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Evening star., 1948-12-12
Newest
Gift Idea

You see a lovely gift box of cos
metics, just right for Aunt Mary's
Christmas present. She'd like the
dusting powder, soap, cologne. but,
too bad, she had a phobia about
bubble bath. She just never would
use it. So, you cross the set OF your
list, or If it's two minutes before
December rs, in desperation you
give her q present you know she
won't use.
That need not happen this year,
however. A famous firm has come
up with an idea to eliminate such
problems. The idea is to assemble
your own gift cosmetic assortments
personally select the combination
that will best suit the taste of the
person for whom the gift is intended
and, incidentally, your own pocket
book. There are eight different gift
boxes with inches cut out to MT
an endless variety of lotions, liquids
and creams, as well as bath powder,
tale and soap.
The new idea works out like this.
You decide about how much you
want to spend, and what type OF
assortment you want to give-some-
thing suitable for the bath, a make
up box, or perhaps a carefully Sc
lected facial treatment kit. Then
you assemble your gift accordingly.
Let's say that Aunt Mary rates
a large gift of bath preparations.
Choose the box with space cut out
| for insertion of a big container OF
fragrant powder, an oval cake OF
sweet-scented bath soap, and your
choice of two from a group that
includes bubble bath-lots OF Aunt
Marys do like tip bath Oil
toilet water, hand lotion and de-
odorant cologne. If you want
smaller set, one of the boxes has
compartment for bath powder ano
your choice of any one bottle, while
another has room for a shaker ol
feather-light tale and your choice
of any two bottles.
Or, suppose you decide you'd like
to give a facial treatment kit as q
gift. You can select preparations
for individual requirements Of dry
normal or oily skin. There's room
for two bottles and two jars in one
of the gift boxes, so take your
choice of cleansing cream, special
cleansing cream, cold cream. night
cream, astringent lotion, skin fresh
ener or beauty lotion.
You can evolve a suitable COM
bination for just about every one or
your cosmetic gift list. And you car
use your imagination without hurt
ing your pocketbook.
Evening star., 1948-12-12

Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Hammer
we're hosts at a dinner and bridge
party last evening. Their guests
were Mr.. and Mrs. William E. Yost,
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Carver, Mr..
and Mrs. Otis Johnson, Mr.. and Mrs.
Warder jenkins and Mrs. James M.
Gongwer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry A. Jager have
as their guest the latter's cousin
Miss Ethel A. Schafee of Boston.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Chappell have
as their guest Mrs. Chappell's aunt
Mrs. George Epps of Newberry, S. c.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred w. Fisher gave
a bridge party last evening. Guests
Evening star., 1948-12-12
tanning as guests in their home.

tanning as guests in their home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ludlow King were
entertained at buffet supper party
last evening in their home for a
group of their friends.
Mrs. Edward L. Pugh has returned
from a two weeks visit with her SON
and daughter-in-law, Col. and Mrs.
Edward L. Pugh at Cherry Point,
N. G.
Evening star., 1948-12-12

Comdr. and Mrs. Frank Marshall, +,
jr., Of Norfolk, Va. are spending the
week with the formers parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Marshall In Rock
vile.
Evening star., 1948-12-12
'rt,anks Hsak..

Any unescorted guest presents him
rival, then joins group at the
edge of the dance floor. It's up to
you now, honey. Relax and have
fun.
And if you have a party problem,
write to Sally, care of The Sunday
Star. l
or herself to the hostess on ar
Evening star., 1948-12-12
Prevents Sticking

i ITCVCUIS SVISNITBS
A little glycerine rubbed around
glass shoppers Of bottles will pre-
vent them from sticking.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-12-27

Double-woven, hond-sewn cotton eIove'
in shorty, sIip-on or widely fIored eount
lets! Some have overseon, some kip onc
whip stitch, foo! In black, brown, grey
white and coIors Sizes 6 to 8.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1948-12-10
ST. JAMES CHURCH NEWS
B, L, King

From a portion of the 23rd Psalm.
using the words of the text Thou
Preparest a Table Before Me" as the
subject, Rev. Benjamin N. Moore
brought the Communion Day message.
Both Senior and Gospel choirs sang at
this service. The Rev. Moore was as
sisted in the institution of the Lords
Supper by Brother Calvin Parker and
Stewardess Board No. 2, Mrs. Helen
FulbriRht, President. Visitors welcomed
at the close of the service were, Henry
Patterson, H. B. Cadden and Mrs. Bes-
sic Crump a friend of Rev. and Mrs.
Moore now living in the state Of WASH
ington.
The TWAS. the Young Women's Aux
Hilary to the Missionary Society will
have hS as r their guest speaker the Rev, Rev:
special effort on Sunday, December II
at 400 pm. The Junior choir of Mt.
OliVet Baptist Church will also APP
pear on the program. All members and
friends are cordially invited to attend.
The Gospel choir will be presented in
a musical program Sunday, December
10 at pm.
Rev Moore was accompanied by a
Steward. Mr.. Herbert Foster and a
Trustee, Mr.. Lester z. Boyd on his re-
cent Irlp 10 atLenu the COnVOCaIlOn OF
the 4th Episcopal District at Chicago,
ILL
At the meeting of the University of
Life. Miss Charlotte r. Wilson COM
pleted her committee for the Christmas
party, which will be held at the home
of Miss Wilson. Others on the COM
mittee are, Afford Henson, Patricia
Foster and Roselyn Miller. We extend
a special invitation to all young peo-
pie, especially the members of St.
James to attend the University of Life
which meets each Sunday evening at
the Church at $50.
The Anderson Circle will meet Thurs
day. December 10, 2 90 pm. with Mrs.
Jean Waters, 1871 Rondo Avenue. Sum-
day. January 10, 1919 they will spon-
Sor a Silver Tea for the benefit of the
Building Fund. Mrs. Clara Turner,
President and Chairman of this special
effort.
St. James Will be especially happy to
welcome all visitors during the Holiday
Season. As usual we will have our
Traditional Pageant, depicting the story
of the Nativity, Christmas morning at
$50: Rehearsals will begin this week on
Wednesday.
Speaker for the II o'clock services,
Sunday, Dec. II, will be Rev. S. J..
Elicerio, an ordained minister of the
First Day Adventist church of Boston,
Mass.
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filiation with the national council
are the Foreign Missions confer
ence Of North America, the Inter
national Council Of Religious edu-
cation, the Missionary Education
movement Of the United States
and Canada, National Protestant
Council of Higher education, Uni
ted Council lof Church women,
and the United Stewardship coun-
Gil.
A hlghlight Of the conference
was 4 message from President
Truman which commended the
federal council "fOr exertlnE q
united influence for the strength
enInE Of spiritual foundations Of
our national life at 4 time when
a materiallstic philosophy d wide
spread"
Among those honored for out
standing work in improving inter-
racial relations was Branch Rick
ey. Church leaders pointed out It
was the first time in the councils
4O-year history that a sports fig-
ure had been singled out for a
testimonial.
During the week the National
Conference Of Church Leaders in
Family Life met at the Hotel Glib
son here. The theme Of the meet
ing was THE Christian Family"
Among the speakers was James
W. Eichelberger, secretary of
Christian education in the African
Methodist Episcopal Zion church,
Chicago.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1948-12-10
Ben Shavis Loses
Battle for Florida
City Commissioner

PERRINE, FLA.-(ANP)- Ben
Shavis, who fed this city last
week after filing his application
with the city clerk to run for the
Office Of city commissioner, re-
turned last Friday night and
served notice on both Negro and
white constituents of this newly
incorporated city of $500 inhabi-
tants, that he would seek the Of
fee regardless of the threats made
against his life.
Shavis, the most influential Ne
gro in Perrine, was prevailed up
on by whites to enter the city
commissioners race. He refused
but on the eve Of election he was
approached by the mayor, R. P.
Barfield, and persuaded to enter
the race. Twenty minutes after his
candidacy was made known, he
was informed that he must with
draw his name or risk being killed
and his home burned.
Shavis Immediately fed the
city but returned last week. With
its candidate back, the Negro COM
munity snapped into action realiz-
ing that the Negroes had more
votes than the whites.
However, the die had been cast,
for when Shavis withdrew from
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1948-12-10
GRAND RAPIDS MERGER
OF NEGRO AND WHITE
TAXICAB COMPANIES

GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. -
(ANP)-Another first in interra-
cial business cooperation took
place here recently. Through the
efforts of the local Urban league
the Negro-owned and operated
Victory Cab company merged
with the Yellow Cab company,
largest Of the city's four taxicab
concerns.
Louis J. DeLamarter, president
and general manager OF the Grand
Rapids Motor Coach company and
the Yellow Cab company, an
nounced that the Negro drivers of
the Victory company, employed
now as drivers Of the Yellow cabs,
would be the first employed by a
white taxicab company in Grand
Rapids.
I'VE have already had excellent
public reaction to our employment
Of Negro bus drivers" DeLamar-
ter stated. The outstanding safety
records Of the Victory Cab men
are considered an asset to the
largest privately-owned cab con-
Germ in Grand Rapids.
He credited Paul l. Phillips, ex-
ecutive secretary Of the Grand
Rapids Urban League, with the
successful negotiations that led to
the recent employment of Negro
drivers with the Grand Rapids
Motor Coach company and the
present merger Of the Victory and
Yellow cabs.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1948-12-10
U. S. Resumes Shipment
OF Golden Weed 10 China

Renewed postwar shipment Of GIN
Seng, the golden weed" from the
United States TO China recalls one
Of the earliest chapters Of American
foreign trade. The withered root Is
regarded by orientals as a panacea
for many ills, although American
scientists have said that 1t has no
therapeutic value. AS late as 1910.
China received more than a mil
lion dollars worth from American
sources.
The first ship that sailed directly
from the United States to China
the Empress Of China" out Of New
York In l784-carried more than 20
tons Of ginseng. 1t was growing
wild in the woods Of New England
and along the Hudson river banks.
The weed was scarce In the
orient. where It was highly priced.
Once ginseng was worth Its weight
In gold. and for a long time II re-
NAMED q royal monopoly In China.
II was found In Manchuria. In what
were considered imperial pre-
serves, and was collected by spe-
eially detailed soldiers of the inn
perial army.
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the election, his name was re-
moved from the ballot. On re-
entering the race, the ballots used
on election day, were minus his
name. To vote for him, the name
had to be written in.
After toiling throughout cleo
ton day, bringing his political
constituents to and from the polls,
Shavis by night was a tired man.
He had canvassed from door to
door, almost yanking voters bodi-
ly from their homes and making
them do what is required Of every
real American citizen-vote.
The polls closed that night at 7
o'clock sharp. The writer and
Shavis retired to the latter's home.
At 9 o'clock sharp we went back
to the polls to learn the final re-
turns. They were disappointing,
as Shavis was concerned for he
had been defeated; however, the
Negro vote had swept into Office
white people who before the cleo
ton and after proclaimed the Ne
gro is entitled to those rights
which jefferson enunciated in the
Declaration Of Independence.
A check during the days cleo
ton disclosed that Shavis had
lost more than rs votes because Of
voters inability to write his name
on the ballot. 1t learned that more
than 2l5 Negroes remained away
from the polls because of threats.
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Sunday. Dec. Il, the Senior choir VIII
present a musical recital at pm The
public is invited to attend. ,
The sick of the church are MIS-. WIZ
lie q. Smith, Ms. Muriel Cooper, MIS-
Eila Golden and Mrs. Sam Lee. Let Us
not forget Teachers and Prayer meet
ing each Wednesday at pm. and
pm, respectively. The Memo remove
shi pclub is planning Christmas party
for the young and old Of teh church.
The time and place will be announced
later. Miss Edith Massie Is church re-
81. PHILIPS LUTHERAN CHURCH
What does the Old Testament have 70
say about the return OF CHRIST ano Sne
final Judgment? Do you realize that
this great event occupies an important
place in the Old Testament as well a.
In the New Testament This Sunday.
December 18TH, we shall consider TO-
,gether some of the 'old Testanent re ,IS
30 as our text. We invite you TO read
the text privately beforehand and then
come at As am. TO our morning serV-
ice to worship and share GODS WORD
with US. Sunday school meets az SNO
PILGRIM BAPTIST CHURCH NEWS
Last Sunday, Community Sunday,
Rev. Massey preached at the morning
hour from the subjects; clean HANGS.
Hill of the Lord-or shall stand in His
holy placer He that hath clean hands.
Psalm 24:3 and "a. A childrenB prayer
was given in place of a story by the
minister.
Deaconesses consecrated were: Mines.
Josephine Jordan. Alice Junnen and e.
fie Villa. Certificates Of Baptism were
presented to Deloris Shelton, Edna
Stone, Marcella and Shirley Sayles. MI.
Robert Jones of First Baptist Church,
Pratt, Kansas and Deola High, Second
Baptist Church. Topeka, Kansas united
with the church by Christian expert
ence. The registered visitors were: Mrs.
Chloe Downey, Los Angeles; Miss IrmR
Donahue, Nashville, Tenn; and Mr..
and Mrs. +. Wilson, 74S W. Central, st.
Paul.
Flowers were memoralized by Mrs.
Irene Harper, daughter of Mrs. Paul
inc Martin. the honoree.
Rev J. W. Junnen gave the sermon
at the evening worship hour. The gos-
pei choir had charge of the music. The
baptist Youth Fellowship Service viii
be at pm.
Deacon George and Deaconess Lille
DoWney were given words of kindness
and tokens of respect from the Church
and the Official Board. as they made
ready to take their leave for an in
definite stay with their daughter, Lii
Ian, and family in Los Angeles. Mr..
and Mrs. Everett Chapman were also
given well wishes as they shall leave to
spend the Christmas in st. Petersburg.
Va, with their daughter and family.
The Leadership Training Class led
by Rev. Joseph Chapman Of the Edu-
cation Department Of Twin City Bap-
fists. will have its first session In Fell
lowship Hall, Thursday at pm.
Make Pilgrim your visiting Church,
The Church of Lofty Fellowship"
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Victoria NeviIs Walden
Ill for 10 Years, Dies

Victoria Nevils Walden, 30
years old, passed away Friday
night in Wilmar, Minnesota where
she had been confined in a hospi-
tai. She had been i'll for the past
ten years.
The survivors include a mother
and father, Pearl and Wilbur, ST.;
five sisters, Velma Gerry, Juanita,
Betty, Phyllis and Mrs. Daisy Nc
Adams; and brothers, Wilbur, Jr,
Paul and Gilbert.
The funeral was held Friday,
December 3 at Woodland Funeral
Home. The Reverends H. c. Boyd,
]. S. Tate, W. G. Mcconnell, and
H. w. Bolts assisted in the service.
Mrs. bessie Gresham and Mr.. Ed
johnson rendered musical num-
bers.
The burial was at Crystal Lake
Cemetery. Woodland Funeral
Home was in charge Of the ar
engagements.
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PROGRAM OUTLINED
FOR HALLE FORUM
SUNDAY, DEC. IL

AL Mcclure will introduce the
speakers and the subject for the
forum, sponsored by the Omega
Psi Phi fraternity, to be held at
Halle Q. Brown community house
Sunday, Dec. IL.
Others on the program will be
John Whitaker, who will play the
piano selections and musical inter-
ludes. Robert Murray, basileus Of
the fraternity, will present short
history Of Omega Psi Phi fraterni-
ty to the public.
The speakers will be DR.. Charles
Turck, Frank Boyd, Clifford Ruck-
er and Father Francis Gilligan.
After the forum and question
period, refreshments will be
served.
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MASON CITY,
IOWA, NEWS
BY MRS. RUBY E. MACER
MASON CITY, IOWA NEWS
BY MRS. RUBY E. MACER

609 SO. JACKSON
Word was received here that
Mr.. Melvin West, a long time
resident of this city, died Nov. 10,
at the home Of his wife and
mother.
Rev. r. C. COttman, pastor Of
the Church of God in Christ, left
Wednesday for Memphis, Tenn, to
attend the National Convention of
that church.
Mrs. C. Brown and little grand
son, Frederick, have spent some
time visiting in Lansing, Mich,
where Frederick became i'll with
scarlet fever.
A baby daughter was born to
Mr.. and Mrs. McDale Thompson
at Mercy hospital, Nov. 80.
Mrs. Georgia Fleming, who had
been seriously ill at Mercy hos
pital, is doing nicely now.
Rev. and Mrs. E. Gladstone
Scott, were dinner guests at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. William
Barnett, Sunday, at Manley, Iowa.
Rev. E. Gladstone Scott
preached at both the morning and
evening services Of the church.
Mrs. Scott was united with st.
Johns Baptist church.
Rev. and Mrs. b. F. Parker were
welcome visitors at St. Johns B.
T.W. and also at the 8 o'clock wor-
ship hour.
Morris Macer spent Saturday
and Sunday in Chicago visiting
friends and relatives.
Mrs. BERTHE Afford has been re-
ported very ill and is confined at
the Mercy hospital.
Roland Hayes will appear here
at the First Methodist church
Dec, 8.
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Peanuts have moved up to third
place among cotton belt cash
crops. In the last IS years COM
mercial production Of this crop has
increased skiold. Peanut hay now
runs to nearly one and one-half
million tons a year. A million
acres are graEed by hogs. There
was q rapid expansion in peanuts
in both World Wars. During the
first war production almost tripled.
This expansion was encouraged by
boll-weevil damage in the lower
cotton belt and by enlarged mar
kets for peanuts. During the sec
ond war production again went up
rapidly. Along with this rapid IN
crease in production there have
been changes In varieties, and
changes. also, In the uses Of pea
nuts.
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NOrthside Church
Buys Synagogue
In Expansion

The Church Of God in Christ,
1913 Olson Blvd, Of the North Star
State Of Minnesota, takes the
pleasure Of announcing through
its overseer and pastor, Elder J.
W. Graham, the purchase Of one
Of the city of Minneapolis. 1t was
churches in our UNCONVENTIONAL
circle. 1t is located at 5l8 Lyndale
Ave. No. and is in the heart Of
a densely populated colored sec
ton Of the city Of Minneapolis. 1t
was formerly a Jewish Syna-
gogue.
II Is now owned by the Church
Of God In Christ and has a seat
ing capacity Of fifteen hundred
in its auditorium, the balcony
seats three hundred and fifty.
Downstairs there Is a service room
that will seat five hundred or
more and the study, dining room,
kitchen and heating plant.
This building cost its original
owners one hundred and fifty
thousand dollars, today it viii
cost 100000 dollars and through
the will Of God and the efforts of
overseer Graham and aides, plus
the financial assistance of Bishop
H. Mason and Elder Chapman Of
Detroit, who made a special trip
here to help US, we were able to
close the deal. The purchasing Of
this building is an exceptional &C.
complishment for the Church Of
God in Christ, as there are few
buildings Of this caliber available
anywhere in the country.
Overseer Graham sought the
vision of this building eight years
ago, and with patience through
many discouragements and obsta-
Giles that were to be overcome he
waited for God to open a way.
Now his faith has brought him
victory.
We are thanking God and Bish-
op Mason and Elder Chapman for
their helping hands. Also the
Saints and friends who stood by
Elder Graham's side. We can now
shout victory. The brotherhood
extends a fraternal salute to the
accomplishment Of this small
state.
We will open with our first
service in this church, Dec. 10.
We are extending an invitation
to all, whosoever will come. Let
US have a great feast in the Lord
on that day. Sunday School, 10
o'clock, morning worship IL
o'clock, a program at 3 pm, YP-
WV at 8 pm. and the evening
service at 8 o'clock.
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broader realms OF human brother
hood, Of racial amity, Of social re-
adjustment, and of an awakened
respect for the dignity Of person
atty 1t may yet be found want
ing"
In discussing "Christ's Way of
Life Versus the American Way of
Life" Bishop Alleyne related, Il
often wonder whether Constan-
tine seeing the cross suspended in
the skies was In every truth an
occasion Of conquest by the cross,
or rather an eclipse Of the cross.
II seems to have been hellenized,
Romanized, paganized, and later
Teutonized, and Still later Anglo
Saxonized. As we have II today,
Americanized."
'The church need not hesitate
TO affirm the communism Of
Christ, for fear II viii be aSsOci-
ated with those who believe the
communism Of the soviets. There
are other fsms' we in America
need TO be fighting, such as, fas-
cisn, extreme individualisrn, ra-
cism, and mflitarism."
Charles p. Taft, brother Of Sen.
Robert Taft, and FIRST Iayman to
be named president Of the council,
presided over the gathering that
represented % Protestant and
three Greek Catholic churches
with 100000 members.
Leading churchmen, economists
and social workers in the nation
discussed such problems as the
church's responsibility for older
people and displaced persons and
human rights, along with meas
ures to combat Juvenile delin-
quency, increase church member
ship and develop greater lay par
tlcipation in church leadership.
The first part Of the week, steps
were taken to speed formation OF
a cooperative agency embracing
almost every Protestant denomin-
alton which would be known as
the National Council of Churches
of Christ in the USA. This coun-
ell, while forcing the federal coun-
ell to lose its identity, would
bring together q more cooperative
union Of members on items Of
common interest and concern.
However, as In the federal coun-
ell, each individual denomination
would retain Its autonomy.
Other agencies considering at