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Evening star., 1947-01-25
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n NARY POTTER.

ALDERMAN. MARY POTTER. Or
Thursday, January %, 1941 at her resi
dence, 12s Carroll ave: Takoma Park; Md.
OF Allen w. Alderman and mother OF Mrs
Dorothy Shaw Mrs, Doris Hill and MI $
De Ette Boelter. Friends may cali at I'M
Takoma Funeral Home, 254 Carroll ST., Ia
koma Park, D. c. Services Saturday, Jan.
uarv 25, at s pm, at the Takoma Psri
SD A. Church. Interment Beilevilie
Mich 20
ALLEN, NOEL J. On "wednesday, Janu.
AIRY 20, l947 NOEL J. ALLEN OF 413s
Arkansas ave NV. son of Mrs. Katherine
Allen, brother of Mrs. Naomi CARRIER Capt
C. Allen Remains resting at the S. H
Hines Co Funeral Home, 2901 14th st. NV
Funeral services at Fort Myer Chapel or
ment Arlington National Cemetery. 20
Evening star., 1947-01-25

>WHITLEY, LUCILLE. On Friday, Janu-
ary "a, 1947, LUCILLE WHITLEY of 243
r4th st. ne, beloved wife of William Whit
sister of Mrs. Essie L. Ward. Mrs. Christine
Bailey, Augustus and Richard Fields. She
also leaves ether relatives and friends.
may call at the w. Ernest Jarvis Funeral
Church, 1432 You ST. NV. Funeral Wed
nesday, January 30, at l pm, from the
Mount Carmel Baptist Church, 3rd and Eye
SITS NV, Rev. w. H. Jernagin ofhciating.
Relatives and friends invited. Interment
Arlington National Cemetery. %
The Valley settler., 1947-06-12
HECNER OPENING EAReEk
SHOP SOON

Earl Fecker announc ed this week that he
Y i'll open his Barber Shop again either
this week end or the beginning Of the
week. He is exoerienc ing a little diff l.
Guilty incobta ming everything he needs to
complete his shop.
Mn. Hecker's shop has been closed since
the fire that destroyed the Horton Build
ing Last fall where his shop was located.
Iii new place Of busine SIS Will be in the
former Koslosly's Liquor Store.
Vince Stephan was in Palmer on Tedne sday
Of this week and visited at Tom Lepaks an
at his brothers, Harold Stephan. Vince
operates a store at Kenai,
The Valley settler., 1947-06-12
FIRE ASSOCIATION
ANOTHER TRUCK

The Matanus ka Valley Fire Assoc iation which
d sbanded almost a year ago have revived
the If membership under the Leadership of
Bernie Bouuens who was lect6d Fire Chief
Of the Assoc iation last year.
They have acquired the Of an old ARR
fire truck which has been used in Achora age,
and which is still in very good condition
in SD tie of it's age. Tt appears to be Of
about 1915 model, but it throws good
stream Of water and equipped vi tn a storage
tank which they hope to get,W Will aid con-
siderably in fighting fires here.
In addition to the truck, which is rented
lat 81 go per month, the Valley Fire Associ-
alton have purrp trailer which vas acquired
: from the Army Surplus.
! The MatanuGca Valley Fire Association wish
to announce that they Will have Fire Drill
practi ice on Sunday aft ernoon at 400 Pm.
| It is hoDed that all volunteer firenen
Will cone out for this practice and any
others who are interested and wi sh to join
| the Associ at ion.
Franc is Henry has sold his farm near
ITasi11a to q. family by the name Of Newell
who came here from Cal ifornia. The new
owner is fixing up the place and making
it modern before the family moves into it.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1947-11-29
Capacity Crowd ACClaims
OratOrical Contest

difficult time to make their de-
cisions were: Mrs. James Hend-
erson, well known dramatist,
Prof. Garter Of Suffolk Univer-
sity, Prof. w. Harvey of Calvin
Coolidge College. Their choices
were wildly acclaimed by the au-
dience.
The programs musical inter
Jude was keynoted by the sing
ing of Johnson's 'LiTl Gap' and
Malotte's Little Song of Life" By
the promising young Joseph
StanciI, accompanied by his
talented sister, Sarah who later
played one of her own piano
compositions, titled "a Song for
A New Day which was well re-
ceived. c. Hayward Brewer was
master of ceremonies.
The very successful contest
marked the first time a Boston
youth group had essayed to put
on a progra moi this kind and
the effort was highly comment
able.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1947-11-29
Pearl Harbor
Anniversary
Good NeiqhbOr Day

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - Ma
tional Commander James F.
O'Neil has asked the 3,27O,00J
members of The American Leg
ion to observe Pearl Harbor Day
on Sunday, December 7, as a
Good Neighbor Day to make the
American handclasp a stronger
tie in every community and a
firmer link IN national unity.
In a front page appeal in the
November 1947 issue of The Ma
tional Legionnaire. Commander
ONeil urged every member Of
The American Legion to make
goodwill calls on his neighbors
on Pearl Harhor Day.
Pointing out that the Jap at
tack on Pearl Harbor overnight
united all Americans as never
before in the defense of Ameri-
ca, Commander O'Neil said:
That unity was essential to
winning the war. We need to re-
establish that unity to win the
peace"
1.-THE American Legion is the
logical organization to strength
en- the bonds of national unity"
he stated. ut is an all-inclusive
organization. 1t makes no dis
tinction of race, color, birth,
class, religious creed or political
belief. 1t requires only tested
love Of country. 1t is the ideal
vehicle through which commun-
ity ties can be strengthened to
make flrmer the bonds of ma
tional unity.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1947-11-29

The First Annual Oratoricai
Contest sponsored by the Labor
& Industry Committee of the
Boston NAACP Youth Council
was given November % at the
Robert Gould Shaw House be-
fore a capacity audience.
Nine contestants Wed for the
three cash prizes Of SIS, $40 and
S., and all gave a good account
of themselves. Walter Caring
ton of Everett walked off with
first prize. He delivered a stir
ring address on the Dangers Of
Arbitration to a Free Labor
Movement. Cynthia johnson
took second honors on her theme
built around the Massachusetts
FEPC. Third prize winner was
Rachel Cottone who discussed tie
housing shortage in relation to
colored people.
Other participants were: Au-
drey Dyer, Gladys Boyd, Christ
inc Victor, Marilyn Singleton and
Thomas Blair of New York.
Judges in the contest who had d
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1947-11-29
.FEP C Employment
Record Mounting

The successful Cancellation OF 5
complaints involving charges of
discrimination because of color
against 2 large manufacturing
organizations in Boston and Cam
bridge, respectively, was an
nounced this week by the Massa-
chusetts Fair Employment Prac-
tice Commission. Three of the
complaints filed two weeks ago
resulted in the immediate hir-
ing of two colored women who
had been refused employment be-
cause of the alleged prejudice of
an interviewer. A check this
week on the promises made by
another employer, as a result of
Cancellation conferences on two
other complaints filed about
three months ago, disclosed that
equal opportunity had been given
as agreed, and that 3 colored wo-
men were employed by a large
Boston plant for the first time in
its existence. Elwood S. McKen-
ney was the Investigating Com
in these cases; Oswald
L. Jordan and Thomas H. Free
man were the Field Representa-
tives assigned to the investiga.
tions.
Mrs, Mildred H. Mahoney,
FERc Chairman,sgave addresses
last week before: The Worcester
Inter Racial Council, Worcester.
Massachusetts; The Eastern
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1947-11-29
NOTED EDUCATOR
VISITS HYDE SCHOOL

Pupils of the Hyde School were
honored by a visit from DR.. Char
lotte Hawkins Brown, well known
educator. In addressing the as
sembled school, DR.. Brown en-
couraged the pupils to work hard
to make worthy places for them
selves in life. She stressed race
pride and character. Interesting
anecdotes Of her experiences and
of happenings at Palmer Me
mortal Institute, Sedalia, North
Corolina delighted the children.
Afterwards she visited the vafi-
Gus classroms where she was en-
Enthusiastically received. DR.. Brown
stayed to have tea with the Prin-
cipal, Marguerite G. Sullivan.
and members of the faculty.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1947-11-29
Six Free Concerts
At New England
Conservatory

Fr9e concerts at the New Eng
land Conservatory of Music will
be given as fellows: December 1,
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1947-11-29

Massachusetts Nursing Educa-
tionaI Conference in Boston; and
The Twenty Five Club, Temple
Ohabei Shalom, Brookline, Mass
achusetts.
Commissioner Elwood S. Nc
Keney spoke last week before:
The Harvard Lawyers Guild at
the Harvard Law School, Cam
bridge, Massachusetts,; a special
meeting of the international
Ladies Garment Workers Union
in Boston; and a Public Affairs
Luncheon of the YWCA in
Boston.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1947-11-29
Laud Ga. Mayors
Freedom" Speech

The Mems Club of Peoples
Baptist Church this week sent a
letter to Mayor william Harris
field of Atlanta. Ga. commend
ing him for his public statement
regarding bse visit OF Freedom
Train to Atlanta
when the country continues
to produce men of your loyal
understanding it will be a bet
ter country for all to live in, 4"
the letter said,
Mayor Hartsfield in welcom-
ing Freedom Train declared his
willingness "to stand beside any
Continued on Page A.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1947-11-29

Committee failed to recommend
changes in the Senate rules to
outlaw the fillibuster which has
been used SO successfully by re-
actionory Senators to thwart
such measures as FEPC, anti-poll
tax and anti-lynch, " he said,
He said that a fillibuster in
1888 against an anti-lyncl1 bill
lasted for seven weeks and cost
the taxpayers 100000 besides
The waste of valuable time.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1947-11-29
Mrs. Bethune Not A Candidate
Peer STUNNED
SENATE FILIBUSTER

CHLCAGO-"The report of the
Presidents Committee on Civil
Rights is the most important
document on minority rights
since the Emancipation PROCLAIM
alton" NAACP executive secre-
tary Walter White declared in his
address last Saturday before the
National Conference on Race Re
lationS.
White pointed out only one
short coming of the report. 1.-The
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1947-11-29
Vote Drive. On
|. In Florida

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Harry
T. Moore, ranking official in the
Florida NAACP and executive
secretary Of the Progressive vot-
ers Leagues of Florida, has sent
out an appeal to all colored
Floridians to organize more vot-
ers leagues in order to be bet
ter prepared to vote.
The voters League is charter
ed under the laws OF Florida. 1t
has made notable progress in
the past four or five years.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1947-11-29

Thomas Moon IL a Recital Of
Contemporary Music for voice
and strings in Recital Hall at
BIS p m; December 2, a Candle
light Concert presented by Phi
Mu Alpha Sinfonia in Recital
Hall at 8:15 D NJ. Free to the
public without tickets.
The New England Conserva-
Continued on Page a
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1947-11-29
Mrs. Bethune Spurns
Anv Public Office

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. Mrs.
Mary Mcleod Bethune, president
emeritus of Bethune- Goodman
College, branded as foolish
ness" the New York rumors that
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1947-11-29

she will run for Congress against
Congressman Adam Clayton
Powell. She says she has no in
tention of running for any public
office.
Evening star., 1947-10-01
Homeopathic Session,
Opening Tomorrow,
To Honor Hahnemann

A tribute to Samuel Christian
Friedrich Hahnemann, early 18th
Century German physician. will cul-
inmate a three-day conference Of
homeopathic medical leaders of the
Western Hemisphere which begins
here tomorrow.
More than so Latin American and
Canadian doctors will join colleagues
from throughout the United States
in joint session Of the Pan Amer
lean Homeopathic Medical Congress
and the Southern Homeopathic
Medical Association.
Meetings will be held in the Hotel
Statler and the Pan American Union
Building.
Formulated Doctrine.
Modern homeopathic medicine
owes its original principles to DR..
Hahnemann, who formulated the
doctrine that 'like should be cured
by like" more than century ago.
The German scientist believed the
cure Of disease is effected by drugs
capable Of producing symptoms in
healthy individuals similar to those
Of the disease to be treated.
In recognition of his contribution
to medical learning, doctors attend
ing the congress will gather at noon
Saturday before the statue erected
in his honor at Scott Circle at the
turn Of the century.
With DR.. j. B. Gregg Gusts, local
physician, as master of ceremonies,
they will pay their tribute to his
memory.
Committees to Be Set Up.
Tomorrow's session will be devoted
chiefly to registration of out-of town
doctors and the setting up of COM
mittees in clinical medicine, pedi-
atrics. physical therapy and other
fields. At 8 pm, the doctors will
hold . round-table discussion of
postgraduate education in home
opethic medicine in the Statler. DR..
Julia M. Green Of Washington will
lead the talk.
On Friday, the doctors will hear
q report on the last Pan-American
Congress, which took place last
October in Mexico, and will elect
officers and conduct other admin
istrative affairs.
Saturdays schedule includes sec
tional discussions of surgery, OBJ
stetrics and homeopathic prescrib-
ing, with the ceremony at the
Hahnemann Monument highlighting
the days activities.
Evening star., 1947-10-01
6 ~THE EVENING STAR, Washington D. c.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER l. 1a47.
BY the Assoeiated Press

GUAM, Oct. Chinese military
police halted American stevedores
at gunpoint from loading ship in
Apra Harbor Monday, 1t was learned
today.
The islands provost marshal was
investigating the incident, which
the stevedores reported as occurring
while they were loading surplus
American tractors on a ship bound
for China. The Chinese MPs were
assigned to Guam recently to protect
newly transferred surplus property.
No explanation for the incident
was given by the Chinese, but it was
reported unof1cially that it resulted
from disagreement between officials
Evening star., 1947-10-01
Chinese MPs at Guam Aim Guns
AT U.S.. Stevedores in Dispute

in charge Of the stevedores and the
Chinese captain of the military
police.
The stevedores said they had been
loading the New Zealand Victory
for about four hours, when eight
Chinese MPs appeared and ordered
both the Americans, and the Chinese
workers whom they were supervis-
ing, to stop. The Chinese stopped
working, but the Americans con-
tinued, one witness said.
American officials of the Vinnel-
Bosey Corp, which is handling the
surplus goods, were called to the
scene and told the men to con-
tinue on the job. AS the men re-
sumed work, the Chinese MPs un-
Evening star., 1947-10-01

slung their rifles, inserted ammuni-
ton clips and leveled the weapons
at the Americans, one worker re-
ported. He said United States
Navy shore patrol intervened at this
point, and disarmed the Chinese
MPs.
About so American workers struck
in protest against the incident and
announced they would not return
to work until the jurisdiction Of the
project is settled.
Vinnell-Bosey is cooperative
organization formed by China and
the United States. The Guam unit
serves as q shipping point where
American goods bought by China
Evening star., 1947-10-01
24th Area Polio Victim
Is ARLINGTON Boy, 8

An eight-year-old boy living In
the 5000 block of South Buchanan
street, Arlington, was listed by the
District Health Department as the
24th polio victim of the year from
the nearby area. The boy is
patient in Walter Reed Hospital.
On September 80 last year, health
officials listed rs polio cases from
the nearby area. In the District,
II polio cases have been reported,
as against % by the same date last
Evening star., 1947-10-01
Four Of Nine in Death Row
70 Die November Il

The nine tenants Of the District
Jail's death row - largest number
congregated there in the past 10
years-will begin thinning out Octo-
ber IS with the execution Of Alfred
L. Hawkins.
Barring stays Of execution, eight
others convicted Of murder will fol-
low Hawkins to the chair, four Of
Evening star., 1947-10-01
Matthias Passes Bar Test

Robert B. Matthias, son Of Mayor
Floyd B. Matthias of Mount Rainier,
was among those to pass the Mary
land bar examination given last
month, the Associated Press re-
ported from Baltimore Yesterday.
Evening star., 1947-10-01

are transferred. Bosey, initials for
the Board Of Supply OF the Execu-
tive Yuan, with headquarters in
Shanghai, maintains a group OF
about $50 Chinese laborers in Guam.
Evening star., 1947-10-01

them scheduled to end the process
sion on the same day, November q.
Hawkins, colored. was convicted
Of killing John p. Knight, grocery
clerk, last year. The four who will
die November 81 are Floyd P. Will
Evening star., 1947-10-01

son, who shot and killed Milton
Lowe. grocer, during an attempted
holdup, and Herbert Hall. Shirley
Harris and Joe M. Gary, all colored,
each convicted in the Staying Of
Frank c. Kelly.
Evening star., 1947-10-01
Trade Dinner TONIGHT

The Washington Automotive
Trade Association will meet for
dinner at $50 pm. Monday in the
Hotel 2400.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-06-21
BY MISS LEE

Happy Starlet Birthdays to
Richard Howard. Frida Jones.
Barbara Jean. E7ercule Perry.
George Kahn. Mary DonnellY. and
Howard Cohen. The flower for
June is Honeysuckle, and the
stone is Pearl. And according to
the Stars, All Starlets whose
birthdays are this month are
Lucky!
And how was your final exam
today? VIII you be happy when
you've passed them all with fly
ing colors and can go ahead and
make plans for the Starlet picnic?
"One of the incest things
about picnic" says Arnold
FogeL lis lunchI"
:
! AM looking forward to meet
ing all of you Starlets at our
picnic. This will be fine time
to pass out prizes to boys and
girls for writing such wonderful
stories and poems. We will also
have prizes for racing and games
we play at the picnici
"It's lot of fun to play base
ball at picnic" says Marshall
Baskin. Here is a prizewinning
poem by Marshall.
like to see baseball game
To see the players get fame
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-06-21
AL hits phoE1y
rent control bill

WASHINGTON-FP)-An i'm
piled call for a presidential veto
of the phony rent control bill
worked out by Senate-House con-
ferees was contained in a June
l6 blast by the AL housing COM
mittee at the legislation.
Listing six specific bad features
of the measure, now awaiting final
action, the ALL group referred
to the Buck-Wolcott bill as Fin
famous" saying:
"The public should realize that
the adoption of this measure will
prove the end of effective rerk
control, a widespread increase in
rents and wholesale evictions of
those unable to pay higher rent"
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-06-21
Realtor S record
wins him q fine
from city court

Although he had completely
complied on the violations al
legged, w. H. Colewell, real es-
tate man at 1881 South Halsted
street, was fined $50 and $40
costs ION his record" by Judge
Cecil c. Smith in License court
Wednesday for failure to rat-proof
at SAG West 43rd street, where
20-month old Genevieve Nc
Manus was bitten by rat on
May 10.
He was charged with failure
to control the rate, abate the
odor nuisance of dead rats under
the building, remove water I'M
der the building, provide screens,
and repair the drainage system.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-06-21

I always like TO see them race
To hit the ball and run TO
a base
Our home team has players
fat and thin
But who cares they
always win!
We're saving a lovely prize for
Margarine Carey and Francine
Rose to give them at the picnic.
janet Motley wrote a commend
able essay on "The House 1 Live
In," and will also receive a prize.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-06-21
Need Legion
I0bor posts


SAN DIEGO, Calf. = FP) -
Immediate organization of union
labor posts among the $500, 900
eligible veterans in the American
Legion was urged here by Charles
A. Vencill, past national COM
mander of the Union Labor Lee
gionnaires.
The anti-labor attitude of
the American Legion is preva-
lent only among the top brass"
he said. The Legion,s execu-
tive council has adopted anti
labor policies despite protests
of the rank and file.
Gas union labor Legionnaires
within the American Legion, we
have no quarrel with the organi-
zation generally. The whole trou-
bic is at the top, and it's time for
a change. Let's have democracy
from top to bottom in the Amer
lean Legion"
Anti-labor projects are initiated
by the Legion's top brass between
conventions without rank-and- file
authorization, he said.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-06-21
Superiors swdmped
in F 6 | league play

League play in the Go Fur and
Leather Workers softbaH league
last week saw the Superior team
take beating in both its games.
In the first game, between Su-
perior and Chicago Rawhide, the
Superiors were routed 10 to l.
In the weeks second game, the
Greenebaums defeated Superior
is to 3 IN Greenebaum slug
fest. Teams from Peek and Moore
and from Dresner entered the
league last week, announced Wal
ter Nixon, secretary Of the Chi
cago Joint Board of the Fur and
Leather Workers.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-06-21
Bills Introduced
on minimum wage

WASHINGTON. - FP)-Once
again progressives in Congress
raised the issue of increasing min
imum wage standards as IL sena-
tors and two representatives in
PRODUCED twin bills June 9 which
would lift the legal minimum
wage under the wage-hour law
to Csc and eventually Use an hour.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-06-21
An Inshmon and some other
boys who are hitting hard
BY BILL MAHoNEY

Pat OConnor County Cork Fire.
knocking them in this The up
him action
Fenian his right hand He blasted
his evening Coolidge Miller heat
roll his lovely
Lee until Mller's is
Coolidge exactly once in his last 10 fights He
had lost ten before he went record
he is what the trade calls setp So
WHILE we're waiting some other
fights.
ago they revived boxing at Ebbets Field home
ranch Of the Brooklyn Dodgers something
be make Lppy On the opening
card they tossed Tam Mauello party Jimmy Carollo
Tani, who in his in Bronx isn't
the best fighter the world long shot,
bung starter There
sent Joe Louis Keeling the ring with
startling the patrons end Champ bring up
the heavy artillery lights Tam
about minute later.
it, few back the kid beangs
it questionable whether he fight again
disastrous knockout which endangered He came
out OF the Mauelo tange with his face ashed five
round kayo against him, might worse If that
was prize fight is steers appointment Chicago
TWO ago they Tony Janiro in against Jake
rounds was living on his face
the final bell That beating
Janro the along in years
He nowhere ready to meet the kind power Laotta
carries
This stuff nothing boxing AS matchmaking it is
calculated to make dollar dollars promoters
but the result hardly Neither
gambit which has the somewhat splashy budup
However this proless Is there anyone in
Doctor l. G.
NEW STAR
The best pitcher League days. according
to the players is Ewen Blackwell the When
be beat the Dodgers recently they hit outfeld
he's here stay.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-06-21
FE heads urge veto

In an airmaii appeal to every
member of tht U. S. Senate and
House, international officers of
the CIO Farm Equipment Workers
today urged that "a presidential
veto of Taft-Hartley legislation be
upheld.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-06-21

20 per cent of the 46 million
families in the us. had incomes
of less than $1,000 in 1945.