The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1947-11-01


Medford City Elections will be
held Nov. 4, next Tuesday. Once
again the important Ward Six,
First Precinct, will be a deter
mining factor in the outcome.
Mayor Walter E. Lawrence and
ex-mayor John C. Carr, head
the ticket. Both have made IA
vorable impressions. Of equal in
terest will be the local contest
for Ward Alderman, featuring
our first woman alderman, Mrs.
Anna W. Roberts and our first
colored American candidate, Mr..
Columbus A. Ethelridge of 1856
Jeroms st who won the primary
unappoSed on the Democratic
ticket. The ballot will carry two
questions for voters. AS usual
these referendumS will be writ
ten up for a corporation lawyer
to decipher. But in plain Ian
guage the questions are: %
Should women teachers have
equal pay with men? ~ Should
Medford have the Cambridge
Plan E form of city manage
ment? The polls are open next
Tuesday from 8 a m to p m,
and everyone is urged to utilize
his or her constitutional right to
cast ballot. Do so before or af-
ter work. And meanwhile study
the pro and con of the referen-
dumS mentioned. There is much
to be said on all sides. Well, we
don't know who is going to win
the Medford Elections. But the
Medford Pageant of Business
Progress staged at the local Ar
mory produced a winner in Mrs.
Raymond Phillips, As Bower st
as the popular World War II
Mother was awarded the prize
a sparkling brand new Frigid-
aire,, the envy Of all the assem-
bled people. Mrs. Dorothy
Kountze who had been present
on other nights was missing the
night when her name was called
as winner of the door prize.
Please don't mention the subject
to her. You would think she lost
the Election for Mayor or some
thing, instead of a table lamp.
All, these women! The fine look
ing new Medford Policeman you
saw the other day was World
War II veteran, Ed Smith. Also
in blue uniform are Medford
Firemen Charles Booker and a
third war veteran Whitfield JEFF
fers.. On the City Planning
Board Is Leon Fur. Cecil Phil
lips is member CT the Medford
Park Commission. Al Kountze Is
on the Medford Welfare Board
and Paul Byrd with the City
urvey. Question now is, will
there be a colored alderman?
Mr.. and Mrs. Bill Phillips of
Sharon st celebrated their fiji
| tenth wedding anniversary at
home last week. Among the
guests who enjoyed the occasion
were: Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hazel,
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Grant,
Mr.. and Mrs. william Rheddick,
| Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Isaacs, Mr.,
and Mrs. Ebert Hayes, Mr.. and
! Mrs. Al Kountze, Mr.. and Mrs.
Earl States, Mr.. and Mrs. Allen
| Senthouse, Mr.. and Mrs. Roger
Lightfoot, Mr.. and Mrs. Richard
Crawford, Mr.. and Mrs. Harold
Coblyn, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Madden, Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond
Duncan, the Mesdames M. K.
Phillips, Alyce Rose, Emily
Brown, Martha Booker, Thelma
Henderson, Myrtle williams, and
the Messrs. Clarence Durham,
Alfred Delgaelo, and John Per-
ny. The famous Breakfast in
HOLLYWOOD" radio program now
on national tour for the Com
munity Fund and Damon Run
yum charity fund, was attended
by thousands recently at Me-
chanlcs Building. Among those
in the audience called upon the
rose decorated platform to par
ticipate in the real Breakfast in
in Hollywood was Medfordite,
Mrs. Vivien Fisher. And at the
| Medford Pageant of business
Progress there were three out