situation.
Hundreds of Negroes eat meals in
these cafeterias, depending upon
them for food All three daily meals
are taken by many in these low
cost, non segregated institutions
scattered all over the city in gov
eminent buildings. The threat of
strike not only brings them face to
face with a trying situation, but it
affects thousands of Negro workers
employed in these places.
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Recent Success Assures Young
Pianist Of Her Musical Career

CHICAGO LAMP Emmerllne
Jean Kemp, l0-year-old pianist,
gained acclaim as well as the asSur
ance that her musical career will
1e financed by her recent triumph
ant recital at the Community Tenn
pie church here where a movement
is underway to build youth CEN
-er
The young artist, who has written
more than 90 compositions and is
5A pupil at Troop public school
here was assured last week by Miss
.da Jackson, a Los Angeles school
teacher, tn at the Community
church. through Bishop M. w. Hall
pastor, Will sponsor her musical ca
reer. Emmerline is currently an ad-
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Washington To Get
New Concert Hall

WASHINGTON - CA N p -
Erection of hall for Negro" con-
certs and musicals and such is
planned bv Dave Rosenberg, former
owner of the Club Bali, who says
that everybody talks about Hazel
scott being barred from the OAR
Constitution hall, but no one does
anything about it. So on the site Of
his eatery, known as the Spot he
SLAMS to start within 10 days cree
ton Or $70,0C0 han plans G0r which
have already been completed.
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TIlelnla Dale Named
For Paris Meeting
cational circles.

tions Thelna NJ. Dale, will attend
the International Women'S Confer
ence in Paris beginning Nov. 26, as
2 representative of her Organlza-
ton. Miss Dale is the Executive
Secretary of the National Negro
Congress.
The International Women's Con-
ference plans to seat 800 women
delegates from 80 countries of the
United Nations, who will center
their attention on the role in the
final defeat of fascism on world
scale.
WILL EXCHANGE IDEAS
Conditions in America will m-
doubtedIy receive considerable no
tice by the delegates, Miss Dale
said, and Mrs. Bethune, Mrs. Ma
son. DR.. Brown and will definitely
bring the uphill struggle of Negro
women in America to their atten-
ton. l am confident that the eX-
change Of experience and program
with women from the colonial coun
tries, the Soviet Union, and many
other lands, will help US on our re
turn to make a substantial contri-
button to democratic Developments
in the United states
Miss Dale will cover the Confer
ence in a series Of articles for the
Associated Negro Press
Other delegates, already mention
ed are: MIS-. Mary Mcleod Bethune
and Mrs. Vivian Carter Mason, Ma
tional Council of Women; and DIR.
Charlotte Hawkins Brown, PreSi-
dent of Palmer Memorial Institute.
VERSATILE WORKER
Miss Dale, a graduate OF Howard
University is q former Vice Presi-
dent of the Southern Negro Youth
Congress and member Of the Ma
tional Cabinet of the American
Youth Congress. She is a member
of the Social Service Employees
Union, Local 10, UOPWA, CIO of
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority and
of the National Council of Negro
Women. Miss Dale has been the
Executive secretary of the National
Negro Congress since February,
1914, when Edward E. Strong join
ed the Armed Forces, and was for
merly it's Administrative Secretary.
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Philly Postoffice
Gets New Foreman
BY HAROLD G. MILLEk

PHIL ,ADELPHIA - GA n p =
The Philadelphia post-oftlce got It's
fifth Negro foreman last week when
Douglas H. Ragin. a veteran postal
employee, was appointed foreman
over the city secondary mail sec
ton.
Ragin, a native of Fort Valley
Georgia and a graduate of Atlanta
University, has been in the postal
service % years. For Is years prior
to his promotion into the general
post-office he was a window clerk
at Station d., the only poSt-office
in Philadelphia with Negro super
vision.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-12-01

LAUDS GEORGE WASHINGTON
CAROL BRICE. the great young
American Contralto, who broad
casted Bach's cantata for CCntralto
Soul and Spirit Are Confounded,' -
from st. Paul'S Chapel Wednesday
November 21st. with the Columbia
Concert Orchestra and the Saint
Paul'S organ.
When reminded by a friend that
when she sang at st. Pauls' she
was probably rubbing elbows with
the ghost Of one Of her old mas
ters, the great young singer replied
81 look at it this way When
Geo. Washington started his fight
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Washington The Navy De-
partment has issued an order that
all degrading an d potentially
dangerous" stunts in connection
with traditional King N eptu n e
ceremonies for those crossing the
equator for the first time must be
eliminated. The ceremony itself
is not banned but the rough stuff
must be cut out.
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vanced musical student AZ che CHI
cago Conservatory of Music.
CONVINCED LISTENERS
At her recent recital she con-
vinced more than 500 music lovers
that previous laudatory statements
by outstanding local music critics
were true. She entertained them
with numbers by Mozart, Bach,
Beethoven, Schumann, Strauss, Elk
stein Harken. Foster, Ellmenrick
Chopin, Dvorak, Paderewski, Rach-
maninoff as well as varsity of her
own compositions.
Sponsorship of Miss Kemp's mu-
steal education by the church is in
line with Bishop Halls Christian
youth program.
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for governmental freedom for the
colonies, he really started some
thing; for plenty of people. black
and white, began thinking that
now that the colonies had won free
dom, it was high time that they
freed themselves from the colonists
Abraham Lincoln helped tremend-
ously nearly a hundred years later
but the fact remains that George
Washington really started some
thing"
With great finality, Miss Brice
continued, 1T isn't what you were,
but what you are that really mat
ters."
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-12-01
By HAROLD G.. MILLER

PHILADELPHIA CAMP The
ministers association of two de-
nominations attacked the play
strange Fruit" which opened at
the Forrest theatre here last Mon
day.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-12-01
YWCA Officer Settles Jim
Crow Rail Suit Out Of Court

NEW YORK - (ANP)- MIS-
Yolanda Barnette, Negro staff men
Der of the z-WCA National boarc
has announced her suit again
The Texas ard Pacific -ailroad com
peny who she charged refused tl
seat her IN one of its dining cars
nas been ;ettled out OF court fol
$1,000. The case, pending slnc
March, 18Th, set legal precedent III
establishing the right to sue a
;outkern ;ailroad in the courts OF
northern states where the railroad
does business but does not operate
Miss Barnett, interraclal secEe-
tary on the staff of the national
Loard of the YWCA, charged the
railroad with assault and violation
of civil rights when she said she
was refused q place in the dining
ca by a conductor who subjected
her to rough and Illuminating trea
ment' aboard t h Sunshine
Special" enroute from st. Louis to
Dallas.
In jun, 1914, the New York
Federal District court ruled that
New Yo.k courts lacked jurisdiction
III the case since the railroad did
not operate in this state. In Nov
cmber, 1914, the circuit court OF
appeals reversed this decision by
a two to one decision establishing
the righc TO bring suit in New York
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DIAMOND RI SH

Cape Town. South Africa - Men
form the U. S. fleet have been
buying diamonds like peanuts in
Cape Town since two battleships
and six destroyers came into the
harbor. The highest price paid
was $4,000 for a pure white diamond
of az carats
Gems. Spaatz and Bradley testify
for unified armed forces.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-12-01

NEW YORK, N. Y The only
Negro women in executive leader
ship of national organization
other than the women'S organiza-
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INSULT TO CLERGY

Il. as a Protestant minister" said
Forney," resent that insult on our
clergy. It is not Christ-like min
lister. It is not Christian minister.
Are we Protestants going TO allow a
thing like this to go on?'
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Are we PrOteStantS going TO allow a
thing like this to go on?"
The attack on the play by Phila-
delphia's ministers came as a sur
prise to the author of Strange
Fruit" Miss Lillian Smith.
q had thought that the most i'm
portant experience for Christians"
said Miss Smith, was the philos-
ophy of love and the brotherhood
of man. In a land that believes in
racial segregation real Christianity
cnot flourish My attack is on by
pocrisy, not on the teachings Of
Jesus Christ. I take the teachings
of Christ so seriously that i can
not abide seeing them blasphemed
by many ministers who call them
selves Christians but do not prac-
tice the teachings of Christians.
Miss Smith is a Methodist and
her brother, DR.. Joseph A. Smith
is a leading Methodist minister in
the south. She is member of the
racial relations committee of the
Federal Council of Churches of
Christ in America and paper she
published last spring. The White
Christian and His Conscience,
has been widely reprinted by Meth
odist, Baptist. Catholic and EpiSco-
pallan papers.
The co-producers of The play are
Jose Ferrer, Catholic, and Arthur
Friend, a Jew.
MUST MAKE CHOICE
lone carnot practice the doctrine
of brotherhood in a segregated
church." said Miss Smith. We have
tried too long in America to hold
on to both the slave and Jesus. 1t
looks as if we must give up one or
the other Every attempt to recon-
cile the two, increases our social
hypocrisy and mental conflict
Henry Starr Richardson, chair
man of the board of theatre con-
troll, said the board has neither ap-
proved or disapproved the show. He
said the board has taken the play
under Amusement" and he did not
know when q decision would he
reached
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Dear Amelia

My wife acts very differently
toward me since / returned. l was
in service over three years and it
seems that this strangeness was
formed during my absence. She
seems very unhappy and talks very
little. don't know what the trouble
is: she seems to be in deep study
all of the time. / try to do every
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-12-01

The attack on the play by Phila-
delphia's ministers came as a sur
prise to the author of Strange
Fruit" Miss Lillian Smith.
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Dear Lonesome Wife,

Dear Lonesome wire,
Even though I don't know the
reason for the separation it IS bad
for two people to live together SO
long and then come to the realiza :
ton that they no longer care for
each ether. You have given to your
husband The hest years of your lie
and surely after all these years 1t
is unfortunate to have to live apart
Undoubtedly. your husband. has
found some one else and he wants
his freedom so that he can marry.
Even if you keep it away from your
grandson. consult your lawyer. Per
haps some plans could be made Tor
getting. alim0ny.. Don't delay any
longer, see your lawyer at once.