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The guardian., 1947-06-28
MedfOrd
BY MABRAY KoUNTZE

them the uoncert quality of the
late Ada Mason? Remember? If
Shiloh can retain both a Junior
and Senior Choir / am certoin
we will make much music his
tory in Medford. Next week
Wen have a report of the Ev-
ans school musical recital. The
AKA met at the home Of Mrs.
Madeline Dugger last week on
Wednesday. limitations were
held. Mr.. Goodwin Duncan,
brother of Mrs. Elizabeth Oliv-
erer, was guest here last week
from Chicago. Mr.. Cortland
Dugger is visiting his brother
Eddie in Dayton, Ohio.
Speaking wioh "Doc' Will
liams a long time resident of
1856. Jerome Street, we find he
carries on the interesting stamp
collection hobby of many Am
ericans, including at one time,
Pres. Roosevelt. Doc wants to
know if he can be of help to our
local girls and boys and, If so,
he will assist them in starting a
local stomp collecting club. The
stamps become very valuable
and teach very important his
tory. Another observation is the
Continued on Page 81
The guardian., 1947-06-28
REPORT OF THE BOARD MEETING OF THE NEW
ENGLAND REGIONAL CONFERENCE. NAACP

90 Springheld's branch has
closed its campaign with
over 1,10O memberships.
gional will be inaugurated
Sept. /, 1947. On ArmiStice
Day, Nov. II, at a dawn
dance in Hartford, Conn,
winners will receive a 1913
Chevrolet, Electric Range,
and Electric Washing Mach
inc. Details given to you by
your Regional delegate. 1t
is not too early to formU-
late your campaign for sales.
Be present at the drawing
in bus loads!
(9) Springfield is bringing into
reality a Citizens Life
Membership of $500 con-
tributed by the residents of
that city, both colored and
white.
A fine spirit prevails in the
Regional board meetings and
tremendous efforts are being
made in behalf of branches
throughout New England. Your
branch must strive to make the
constructive work of the NAACP
more effective.
NELSON W AMBUSH %, Pros
pect St., Worcester S, Mass.
Chairman, Press and Publicity
Committee. New England Re
gional Conference.
The guardian., 1947-06-28

WORCESTER, Mass.-At its
first meeting Of the fiscal year,
the New England Regional Con-
ference held in Boston May Is,
at Hotel Lucille, several branches
were represented. Business was
as follows:
ID Appointments made to the
several standing commit
tees.
% Mr.. George c. Gordon, of
Springfield, president of the
Regional, elected delegate
to the Annual Conference Of
the N.A.A.C.P. in Washing
ton, D. c., June 24-29, first
time for the voice of the
Regional to be heard in
these important confer
ences.
(S) In March, 194S, at The
Regional'S Annual Meeting
in Worcester, Mass, the
first Harry S. OSwell award
will be presented to the per-
son or organization con-
tributing the most toward
the advancement of vne
colored American, regard
less Of race, reed or color.
or color.
(4 Connecticut proudly an
nounced the passing of a
state FEP.C. bill.
90 The first edition of the
Regional Quarterly BulIe-
tin, "N.A.A.C.P. Action" will
be on sale July among it's
member branches. Branch
secretaries must submit all
news items Is days before
the month of publication to
the editor, Harry W. Os-'
well, 359 Chandler st., wor-
cester, Mass.
(6) The second annual finan-
cial campaign of the Re-
~ Stamford, Conn, added 10
the fold with a member
ship Of $50.
The guardian., 1947-06-28
CAMBRIDGE
GRAND OFFICERS VISIT
LODGE

LODATG
Unity Lodge, G. U. o. o. F. held
a regular meeting in Chase hall,
Prospect ST., Thursday, June IL.
District Grand Master ]. B.
Waters and District Grand Sec
retary ]. H. D. Raynor were in
attendance for the annual visit
alton. After the usual business
session the gavel was turned
over to the district grand mas
ter who conducted his part of
the grand visitation with re-
marks by al lpresent. Delegates
we're elected to the Ruth Day
services in Cambridge and the
Grand Lodge Session, to be held
in New Bedford in August. S. C.
Smith was elected delegate to
the New Bedford session. After
the meeting closed a collation.
was served, and "a good time
was had by all"
The guardian., 1947-06-28

have a st. Johns Day service.
Fridays pm, our FINAL
Youth Fellowship Night until
fall.
A list of our graduates in
cludes Miss Marie Cooke, Salem
Teachers, B. S. degree in edu-
cation; Miss Shirley Thomas,
Brighton High Miss Barbara
Jean BURNETT, C. H. L. S. From
our local grammar schools, Ruth
Johnson, Joan Edwards, Shirley
Qualls, Peggy Ann Griffith ard
Lloyd Wheaton and Donald
Cook.
The guardian., 1947-06-28

MASS AVE. BAPTIST CHURCH
Req. A. Roger Williams, Pastor
SUNDAY-10:45 am, morn
ing worship, the Brotherhood Of
the church will be in charge.
1890 pm, Sunday School. 7:3O
pm, members Of the Alpha
Grand Lodge, A. F. and A. L., will
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-04-03

and assured themselves of honors
with their Saturday night victory
over the Fremont Howard-Zinks
team.
Bluffton got away to slow start
against Fremont, but after trailing
at the quarter came back to lead at
halftime, 1922. The score was knot
ted at 40-all in the third stanza, but
Fred Hermann and Neil Schmidt
led fourth quarter scoring assault
that spelled victory for the locals.
High point men against the Fre-
mont team in the finals were Herr
mann with II and Schmidt with Ia.
In the scoring parade against
Bloomdale, Bluffton piled up 101
points in an astonishing exhibition
led by Rich Gratz with 81 points;
Fred Hermann had II; Ernest
Raber and Neil Schmidt, Is each;
and Dale Reichenbach ID.
Fred Hermann was voted the out
standing player in the tournament,
and also was tourney high scorer
with 80 points. Guard Roger Howe
of Bluffton earned the medal for MAX
ing the longest shot of the tourna-
ment from back of the three-quarter
inc.
Ernest Raber, Bluffton center, re-
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-04-03

Bluffton Sportsmen won their sec
ond Independent tournament crown
in row last Saturday night by de-
feating Fremont Howard-Zinks, 81
81, in the Findlay Gold Medal tour
ney, played in the Y M. C. A. gym
nasium at that place.
Two weeks earlier the Bluffton
outfit made up of players from the
Bluffton American Legion and Bluff
ton college teams, captured the an
nual Rotary independent tournament
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-04-03
Bluffton SpOrtsmen Cagers Defeat
Fremont To Win Second Tournament

at Ada In tournament play, the
team is sponsored by the Bluffton
Sportsmen's club.
In winning championship OF the
Findlay meet the Bluffton team
scored three victories last week.
Against Mt Cory, their second
round foe, the locals snapped out of
a 4O-40 third quarter tie to win,
81 to At; they set a new tourna-
ment scoring record by disposing of
Bloomdale, 1925, in the semi-fnals,
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-04-03

ceived a medal as one of the out
standing players of the tourney.
Two Bluffton men, Hermann and
Raber, made the first all-tournament
team, selected by officials. Roger
Howe earned second team honors,
and Neil Schmidt was chosen for
the third team.
Gold medals were awarded to eight
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-04-03

players on the Bluffton team, includ-
ing Schmidt, Hermann, Raber,
Leichty, Russ Gratz, Rich Gratz,
Howe and Reichenbach.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-04-03

MINES SCATTERED in the Corfu Chan
mel, between the Greek island of Corfu,
the Greek mainland and Albania, dam
aged two British destroyers, SO the Brit
ish set nine minesweeping vessels to
work clearing the channel
The British Admiralty caption accom-
panying the pictures points out that
grabbing the horns (top picture) to drag
the mine ashore is method not recon-
mended-unless you are a mine disposal
expert like the men at work.
Neither do they recommend swimming
out to attach tow rope to a mine, as
another British sailor is doing on the
left-unless you, like he has, have made
sure that an expert has taken the sting
from the death-dealing package.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-04-03

Some Of our weaknesses are born
in US, others are the result of edu-
cation; it is a question of which of
the two gives US most trouble.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-26

we wish. Then we say: Bali, I
am going to ask you some CUES
tons. If you mean yes, move
Once; if you mean no, move
twice. We ask any questions we
like, and the ball answers them
if we hold it up by the string.
A little practice will enable us to
move the ball without anyone's
detecting how we do it.
If the ball is large. a long string
may be used. One end should be
held in the right hand and, the
right arm Us stretched at full
length from the side. The other
end can be held under the foot
1t is a good idea to start the ball
d couple of times near the h:no
and let it slide freely down the
string. Then suddenly say stop
and pull the string. The magic
ball, Of course, will stop. After q
moment or two you say: You
may 60 now" and the ball will
continue on it's journey down the
string.
Copyright. 1916. By The Gro
ller Society Inc. based upon the
Book of knowledge
distributed By United Feature
Syndicate, Inc.)
MONDAY:-The First Steam Rail-
W9V.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-26

under Hitler's thumb, the diva did
wrong in returning to this country,
whatever the state of her finances
might be. Having come, to be met
with widespread antagonism, the least
she could have done was to cancel her
engagements and go home.
But because she lacks sensitivity tc
grasp for unpopularity provides nc
satisfactory excuse to treat her with
such discourtesy as she had to endure
in Philadelphia. The one way to set
her right is to keep away from her re-
citals. Insults having failed of their pur.
pose, an empty house would quickly con
vince her, and he agents, that her pres
ence in the United States is not desir-
able.
Nine. Flagsted is a great artist-or
once was. Even so, considering the
evidence against her, the people of the
United States can get along without
the entertainment she offers, at a
price. We cannot help but believe
that a public snub would be more eff
fective than a stink bomb.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-26

with the purpose of stirring discord
and preparing the way for the chief
communist objective - destruction of
this country as an independent state.
Furthermore, there is good reason
to assume that a loan to Russia, either
directly from our national Treasury or
through the International Bank, would
be used, not 50 much for the benefit
of the Russian people as for the
strengthening Of Russia's armed power.
1t is we'll established that UNRRA
funds and supplies, intended for the
relief of Yugoslavia's people, went to
feed and equip Tito's troops. AS Tito
is a minion of Russia, it must be ap-
parent to any one that he acted on in
structions from Moscow. Can there
be any reason to think that money
loaned to Russia would not be put to the
same use?
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-26
Star Program

State ports with Wilmington favored
in proportion with it's resources, to in
clude public terminals, tobacco storage
warehouses, ship repair facilities, near
by sites for heavy industry and 35-foot
Cape Fear river channel.
City auditorium large enough to meet
needs for years to come.
Development of Southeastern North
Carolina agricultural and industrial re-
sources through better markets and food
processing. pulp wood production n
factories.
Emphasis on the regions recreation
advantages and improvement Of resort
accommodations.
Improvement OF Southeastern North
Cardinals farm-to-market and primary
roads, with a paved highway from Top
sail inlet to Bald Head island.
Continued effort through the City's In
dustrial Agency to attract more in
dustries.
Proper utilization of Bluethenthal air.
port for expanding air service.
bes elopment of Southeastern North
Cardinals health facilities. especially in
counties lacking hospitals, and includ-
ing a Negro Health center
Encouragement of the growth of COM
mercial fishing.
Consolidation Of City and County
governments.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-26
The Flower Show

For the first time since 1941 the
Cape Fear Garden Club will give Will
mington area residents opportunity to
see the regions most beautiful flowers,
at the clubs Flower Show on May 6
and 7 at the Recreation Center, Second
and Orange streets.
1t would be a mistake to say the
show literally belongs to the Garden
Club. The members are the instiga-
tors and promoters. The show really
belongs to the men, women and chill
dren who love flowers. The exhibit
will be the result of their individual
artistry, originality and love Of the
growing plant. In arranging for the
event, the leaders have found a com.
mon ground for all participants-love
of flowers and pride in displaying
them.
Mrs. Lester w. Preston and Mrs
J. D. Freeman, co-chairmen, are en-
%couraging the active participation OF
children by making a special division
of specimens for them. Pupils in the
schools are preparing posters which
will be used for promotion. Develop
ing appreciation of floral beauty gives
additional significance to the show.
Not only has every Wilmingtonian
been invited to enter an exhibit. All
Southeastern North Carolinians are
urged to participate as exhibitors, or
if this is impossible to visit the Center
OF either day of the display. CONNER
cial florists have also been asked to
show their best products, not competi-
lively, but to increase the shows at
Effectiveness.
Needless to say, the Star holds the
Flower Show a splendid effort by a
woman's club to stimulate appreciation
of flowers, to promote community
spirit and pride, and to present beauty
for beauty's sake.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-26

Nine. Kristen Flagsted was subject
ed to inexcusable indignities in Phila-
delphia upon the occasion of her ap-
pearance there in recital. Pickets
paraded before the academy displaying
signs, one of which read: 1--WE con-
demned Hitler. We condemn Flagsted.'
Stink bombs were exploded during the
recital and the singer was booed and
heckled by memberso f the audience.
y We are convinced that Nine. Flag.
sted's recital tour is in bad taste. Open.
1y accused Of Nazi activities during the
war, while her native Norway was
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-26
Burnt Mill Creek

Former Mayor Bruce B. Cameron
envisioned Burnt Mill Greek, from the
cemetery to Forest Hills, transformed
from a flood menace and mosquito in.
cubator into the main feature of a park
He saw it freed from all rank growth
it's banks parked, a strip on both sides
Handicapped and planted in a~zaleas
roses, crepe myrtle, dogwood and flow
ering shrubs, with winding paths dot.
ted with benches. And because the
city lacks a first rate bride path, he
would have provided the equitating
public with such a path on the outer
rim of the parking.
1t was a splendid dream, one of the
best among Mr.. Cameron's many prof.
ects for the Identification of Whining
ton. Unfortunately, he died before a
start was made. No one since has had
the vision to carry on in his stead. The
result is that Burnt Mill Creek remains
an eyesore, and whenever there is ex-
cessive rainfall the cellars of residences
in the Brookwood area are flooded. It
has even been proposed that a part of
it's curse be the route of a truck lane.
Wllmington's administration h a S
passed up an opportunity to create a
genuine beauty spot. And this is to be
regretted, for among the influences
that attract new residents to any city,
in addition to schools and churches, is
its parks; and as in the case of ade-
quate educational facilities and places
OF worship, parks draw the most desir-
able type of citizens.
In September, last year, following
the creeks overflow, City Manager
Benson proposed that the stream bed
be widened to fifty feet. 1t was a
wise suggestion. The Council has fail
ed to act on it. Nor is there any visible
evidence that the Council has taken
advantage of its opportunity to i'm
prove the creek and it's borders. This
is not because it has not known the
need.
Perhaps when the new Council takes
over, Burnt Mill Creek Park will be
among top items on it's agenda. Per-
haps, too, the park will be named
Cameron Memorial Park, as it should
be, in tribute to the man who first
suggested the project.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-26
The Book o. knowledge
Observation-Disclosures TO MAKE
AND DO
THE BALL THAT ANSWERS
QUESTIONS

An interesting toy to make is a
bali that seems to count AND
answer questions. To people who
do not know the secret it is very
mysterious. Any boy can derive
much amusement by making one,
and showing it to his friends after
he has practiced with it and be-
come expert in its use.
First, get a wooden ball. A GRO
ouet-ball will do nicely. or o e
about the size of a golf-ball; out,
whatever size it may be, it had
better be Of wood.
Mark upon the outside of the
ball two points exactly opposite
each other. In most wooden balls
we find two center-points that the
wood-turner has used when max
ing the ball. Then use a gimlet,
anc make a hole in the ball, but
not in a straight line toward the
other point. Picture l shows how
the hole is made; it is not through
the center, but to one side. The
hole is not made to go right
through the ball. but it must go
more than halfway.
Now bore another hole from the
opposite point. This is the o n y
difficult part. for the second hole
must be made so that it goes into
the first hole. The result is that
we have a continuous hole thl ough
the ball, but not in a straight line.
Pictures 2 and 8 show how the
hole would look if we were to cut
the ball right through the middle.
Now pull a string-any kind OF
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-26
Wallace Off The Beam

One reason why Henry Wallace's
proposal that Russia not be granted a
loan or credits through the In%ternatjon-
al Bank is that Russia has not become a
participating nation In the banks op-
Grafton.
Another reason is that until within
the last few days only Russia has
.steadfastly refused to give an account
ing of the more than eleven billion
dollars worth of Lend-Lease goods,
equipment, munitions, etc., which gave
her a chance to drive the German in
vaders out of her land, without which
she would have fallen prey to the Nazi
hordes.
Another, and the most important OF
all, is that while Russia is within her
rights to practice totalitarianism with.
in her own borders, she has no right
to force it upon other countries either
through puppet governments, such as
exists in Yugoslavia, or to perpetuate
her efforts for a world revolution.
1t is claimed by Mr.. Wallace anc
others holding his views that only by
coming to Russia's economic aid car
Russia's distrust and suspicion be
wiped out and friendly relations with
this country established. They over
look the just cause the United States
has for distrust and suspicion of Rus
STA as a result of the Soviet Unions
expansionist program, with repeated
moving of the "iron curtain" as add
tional territory comes under Moscow
domination, and the i%nfiltration of com
munists, representing the worst total
tartan principles since the defeat O
Hitler and Mussolini, into this country
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-26

fairly strong cord or Irvine will do
through the hole from side to
side. After doing so, put some
thing--say, a button-on each end
OF the string, to prevent 1t from
slipping out of the hole. Now, if
we hold the ball as in picture 4,
pulling the string tightly as we
DO so, we find that the ball re-
mains fast at any part Of the
string we like. Let the string loose
just a little. and the ball begins
to slip down. If you pull 1t tight
again. the ball will come to rest
as if by magic.
Now we can ask the ball CUES
tons. Hold the string tightly, with
the ball at the top o. it. ball,
how many do 2 and 8 make? we
ask. For reply, the ball takes 5
short steps down the string. OF
course, we are making it do so
bv making it tight and loose as
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-26
BY WILLIAM E.. MCKINNEY
Americas Gard Authority

W1lIlSlI lOl INGlA SG1 WIZ
A player who finds himself in
three no trump on today's type
OF hand will too often give up and
play it out carelessly. But the real
expert never quits. 1 watched
Samuel Katz of Millburn, N. j.,
play this hand in the Vanderbilt
Cup Tournament.
When East went up with the
king on the opening spade lead,
Katz (South) won, led the small
diamond, West played the king
and dummy played low. West led
back the jack Of spades and Katz
let him hold this trick.
When the nine of spades was
led, Katz Won with the queen,
cashed the queen OF diamonds,
and West showed out.
The eight OF hearts was lie, d
West played low and dummy's
ten-spot held the trick. Now Katz
cashed dummy's c of diamonds,
then cashed the ace and king of
hearts and led the jack Of hearts.
West Won and had to lead away
from his king of clubs, givin
declarer his needed ninth trick.
There are Interesting variations
to this hand, but following Katz'
line of play, West cannot defeat
the contract.
With regard to the bidding, Katz
and his partner we're not using
the artificial club bid. The experts
will often open with one club
when they would like to have
partner bid hearts or spades.
They will then support the hearts
or spades. whichever is bid. Or if
partner bids diamonds instead,
the original club bidder will bid
no trump.
In such cases the opponents
may ask if they bid the short club.
and their reply should be. 1--WE
might bid a club on a short sit,
put we are not playing an arti-
J ficial club bid"
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-26
Literary
Guidepost
BY w. G.. ROGERS
CONCORD: AMERICAN TOWN by
Townsend S C u d d e Little,

Brown; $50.
American history, says Scudder
who like the rest of us must have
sat through some pretty dull clas-
ses in it, can be a spraWling and
diffuse subject. 1t stretches across
a continent, embraces several
climates, extends over a few cen-
turtles and at n time OR another
has branched off in almost every
direction.
In the attempt to narrow it
down so that it would fall within
the ordinary grasp. he hit on the
idea of viewing it from M spot,
Of ''funneling" it. as ne says,
through n town. He chose Con-
cord, and The Amazon becomes
the Concord, only larger. knnurs-
nuc Hill and wooded Punkatasset
are the Alps and Andes" Scudder
stands on the Milldam or by the
bridge that arched the flood,'' or
right in Emerson's study and
looks handily into the past and
the future, to Brookfield, Spring
field, Philadelphia, to the London
of George III and Lord North, to
Ticonderoga, Bunker Hill and
Lexington, to Antietam, Bull Run,
Gettysburg, Cuba the battlefields
of World Wars 1 and II.
In Scudder's case, the first 10
years are the easiest. Concord
was the first inland town settled
by whites in the northeast, a n d
history was bounded by the flight
of a Redskins arrow or the sound
of his warcry. Picking an Emer-
sonian work of the mid-l9th cen
fury as the focal point for his re-
view of the strenuous but circum-
scribed early years, Scudder sets
out to establish Concord as the
dependable measuring stick; he
peoples the town and builds it,
lets it grow up, shows it restless
under restraints imposed from
across the sea, and then coming
magnificently Of age as Paul Re-
we're gallops into town and the
Redcoats run out.
Like the rest of the U. S. A.
Concord got railroad and tele-
graph, sent soldiers off to the re-
cent wars and found the depres-
sion trying: it even had a double
Tor trimming Teddy Roosevelt.
Whether the famous place offers
today the same perfect perspec-
tive that could be enjoyed there
a century ago is not fully demon
strated, it seems to me. by this
Book. despite it's exceilences. But
no other town would have carried
the author SO far in his admirable
venture.