The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1948-06-26
PARKER FLOWER SHOP

suited before any proposed park
"wading pool" is installed which
might break up the football or
baseball, or tennis playing areas.
Let's have a system. Let's have
people who know sports do the
planning.
Continuing with scholastic
news. Arthur Finney, chairman
of the Medford Royal House 1913
Art Exhibit, has announced Miss
Alyce Banks as third prize win
ner in the High School student
class exhibit with Ellen Banks
also receiving honorable men
ton. And among the 213 Hobbs
school graduates, Edmund Christ
mas and William Murray were
the two talented students who
won National Art awards. Caro-
line Neal and Rodney Chisholm
were the co-starred top actors in
the first Community Center 1913
costume and stage review, Hon
eymoon Voyage" presented last
week, Thursday evening, before
a packed house. Aided by a
sparkling supporting cast of tai
ented youngsters Of various age
groups this premier presenta-
ton danced and sang its way
into the lSeartS of the capacity
audience and revealed the poten-
tial dramatic skills of local youth
uncovered earlier in the Center
Winter 1913 Amateur Show.
Whole hearted cooperation of
many volunteers, especially the
Christmas brothers who helped
put over the previous show, made
last weeks event a banner sue
cess. Mr.. and Mrs. Phil Oliver
have been visiting In Philadel-
phia. Mr.. Meryin Warren, young
barber student, has been reported
Ill with pneumonia. The Med
ford City League leading KiwaniS
Club hooked up with the local
Center team last week and were
lucky to gain a 7-6 verdict. But
since league umpires did not
show up, the game is not counted
in league standing. Richie FUR
and Rubber Smith pitched the
unofficial contest. The locals at
this writing have a record OF four
wins and two losses and may play
an exhibition during the holiday
Comm. James O'Neil spoke to
Medford Legionnaires here re-
Gently but no news mention
seems to have been made re-
garding the Boston Legion post
protest against holding the 194S
convention in Miami next Octo-
Der. 1t may be recalled that a
Miami football team refused to
play Lynn Classical H. S. last
season, due to colored players
and that local citizens, including
the writer, protested sending a
Medford H. S. team to play a
Florida squad in a city stadium
which had also barred colored
players. This happened last year.
Many changes will have to be
made in Florida if colored vet
Grams expect any better treat
men4 at the 1948 Miami Con
vention. In his address here,
Comm. O'Neil said he was In
favor of the Mundt-Nixon bill,
because, he said, the Legion's
aim is to suppress un-American
doctrines. Well, race discrimi-
nation Is un-American, and, we
hope Comm. oNeil will help cor
rect this evil which affects Med
ford Legionnaires as well as vets
from all over the nation. The
West Medford Veterans Progress
sive Club president, Al Kountze,
stated this week that the jim
crow policy in Florida is bad for
democracy, and T find the major
ity of colored vets agree with the
Boston Carter Post protest. The
ground unis of the Mass. National
Guard will shove off for Camp
Edwards next month for IS days
training. Several Medfordites
will be with the 272nd Field Ar
tillery Battalion, commanded by
Col. Ned Gourdin. There is still