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Hartford chronicle., 1947-01-11

Ramsey, Darnella Mills, Anna Johnson, Lula Hicks, Misses Alice Austin, and Marjorie Aus tin. The guests were MT. and Mrs. William Price, Mrs. Re becca Walker, Mrs. Helen Wal ker, MT. John Boone, MT. Tom Hicks, Mrs. Mildred Jones, Miss Margaret Charles, Mrs. Mollle Mayo, Mr. Chester Anderson and Rev. Julian A. Taylor.
 Games were played and they had a grab bag drawing. A deE dious turkey dinner was served. A fine time was had by all.
Hartford chronicle., 1947-01-11

Anyone who wishes to place an article i'll the Chronicle will please contact Mrs. Ruth Shoot by Friday afternoon of each week. I can be reached at 541 Main Street or by telephone 4282-J.
Hartford chronicle., 1947-01-11

Attention to all good Bass players who can sing Bass, and all guitarists who can sing good harmony. An inter-racial quar- tet is being sought by Mrs. R. A. Marks, and Elmer Schobel, A.S.C.A.P. composer and ar ranger. Schobel is staff mem Der of the Bourne Music Go. and will personally rehearse the foursome and arrange all music while Mrs. Marks will handle the business matters Several top songwriters, publishers and producers will support the group so that complete financial backing will be available when the debut is made.
Hartford chronicle., 1947-01-11

MT. and Mrs. Edward Ballard of 491 Main Street spent the New Year in Brooklyn, New York visiting friends and rela- tives. While there they were
Hartford chronicle., 1947-01-11

the guests of MT. and Mrs. Will liam O. Brave of 382 Madison Street.
Hartford chronicle., 1947-01-11
Sick In Ansonia

Mrs. Lola Bowley is confined to Griffin Hospital after having a slight accident Christmas.
 Mrs. Helen Walker is i'll and confined to her home on Woes ter Street.
 Mrs. Della Wayne is ill and confined to Griffin Hospital.
 Mrs. Eliza Brown of Division Street, Derby, is confined to her home.
Hartford chronicle., 1947-01-11

MT. William Virgin, Main Street, return ed after hav- ing s p e n t Xmas with his mother in No. Carolina.
Hartford chronicle., 1947-01-11

Fe1ueF SorNlccS III MluQloLOWn, January 12, 1947 at 3 80 pm.
 Sunday, December 29, 1946, the Clinton A.M.E.Z. Sunday School held their annual Christ mas party. The program in cluded recitations, songs, and a solo by Linda Lou Gullette. Gifts were exchanged and re- treatments were served. Mrs. Rebecca Walker is the superin- tendent of the Sunday School. The J.A.TT. Club will present the Douglas Brothers Quintet in their first program of 1947, Sunday, January 12, 1947 at the Macedonia Baptist Church, 3:3O pm.
 The Valley Christmas Club had their monthly meeting, De- cember B, 1946 at the Central Street Social Club. Officers were elected as follows: Pres, MT. David Smith; Secy., Mr. W. H. Douglas; Treas, MT. Irv- ing Antrum. Other members of the club are Mesrs. Carl Scott, William Antrum, Samuel Ant rum, James Langston, D. T. Jett, Willie Bishop, Lucius Ant rum, Arthur Antrum, and Hen ny Davis.
 Rev. and Mrs. Julian A. Fay Tor motored to Providence, R. l., New Years night, accom- panied by MT. and Mrs. James Ramsey and Mrs. Mollie Mayo. Rev. Taylor delivered the Emancipation Day address at the service held at the Congdon Street Baptist Church. The service was sponsored by the Federated Mems Club of Proyi- dence. While there they were the guests of MT. and Mrs. James Thomas.
 The Boy Scouts of Troop No. 6 will have their New Years party, Thursday, January 9, 1947 at the Macedonia Baptist Church. MT. Charles Goldson of Plat Street is the Scout Leader and Chester Howard is the assistant.
 The LAT. Club held their annual Christmas party Satur- day, December 29, 1946 at the home of MT. and Mrs. Nicholas Silva, II Oak Street. Members present were as follows: Pres, Mrs. Margaret Taylor; V. Pres, Mrs. Dolores Boone; Secy., Mrs. Marion Austin; Treas, Mrs. Jamie Silva; Mesdames, Etta Moore, Gussie Scott, Willie
 When In A
Hartford chronicle., 1947-01-11

Vincent Drake, Lavender S sharp shooter, top scorer Ill the Naugatuck Valley League, will resume his individual battle when Naugatuck and Ansonia High School basketball teams clash at the Waterbury Arm ory, Friday night, January 5, 1947. Drake lead the circuit scorers to date with 30 points.
 Ham Hands Drake racked up his scores in two starts. lie clicked for 20 points against the Wildcats and added 10 ad- ditional markers in the Torring- ton game.
 Drake's score is PC, 14-B, 2-F, 30 points.
Hartford chronicle., 1947-01-11

Elder c. W. Williams, pastor of the Williams Temple Church of God in Christ, is calling a state meeting, Friday, January 10. 1947. There will be dele gates from Vermont, Mass, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. The meeting will be held at the church.
Hartford chronicle., 1947-01-11

Miss Pearl Fowlkes of Char lottesville, Virginia, who is a student of Howard University, Washington, D. C., was the house guest of Miss Bernice Smoot of Central Street.
Hartford chronicle., 1947-01-11

The Pioneer Recreation Darts defeated the Dixwell Mohawks with a score of 22-15, Saturday, December 28, 1946. The play CTS are Captain Richard Mayo, Irving Fountain, Carlton Black, Roland Bailey, and Robert GOldson.
Hartford chronicle., 1947-01-11

The regular monthly meeting of the Ansonia Branch of the NAACP will be held January 20, 1947 at the Macedonia Bap- tist Church. All members are urged to be present. Rev. Ju- lian A. Taylor, Pres, Mrs. Mary E. Cousins, Secy.
Hartford chronicle., 1947-01-11
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his family on Main Street, An sonia.
Hartford chronicle., 1947-01-11

Pvt. Ismael Kennedy spent the holidays home with his family.
Hartford chronicle., 1947-01-11

Mrs. Esther Berling of Or chard Street entertained with a gala Ne Wears Eve party in honor of her guest, Mrs. Louise Veal of Plainfield, New Jersey. Among the guests present were Mrs. Hattie Levy, MT. William Douglas, Sr., MT. and Mrs. N.
 Silva, MT. and Mrs. Ambrose Costa, MT. Justine Monterio,
Hartford chronicle., 1947-01-11

Jacqueline Hearn of Clifton Avenue was an honor student for the second term ill the An sonia High School.
Hartford chronicle., 1947-01-11

MT. and Mrs. Irving Antrum, MT. and Mrs. William Antrum, and MT. and Mrs. Arthur Ant rum spent the weekend in New York City, visiting friends and relatives.
Hartford chronicle., 1947-01-11

The Pioneer Atoms were de- feated b ythe Dixwell Midgets, Saturday, December 28, 1946 with a score of 1917. The mem bers of the team are Arthur Gatison, Vincent DeCosta, Ar thur Little, Howard Tinney, c. Tinney, Abraham Vaughn, Edward Pedro, Norman Mayo, Theodore Bacote, Jr., and Tom Chapel.
Hartford chronicle., 1947-01-11

x mlly.
 MT. William
 Virgin, Main
 Street, return
 ed after hav-
 ing SD e n t
 Xmas with his
 mother in No.
 Carolina.
 Miss Pearl Fowlkes of Char lottesville, Virginia, who is a student of Howard University, Washington, D. C., was the house guest of Miss Bernice Smoot of Central Street.
 MT. Arthur Bacote, who at tends Howard University, Washington, D. C., spent the holidays in New Haven and visited Ansonia frequently.
 Messrs. Arthur Bacote, Erie Wiley of New Haven, Rudolph Sipes of Ansonia and Misses Pearl Fowlkes of Virginia and Bernice Smoot of Ansonia were guests of MT. and Mrs. Harold Shoot, Monday, December 30, 1946.
 MT. and Mrs. Rufus Vaughn of North Main Street accom- panied by their two sons, Ed ward and Abraham Vaughn, and Miss Florence Tinney spent the weekend in New York City visiting friends.
 Mrs. Mollie Mayo spent the weekend in New York City visiting friends and relatives. MT. and Mrs. Bernard Doak of Washington, D. C., were the guests of Rev. and Mrs. R. w. Gullette, Christmas Day. Mrs. Doak Is the daughter of Rev. Gullette. MT. and Mrs. Harold Shoot entertained Miss PearlFowlkes, Miss Bernice Smoot, and MT. William Herbert, all member of Howard University, Wash ington, D. C., at a dinner par ty, Thursday, January 2, 1947. MT. and Mrs. Clark Bowley of Grove Street entertained MT. and Mrs. William Price, MT. and | Mrs. Harold Shoot and daugh- ter, and MT. Sterling Bowley | at a dinner party New Years Day.
 Pvt. John T. Bruce, who is stationed in Westport, New York, spent theholidays with
Hartford chronicle., 1947-01-11

Pvt. John T. Bruce, who is stationed in Westport, New York, spent theholidays with
Hartford chronicle., 1947-01-11

MT. Arthur Bacote, who at tends Howard University, Washington, D. C., spent the holidays in New Haven and visited Ansonia frequently.
Hartford chronicle., 1947-01-11
ANSONIA NEWS
by Ruth B. Shoot

by Ruth B. Shoot
 Mrs. Maureen B. Grant of Washington, D. C., spent the holidays with her husband, MT.
 Wm Grant
Hartford chronicle., 1947-01-11

w m. Grant, Jr., of Main Street, and fla mily.
Hartford chronicle., 1947-01-11

Rev. Julian A. Taylor, pastor of the Macedonia Baptist Church, is among twenty-three members of the regular jury panel of the Superior Court in New Haven, who are to be inn paneled in the selection of a jury to hear testimony in the frst-degree murder trial of Robert Bradley, of 19 Jeffer- son Street, New Haven.
 Sixty more additional jurors have been called for possible impanelling and the list in- cludes Mrs. Augusta Coleman and Mrs. Mary E. Cousins, both of Ansonia.
Hartford chronicle., 1947-01-11

There will be joint installa- ton of Copper City Lodge No. 666 and Lily of the Valley Tenn pie No. 406 January 13, 1947 at the Elks Home, 51 High St.
 The Past Daughter Rulers will attend their council meet ing in New Haven, January 12, 1947 at the Bethel Church on Sperry Street.
Hartford chronicle., 1947-01-11

MT. and Mrs. Rufus Vaughn of North Main Street accom- panied by their two sons, Ed ward and Abraham Vaughn, and Miss Florence Tinney spent the weekend in New York City visiting friends.
Hartford chronicle., 1947-01-11

Rev. R. W. Gullette, pastor of the Clinton A.M.E.Z. Church, accompanied by the choir, will render services in Middletown, January 12, 1947 at 3:30 pm.
Hartford chronicle., 1947-01-11

Mrs. Mollie Mayo spent t weekend in New York Ci visiting friends and relative
Hartford chronicle., 1947-01-11

Miss Lulu Marlowe of Cleve- land, Ohio, formerly of Ansonia visited her eldest niece, Mrs. Esther Berling and nephews, Raymond and Clarence Beall. She will leave Friday for Wash ington, D. C., and return to Cleveland via West Virginia
 Mrs. Louise Veal and Mrs. Esther Berling were the New Years guest of Mrs. Veal's sis ter and brother, Mrs. Agnes Jackson and MT. Donald Alex ander, and Mrs. Gertrude Jones of New Haven.
Hartford chronicle., 1947-01-11

Mrs. Leon A. Wheeler and daughters, Yvonne and Karen of Corona, Long Island, were the holiday guests of her sister, Mrs. Esther Berling.
Hartford chronicle., 1947-01-11

MT. and Mrs. Clark Bowley of Grove Street entertained Mr. and Mrs. William Price, MT. and Mrs. Harold Shoot and daugh- ter, and MT. Sterling Bowley at a dinner party New Year s Day.
Hartford chronicle., 1947-01-11

MT. Mike Smith of Provi- dence, R. l., Mrs. Carrie Pinto and MT. Julian F'urtado of Cape Cod, Mass, were the guest of MT. Carlos Cunha dur ing the holidays.
Hartford chronicle., 1947-01-11

MT. and Mrs. Harold Shoot entertained Miss PearlFowlkes, Miss Bernice Smoot, and MT. William Herbert, all member
 of Howard University, Wash ington, D. C., at a dinner par ty, Thursday, January 2, 1947.
Hartford chronicle., 1947-01-11

MT. and Mrs. Bernard Doak of Washington, D. C., were the guests of Rev. and Mrs. k. w. Gullette, Christmas Day. Mrs. Doak Is the daughter of Rev. Gullette.
Hartford chronicle., 1947-01-11

The J,A.TT. Club will present the Douglas Brothers Quintet in their first program of 1947, Sunday, January 12, 1947 at the Macedonia Baptist Church, 3 80 pm.
The frontiersman., 1947-02-08
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OlI I1y OllO Coy VI o11 a temper ature rocord- ed above zero between Jan. l6. and Feb. 4-- that's Seldovi ia's re- cord for the curr ent cold spell that has sha ter ed records of many years for Alas kan cold weather.
 Along with the re-. cord-br eaking cold in Seldovia has been the record stabl ishing appearan ance of ice in the bay. For several days last week it ap- peared that the ci ty' $ pride in the as ser- tion only year-roundC1 q port on Cook Inlet, might stumble over a solidly frozen bay at any moment.
 Ice on the upper side of the Ander son Dock to the head of the bay locked in f ishing boats and pi- led ice about the timbers of the slough br idge.
 Seldovians expect ed daily to awaken to see the entire bay capped with ice from shore to shore.
 But that's all pas t his tory now. However the day to day weather ecOrds of Mrs. Steve Zawis- towski offer some in ter es ting inf orma t 1 on
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The frontiersman., 1947-02-08

Mrs. Zawi toWski has da, been recording wealth. CT inf ormat ion daily da. for many years. Her readings on the cold sh: snap, which were ta- ken each day between sur 8 and 9 o'clock in the morning, tell the da, his tory of the cold ' this way: Ter
 Jan. 16-- " Zero. < 'l2 North wind blowing.
 Jan. l7-- 9. Ne- Sor yer. above zero all day. Ia:
 Jan. l8-- Zero. Mr: Strong wind and some th' snow1 all. We'
 Jan. l9-- Zero. ye' sQony day. anc
 Jan.. 2O-- 8. ~cold, Ado' sunny day. }, l lev,
 Jan. 2l-- 6 above. SCI Warm dur ing the daya ton but colder fin the ~eVN ye; ching. Wel i Jap. 22-- 2. Never gi' above zero all day. drj | Jan. 23-- g. Stor- mv. Ice all over"'the, idf bay. fo1
 Jan. 24-- g. | Be- tn, low zero all day. cu] tn5 5an' 25-- >77>' \ >F0nth 12n' an' Jan. 26-- A. Zero = or below all day. ~'( II
 Jan. 27-- Zero. North breeze all day.
 Jan. 28'-- g. Nor tn breeze.
 Jan. 29-- 9. Baau- 4 |LY A!1 7Hf k BAKE 7 5
The frontiersman., 1947-02-08

z tiful, cold day. Bay iced in below Els tes. (
 Jan. 3O-- 6. Nice day.
 Jan. 3l-- A. Nice day.
 Feb. l-- 5. Nice day.
 Feb. D. v. Sun- shine all day.
 Feb. B. Y. Cold, sunny day.
 Feb. A. 6. Nice day.
 ' Feb. S. 6 above. Tempera ture cl irrbed to 'l2 during the day.
 Feb. 6 - l6 above. Some rain dur ing day.
 In compari son with last year's records, Mrs. Zawis towski found that when the cold weather set in this year, it was showing and above 32 in Se1- Adovia in l946,. How Iaver,. l.'when the pre- sent cold spell ended ,on Feb. 5, last . year's temperatures were beginning to give indication of drop.
 Temperatw lures were , iden t ical on Feb. 6 for both years, but the n7xt day the mer- cury dropped in l946, and a. week of cold weather fol l oW ed. 0nOER10ncGOn
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-16

the state W.P.A. recreation prof.
ect in Virginia and when the wal
broke out he was drafted to or
ganize defense councils and rec
reation committees for the war
effort. Later the FILA. took owe
this work and in 1912 he became
superintendent of the recreation
department in the City Of Rich
mond.
His first contract with the City
of Wilmington was through a let
ter written to him by the city
manager in Wilmington at that
time, asking his services in set
ting up recreation in this city.
Reynolds literally had to begin
from scratch, but on October g.,
1913. Wilmington had its first su-
pervised recreational program at
Hemenway, and Lake Forest
schools and also at the Robert
Taylor homes.
"We were the first city in the
nation to receive federal assis'
lance for recreational needs" he
said. land we helped organize and
get the first state recreation bur-
eau in the country" Reynolds was
the first president of the North
Carolina Recreation Association.
Reynolds says: Il am definitely
not interested in anything but the
best types of recreational pro"
grams. The national average for
recreation is thee per cent OF the
total population each day served,
and we are serving four per cent.
Based on that, we feel we are
serving a great need here.
MY main objective is to serve
and understand people; their
needs and interests, and to help
promote wholesome recreatlonal
opportunities for them"
In addition to his other duties
in the city he serves as treasurer
of the Girl Scouts, being n OF
the few male members of that or
e~anization in the nation.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-16

that did not have. girls" he ex-
claimed iokingly. 1t just seemed
to be a mans country"
Even though the mercury some
times dropped to As degrees be-
low, there was very little sickness.
1t didn't seem SO very cold
though, because everything was
keyed to tn GOODNESS. We
couldn't afford to be i'll because
the hospital was 80 miles away,
Reynolds added.
When Reynolds was still a boy
he would sometimes attend the
dances, and usually before the
night was over some high strung
cowboy had pulled his six-shooter
on an enemy and murdered him
before the startled spectators. Ev-
eryone carried their shootin'
irons" in those days, said Rey-
holds.
Finally entering high school, he
took an active interest in sports
and other activities, making cap
tain of the football and basketball
teams and student manager. He
was an all-round athlete and was
his schools track star.
"I was only allowed to enter
five events in the county track
meet, so I entered the first five
and won each event. For the rest
of the day 1 sit on the sidellnes
and suffer because l could not
enter into any more events, he
said.
From high school he entered
North Dakota State college IN
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-16

1926, and broadened his extra cur
rlcular activities into club work
and athletics. II did not have
time to enter any major sport and
keep up other activities, but did
run on the cross : country track
team and sang in the glee club.
perhaps because l have been
thrown with all types of people
during my life, l have become in.
%terested in them to the extent that
they are almost a hobby with me.
which probably has been one OF
the main factors in choosing rec
reation as my life work" Rey-
nolds declared.
While still in his sophomore
year he became the first manager
of a new Alpha Gamma Rho fra
ternity which built its house that
year. 81 had to buy furniture, ap-
point staffs, and set up the rules
and regulations" he said, "It was
a real experience in business and
public relations and l am not kid
ding" he added.
Even though Reynolds had to
work his last three years through
college he finished up with an 80
average and won Through my in
terest in dramatics and all-round
campus activities" an appoint
ment to the National Recreation
school, which only takes 48 stu
dents each year. He majored in
agriculture and dramatics in Or
der to have a less amount of Sc
lectives and continue with his rec
reation work.
, Leaving his rural life to attend
the National school in Jersey City.
Reynolds said: ut was quite a
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-16

contrast to the life 1 had been
used to-" Always with the pioneer
spirit of his fore-fathers pushing
him on, he took a job as Boys
Director at the Whittier House
Boys club at night and worked
with the boys along the tough wa
t%erfront. 'This was about as big
a problem as I have even been
confronted WITH" he commented.
"For the next 10 years 1 made
it a point, in order to broaden
my views and knowledge of peo-
pie, to broadening my experiences
in the field of recreation and to
take jobs the average person
would not select" he continued.
After finishing the national
school he took a job as boys di-
rector in the Church of All Ma
tons Settlement house on the
Lower East Side in New York
City. This was during the depres-
sion and I worked with people who
had from six to eight in the fam
ily and lived in a two room apart
ment on a salary that a shoe
shine or newspaper boy would
Make he said.
From the slums OF New York
he went to Maine where he serv-
ed as councillor and assistant
camp director of a private boys
camp. He worked with sons of
millionaires for four summers,
which was quite a contrast to the
work on the back streets of New
York"
Not being able to settle down,
he conceived the idea that he
wanted to know what happened IN
side an institute so he took a job
as boys worker in the Brooklyn
BOYS Asylum" This was arrang-
ed in a centralized system where
everything was in n building.
Not liking this, he took another
lob as assistant superintendent OF
the Albany Orphan Asylum in Al
banv. NJ Y. where the decentra-
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-16

"fflF
lized cottage system was used.
This was the most interesting ex-
perience I ever had" he says.
Il had several problems that
bordered on juvenile delinquency
and I realized that 1 needed to
know still more about criminal in
situations, SO 1 took a job as d.
rector of recreation at the Elmira
Reformatory in New York" He
went there with the purpose of
setting up a broad program of rec
reation activities for the 1000 in
mates confined there. "All they
had when l arrived a athletics
in the day time and all the boys
had to do at night was to sit in
their cell and think" he said.
1--WE began to organize night &C
tivities such as a harmonica band,
weekly broadcast over the local
station, and handicraft during the
night" Everyone lived behind
bars and the keepers even had to
have a pass to get through the
gates. They were doing every
thing when l left there and it is
the greatest revolutionary move
ment 1 have ever Witnessed" he
commented.
"Still interested in finding out
about people, l wanted to come
South, and taking a job in a Jew
ish settlement house in Richmond
Va, I worked with people Of a
different race and religion"
While living in Richmond, Rey-
nolds married Muriel c. Clark, his
college sweetheart, who also grad
uated from the N. D. State col
lege.
He served as district director Of
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-16
Wear1n' O. The Green,
But 1t May Be Clover

coat of Irish green that furnishes
feed for livestock and protects the
land against erosion.
And lust for luck - after ventur-
ing his opinion about the Sham
rock - Bailey is going to find him
self a ~four-leaf clover for St. Pat
rick's day, when he joins the other
Irish in the Wearin' o. The Green
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-16
From Covered Wagon
To alton Head

lney stayed On in the little tar.
papered shanty until a larger
mouse could be erected. The old
nome is still being used by nv
parents and to my knowledge the
doors have never been locked
Reynolds commented.
. He lived in a settlement consist.
ing OF people representing many
natlonalities; German. Dutch.
Russian Pole, Is India, where
ne learned much Indian-lore from
MS red-skinned playmates. This
PROBABLY accounts for my early
interest in people," Reynolds saws
When the Indians went on their
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-16
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