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Evening star., 1948-12-15
The Charters Lost Hurdle

In upholding the legality of the forth
coming charter council election in Mont
gomery County, the Circuit Court has
taken realistic view of the situation
and one that makes sense to all the
charterites, which means the majority of
the county's citizens. The court cut
through legal red tape to stress the un-
alterable fact that the county has voted
to change its form of government, that
election of council was a part of the
mandate and that to delay the election
for two years would defeat "the will of
a majority of the voters
mously has ruled that when the county,
at the November election, voted charter
government in, 1t automatically voted the
present commission form of government
out. That being the case, the court could
see no merit in the contention of four
of the commissioners that they are legally
entitled to remain in Office until their
terms expire in 1850. Such development
would, the Circuit Court said, create a
hiatus" in county government.
The commissioners have appealed the
decision to the Maryland Court of Appeals,
which will have to rush consideration of
the case in order to issue a ruling in time
for the election, scheduled for January 6.
The Circuit Court itself speeded its decision
when The Star. pointed out that unless
the case were appealed to the higher court
Immediately, the latter could not act until
after the election date, because OF
Christmas vacation. Thanks to the prompt
action of the lower court, a decision by
the appellate tribunal is expected before
next Friday. That will be the final legal
hurdle which the charter forces must take.
Once over that hurdle successfully, Mont
gomery can proceed confidently to inaugu-
rate new era Of home rule. If, on the
other hand, Maryland's court of last resort
should block the crucial election, the county
would face more than a hiatus 1t would
be confronted with a governmental i'm
broglio of serious proportions.
Evening star., 1948-12-15
Abandoned Farm

Here Is a stark and lonely place
The broken fence Is quite concealed
BIZ pines tptose clutching fingers lace
Each other t,oisted branches yield
Sparse leaues to Utnd and rains embrace.
In stony fields the furious lie
Untouched 1Dhere Woodland pasture
stops.
No az Is heard, no chips spring high
Sape phere strong billed drummer
chops
Aboue 1t all the fierce hat1ks fy
Tall grass and briars hide the scars
OF Dheel and hoof :. g. q long-dead dream
Lies here beneath the sun and stars
Three cro,os discuss the lonely theme
Atop the splintered pasture bars.
INEZ CLARK THORSON.
Evening star., 1948-12-15
Preachers Blamed for Secularism

Preachers Blamed for Secularism
To the Editor of The Star:
Many religious people Of all faiths have be-
come deeply concerned at what appears to
them to be an abandonment by their religious
leaders of the real place of the clergy and their
wholly unnecessary and undesirable involve
ment in secular affairs.
One Of the significant developments of re-
cent months is the veritable spate of pro-
nouncements from religious sources, both
Protestant and Catholic, telling jurists, states
men, politicians, hnanciers, economists, sci-
entists, educators, industrialists labor leaders
and journalists how to solve the problems and
compose the differences of the world.
Justices of the Supreme Court, skilled in the
study and practice Of jurisprudence all their
lives, have been told by a group of Catholic
bishops unskilled and unpracticed in juris-
prudence, and consequently quite without
competence in this intricate field, that they
were in error in their recent decision regarding
the teaching OF religion In public schools, and
advising them to correct this by reversing
themselves.
The statesmen Of the Nation whose training
and experience have been in the field Of state
craft and allied social and economic problems,
have been told by the group of churchmen
comprising the Federal Council of Churches
of Christ in America ecclesiastics whose train
ing and experience in the other-worldly field
of religion quite clearly prevent them from
having any competence in the very earthly
fields of sociology and economics and highly
explosive race relationships, and whose own
churches have not found the way to get along
together, or have too much to do with each
other, how to solve the heretofore insoluble
problem of race relationships and the question
of segregation.
Shortly before these latest developments we
had the spectacle of the formation of the
World Council Of Churches in Amsterdam and
the formulation and issuance of pronounce
ments on every problem of world diplomacy
and statecraft including capitalism, commu
nisa, industrial relations, finance, social con-
ditions nuclear fission, education, war arma-
ments and international relationships, all pre-
pared by men whose training and experience
have not been in any Of these fields, but in
that Of religion, and who are therefore wholly
without competence to give direction in these
other fields
Salvation Of Men Neglected.
The one significant omission in the fields
which these ecclesiastics have entered and
Evening star., 1948-12-15

Letters for publication must bear
the signature and address of the
,ortter, although it Is permissible for
1Driter kno,Dn to The Star to use
a nom de plume. Please be brief.
Evening star., 1948-12-15
Getting What They Wanted?

To the Editor Of The star
An editorial paragraph in The Star OF De-
cember runs this way: Taxes says late
Washington tip will be higher and the public
must grin and bear It, VIII 1t be OK If we
just bear it?" .....
Comment: Why should the public not grin?
Is 1t not that which 1t voted for on November 2?
WILLIAM B. RAINSFORD.
Evening star., 1948-12-15
Pessimistic View of Us

To the Editor of The STAR
Housing hints: How profitable for us 1t would
be If apes were permitted to occupy our homes
until we cease to be fools-untl we catch an
indelible and challenging picture of the dis
order in our own souls! HIRAM LACKEY.
Martinsville, Indiana.
Evening star., 1948-12-15
Questions and Answers

reader can get the answer to any question sof
fact by writing The Evening Star Information
Bureau, 316 Eve street NE, Washington q D. c.
Please inclose cents for return postage.
Evening star., 1948-12-15
BY THE HAsKIN SERVICE.

Please tncloSe cents for return postage.
BY THE HASKIN SERVICE.
@. Is the suicide rate in the United States
increasing or decreasing?-M. L. Z.
A. The suicide death rate in the United
States declined steadily during World War
II and reached the lowest figure on record In
1914. Suicides have been increasing in ire
quency since the end of the war.
.. 9: Why do 50 some s people say "fan" for
A. The Oxford English Dictionary traces
the word autumn" to about 1874, when 1t
was used by Chaucer. Fall" which ID O
shortened form of fall OF the leaf" goes back
to 1545. In the United States the latter il
the ordinary name for this season Of the year.
G. What Is q cairn?-P. T.
A. The term "cairn" means q heap Of un-
hewn stones commonly found in Great Britain,
particularly in Scotland and Wales. The shape
is generally conical. Some Of the cairns are
evidently sepulchral and others were set up to
commemorate remarkable event. Still
others appear to have been intended for re-
ligious rites. Many cairns are found in Corn.
wall and in Brittany France
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-07-17

fare: Lewis w. Driver, legislation
E. H. Cravens, oratorical; Archie
B. Yates, community service; DR..
J. A. Kennedy, Americanism and
James A. johnson, legal affairs.
The Post voted donations to the
Columbia River flood sufferers and
to the Lounge at the ChohaW
(Ala.) Railroad Station, sponsored
by the Tuskegee Institute Women's
Club for the comfort and conven-
fence of the travelling public
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-07-17

ensuing year at the annual elect
ion of officers held at Post head
quarters Thursday night.
The Legionaires returned to the
offices WHICH they will fill for
another year are John w. Lockett,
commander, Daniel L. Beasley,
first vice-commander; Henry D.
Reid, second vice-commander; ia
mes D. Ross, adjutant; Walter A.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-07-17

Vines, finance officer; Jeff Russell
sergeant-at-arms and Denver Fra
zier, service officer.
Members of the Post who will
serve as chairmen of committees:
John w. Lockett, housing, Warner
Kennedy, war effort; James D..
Ross, athletics, R. S. Darnaby, pu-
blicity and entertainment; Walter
J. Love, safety; Florence T.Lanier
child welfare; G. B. Love, rehabi-
litation; B. H. Crutcher, education
al; Lyonel B. Richie. veterans well
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-07-17
iUP AND DOWNlFA RISH STREET

BY James BUNDLES and Percy Greene =

PARISH STREET SATURDAY
MITE 1t was only natural that
when all of the brothers gathered
for a short beer and piece OF pan
trout, the conversation swung
around to the elections of the day
before and how close the race was
and such stuff as that. Most of the
brothers what was talking, between
sips of twenty grand, seemd to
agree pretty much that there just
amt nothing ever been invented
more powerful than the vote. One
fellow said that heah we is the
greatest alton in the world and all
of the folks that heads up this
country is chosen by the vote
Yassuh! And then another brother
spoke up and said that people IN
every town and city what wants
to say who they shall OF shall not
have for mayor and commissioners
and things like that does it with the
vote. You just cant ct around it
there just amt nothing more power
full than the vote. Even the Atomic
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-07-17
SOciey
SlantS

Mrs. Annie Mae Bolden, pro-
prietor of the Glory Gloss Beauty
Shoppe will be visiting friends and
relatives in the coastal cities of
Mississippi for the next two weeks.
Mr.. William Dutch, son of Mrs.
Annette Dutch of $50 Hercules st.
has returned from Howard Univer
sity where he recently received
Bachelor of Arts degree in English
Mr.. Dutch did special study in
drama and was an active member
of the Howard Players. During the
last quarter, he was stage manager
for the initial production of
Owens Dodson's latest play ''Bay-
on Legend" Mr.. Dutch plans to
teach for several years before star
ting work on his masters.
Miss Elouise Chambers, daugh-
ter of Mr.. & Mrs. Collie Chambers
of Seminary Street (Prichar), was
married to Warrington Oneal Ric-
harrison of Avenue F. (Prichard)
on uly 10, 1913.
Miss Minnie Reese, daughter of
Mr.. & Mrs. Elwood Reese of Chica-
go is guest Of Mr.. & Mrs. George
B. Griffin of 405 Morton Street.
Last Sunday evening, the past
Exhalted Rulers of Gulf City LODI
gre No. 244 held a memorial service
for the members who have died
since July l947. Rev. F. E. Church
i'll, pastor Of st. Emanuel A. NJ, E.
Church elivered the sermon. Accor-
ding to Miss Elizabeth Thornton of
453 n. Cedar Street, it was the best
sermon ever delivered to a gather
ing Of Elks.
Special guest at the meeting
were past Exhalted Rulers from
lodges in Plateau, Alabama; Pensa
cola, Florida; Pass Christian, Miss
issippi; Biloxi, Mississippi.
Mrs. Ella Mozangue Of $50 N.
Joachim Street has returned from
her recent vacation at Tuskegee,
Alabama.
Misses Janice Boyd and Almeta
Thornton of 552 N. Gear Street are
visiting Mr.. & Mrs. jim Boyd of
Chicago. They shall be gone until
fall.
Mr.. & Mrs. Willie Laws of 1454
Chinquespisa Street announces the
engagement of their daughter
Clara Yvonne to Edward L. Moore
of 562 Chestnut Street.
In an article about the organiza-
ton of Beta III recently, the follow
ing nmes were omitted: Mrs. Grace
Miller Richardson, member, and
Mrs. Ursula Tunstall, financial Sc
cretary.
Professor and Mrs. NJ. j. Gordon
Of PSI S. Bayou Street have return
e to the city after having toured
the state for several weeks. The
Gordons visited friends in Montgo-
merry, Tuskegee, and Opelika. They
spent several days in Albany where
Mr.. Gordon was formerly principal
of Lee County Training School and
in Andalusia, where Mr. Gordon
was former principal of Covingtor
County Training School. And OF
course the Gordons enjoyed an ex-
I tended visit in their former home
town, Birmingham. Mr.. Gordon is
1.-THE principal Of Emerson School
Eand Mrs. Gordon is teacher there
/ Both are active members of St
Louis Street Baptist Church.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-07-17
Tuskegee American
Legion Post
Reflect Officers

TUSKEGEE INSTITUTE, Ala,
July - All of the present officers
of the Britton G. Mckenzie Post
No. $50 of the American Legion
were unanimously reelected for the
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-07-17


Where a group of lady Legislators
voted against a liquor bill around
here the other day. That came as
no surprise. Wofen have not yet
come to realize the true worth of
tall f rosted highball on a hot
summers day -.
IF YOU REALLY WANT TO
HELP You can help the Grip
pie children buy some books for a
small Library up at the Baptist
Hospital. Buy a book for children
and take it up there. 1t means only
few cents to you, but great
deal more than that to them =.
WELL OF ALL THINGS We
simply said that we thought Miss
Ann Richardson was an unusually
attractive young lady in this
column last week. We didn't have
any idea though that eight teachers
out at jackson College would disa-
gree SO strongly Y'all must
not like each other out there .
ON THE RECORD . The
RAVENS do a better than average
job on two platters, On "My Baby
Wrote" fellow up to their popu-
lar write me a letter" and two
Until the real thing comes along"
that's the tune that Andy Kirk and
Pha Terrell made popular back in
the thirties $500.
DO YOU REMEMBER WHEN
They gave dances in the old savoy
ballroom down on the avenoO, and
Doc Palmer was the top Band in
the territory? When Phil Smith had
a place on the corner of Parish
and Church where the new Deal
Grocery is? When Fred Scott ran
the Chicken Shack where divers
Shop is now? When Bynum's Shoe
Shop was where the Booker T"
theater is? When Shepherds place
was up next to the laundry, and
Parker's Drug Store was out on
Drummonds corner
A FRIEND. INDEED George
Howell, jokingly told three of our
kids in front of the 81 the other
day that he was lo&ing for a job.
The kids in sincere sympathy i'm
mediately told him where they
could get him three jobs right
away. One was delivery boy at
grocery store, another selling Ice
Cream, and the third washing
dishes at an avenoO cafe
THE PARIS CLEANERS
is having open house Sunday July
18th to let the public see its new
storage vault. There's nothing like
keeping up with modern trends in
business so Hats Off to Jessie Will
liams and the staff up there
THERE BIG CHEERS To
that doctors in Tennessee who
made lot of people think when
ne walked away from intolerance.
It just goes to show however, that
people who are intolerant are sell
dom intelligent
WEEKLY QUOTATION: ....
The Glowing Ruby Should Odorn
Those Who In July Are Born
Then VIII They Be Exempt And
Free
From Loves Doubt And Anxiety
Author unknown
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-07-17
COUPON

COUPON
Good For 15c On Amy Popular Brand
Cigarettes Limit Packs To A
Customer.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-07-17

Bomb
DESTROY THIS MYTH ...
During the elections last week
somebody went around saying that
all of the Negroes was voting for
one man. Don't believe it chum.
Some of the brothers and sisters
voted for them people that kept
writing them letters and sending
campaign cards up and down the
avenoo and it was more
than one chum IT WAS
MORE THAN ONE. ..
SOMETHING THAT MADE Me
LAFF That musician that had
been asked to play for the testi-
monial dinner up at the W the
other night and didn't show up,
told somebody, why l forgot all
about it." .ha!
WALTER J. SMITH the
fellow who won that trip to the
-Walcott fight says that when
Louis knocked Walcott down for
the count, Walcott's hand was
waving up and down for a while
lust like he was waving goodby . .
Well. that was the signal that
brother Louis intended him to give.
FRANK RANSTON 80. Well
known Parish Streeter, and Bar
Der Shop Orator at large, says that
he pitched a game, and defeated
the great Satchell Paige in Moss
Point, Mississippi, in 1916. We
read the other day where Satchell
is 80 years old. Now that either
means that Satchell was year
oil at the time, or, that brother RAJ
ston is telling one of them things.
WE WAS READING Where
| somebody up in New York claims
they got a message while IN q
trance from one Of our former
politicians. 1t Can't be true
Anybody that knew the good
brother knows that he wouldn'a
sent the message to no Yankee
DA LITTLE OLD BIRD :. Tha-
carries that family-cementine
bundle Of joy in his bill, dropped
a little girl on the steps Of the Jot
! Terrys The mother is thu
former Jerelyn Keeling, daughter Q.
Father A. B. Keeling, popula
Rector Of ST. Marks Episcopa
,Church.
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St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1948-05-14
Realtors Consider
How To Bypass
Covenant Ban

Washington-(ANP) - Although
real estators as a group accept
the supreme court decision on re-
strictive covenants as final, not all
Of them are sure OF whether they
should try a new method Of racial
restriction or depend on other va
Ines for maintaining high proper
ty values.
Two general methods have been
suggested Lrusteeship setup to
control property in an area, or a
conservation agreement,
Although some are willing TO
try WORD Of honor" agreements
20 restrict races rom certain
areas they feel that since these
have no legal basis they would
he ineffective.
This group proposes a board Of
trustees TO replace the covenants.
William c Taylor and Mrs. Chas
Collins, attorney members OF the
Dupont Circle Citizens association,
lead this group.
Taylor said. Il think our proper
ty can be protected by a trustee
ship in which the trustees would
have legal control Of the property
owned by all members OF the
trust"
In theory such a trust would
rule on all prospective buyers
without considering their races,
The trust would only consider de
stability Their theory is that a
person has the right to sell his
property to anyone he wants
The conservation agreement Is
advocated by those vino f''ei that
race has nothing TO do with the
maintenance Of property stand
ards.
Their plan is based on the agree
ment practiced by the Kenwood-
Oakland owners in Chicago. Origi-
nally this group, at first OF white
owners, operated by racial cove
nants. but recently has dropped the
covenant and adopted the new pro-
cedure.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1948-05-14
JANE MOSS SEEkS
DIVORCE FROM FOSTER
'LAMBIE" BROWN

Jane Moss Brown OF 1904 46th
Ave. So. Minneapolis, has filed a
suit for divorce from Foster A.
Brown Jr.. g79 Rondo Ave.
Raymond w. Cannon, attorney,
represents Mrs. Brown
Reports indicate that Mr. Brown
had retained counsel previously
to bring suit for divorce while
Mrs. Brown was on a trip to Chi
cago.
For some reason he did not file
suit Immediately.
When Mrs. Brown returned from
Chicago locks had been changed on
the doors Of the Browns apart
ment. Mrs. Brown moved to the
home OF her parents in Minnea-
polls.
Browns counter suit II filed may
name a number OF prominent Twin
City individuals.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1948-05-14
Credjafawns Name
John Lawrence
For Sixth Time

The Credjafawn Social Club,
meeting at Halle @. Brown Com
munity House, Thursday evening.
held its annual election of officers
Those elected to office were as
follows:
President, John r. Lawrence,
Jr vice-president. b. F. Hender-
son; secretary. Rosamond John
son; assistant secretary, Wanda
Brown; corresponding secretary,
Ruth Pierre; assistant corr. secre-
tary. Ruth Henderson: financial
secretary Martin o Wellington;
assistant financial secretary Ray
mond Johnson; treasurer, Helen
Lawrence; typist. Junauld Brad
dock; parliamentarian. Huron J.
Shelton; sgt. at arms. Horace
Brown
BY the election of John r Law
renee the club returned to Office
the individual chiefly responsible
for the existence OF the club.
During the clubs existence Law
renee has been elected president
six times.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1948-05-14
Legion Post To
Hold Town Hall
On Randolph Move

Attucks-Brooks Post No. BO6, the
American Legion, has scheduled
Town Meeting discussions Of the
highly controversial issue Of rs
Civil Disobedience the Answer TO
Jim Crow In the Armed services?"
The meetings will be held We'd
nesday, June 2. at Halle Q. Brown
House and Friday, June I, at Phyl-
dis wheatley House, at 8 p. m.
Prominent local and national lead
ers will lead the discussions.
Post Commander Alvin Harmon
Jr., announced that the meetings
were being sponsored solely for the
purpose of presenting both sides Of
the question to the public. !
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1948-05-14

kin OF high churchman consent
ed to withdraw so that business
could continue started with the
reading OF names Of delegates Thy
districts) to the Episcopal COM
mittee which regulates the con-
duct OF bishops and Is empowered
with the task OF assigning pre-
lates to their districts.
The rebellion was led by Iaymeu
and some Of the ministers. Con.
tentIOn reached fever heat and
plans were under way TO call the
roll and have each delegate con.
fITmed by the entire conference.
These Episcopal committee men,
bers were points OF controversy:
William A. Fountain, president OF
Morris Brown college and son Of
Bishop W, A. Fountain; the Rev
T. v. Kyle OF Memphis, Son-ln-
law Of Bishop r. r, Wright and
Nimrod B. Allen, brother Of Blsh.
op A. J. Allen.
These members told the confer,
ence that they did not feel they
should have to give up their post
because Of their relationship Il
bishops. In the end the church
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1948-05-14
Woman Next
Door," Play At
Pilgrim, MoY n

On Friday evening, May q, at
5 pm, the Pilgrim Players will
be presented in The Woman Next
Door," a 3 act comedy-drama. The
Woman Next Door" was written by
Robert St. Clair, the successful
playwright and motion picture see
narist whose plays are always con-
sidered real dewn-to-earth enter
tainment.
This play has an unusual human
story and the members Of the cast
are doing their best to portray
their characters in as life-like a
manner as possible.
Those taking part are: Theresa
Brown, Beverly Kirk, Betty Hunt,
Moses Knott Jr., Marcheta Allen,
William Lawrence, Yvonne Crush
shon, Sally Moody, David Williams,
and Isaiah Brown.
Mrs. Ethel Massey, who was di-
rector OF dramtaics while teaching
in South Carolina is directing the
production.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1948-05-14
New Minneapolis Church To Lay
Cornerstone Sunday, Nay 23rd

St Paul's Church Of God in
Christ. corner 4Oth and Fourth Ave
So. will hold cornerstone laying
ceremonies Sunday. May % at 3
p m Rev. John C. Virgins is
pastor OF the church.
The ceremony will be perform
ed by the Masonic Grand Lodge
OF Minnesota presided over by
grand master Charles D. Doty.
Special greetings will be offered
by DR.. W. D. Brown. civic lead
err William VI. Seabron Of the Ur-
ban League and Cecil E. Newman.
Newspaper publisher.
All ministers Of the Interdeno-
minational Ministerial Alliance will
be present
A sermon will be delivered by
the Rev. J W Graham. Rev. W.
L Battle, assistant pastor OF the
church will serve as master Of
ceremonies.