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The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1949-04-30
COLOR BLIND

If you want to see the bright
ness in the cloud read Color
Blind. Margaret Halsey, the au-
thor, kept her eyes open as Cap
tain of Junior Hostesses in a can
teen that kept its doors open for
all soldiers on basis of equality.
Her experiences with race preju-
dice set h er thinking. The fruit
Of her efforts is her delightful
book, which makes contribut-
ton. The book can be read at one
sitting. When you close the book
you feel thankful for the courage
of this author in Offering sug-
gestions to improve the bright
ness of race relations.
She sees eye to eye with Gun
mar Myrdall that there is an
American Dilemma" She sees
the South iustifying the failure
of our Democracy by trying to
hide behind the smoke screen
of finding flaws in his black
neighbor or blaming "the damn
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1949-04-30
GRANT A. M. E. CHURCH
wee Vernon Street
Rev. L. E. CrumIin. Paste

Req. L. E. Crumlin, Pastor
What are you doing with your
life" was the pastors theme last
Sunday morning. Miss Pauline
Wooten, soloist. Rev. Daniel
Smith and Rev. M. o. Williams,
visitors. A splendid musical pro-
gram and tea was presented by
the Pastors Aid Club. at $3.50
P. NJ. Mrs. Annie Jones was the
mistress of ceremonies, Mrs. An
ME Fields, president. 1880 P. M.
evening service was held. The
Junior Choir sang at morning
and evening services. Mrs. Lucy
Lee and Mr.. Jesse Tucker are
sponsoring the Family Five Cos
pel singers Friday, May 6, at
P. NJ Evangelist A. w. Smith
will be the guest speaker for
Charlotte E. France Missionary
Society, Sunday, May s, at $3.50
p. M, Prayer meeting held each
Wednesday evening at P. NJ.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1949-04-30

that the participating colleges
and universities must ask help
from the community at large be-
cause they have no wealthy alura
nj and their endowments are
small. Their $4,000 students can
afford to pay only one-half or less
Of the cost of their eduaction."
Kelleher, who heads the New
England drive, is a past president
of the Boston Chamber of Com
merce, former chairman of the
Greater Boston Community Fund,
a leading Boston insurance execu-
tive, and active in many civic af-
fairs
Dr.. McClane, co-ctan11an, is a
graduate of Lincoln University,
Chester County, Pa, one of the
81 participating institutions.
Formerly minister of St. Barna-
bas' Church in Brooklyn, N. Y,
and St. Bartholomew's Church in
Cambridge, he is president Of the
Inter Alumni Council of Boston
and Of the New England Lincoln
University Alumni Association,
and makes his home at IA Waum-
beck street, Roybury.
DR.. Mechanics four sons have
achieved outstanding careers in
their respective fields. One is a
New York State industrial en-
gineer, another is a physician on
the staff of the New York Medical
Center and a member of the Col
umbia University faculty, another
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1949-04-30
''Your Brothers Voice"
Clifford |. Miller


Yankee carpet Dagger for all the
woes of the South. She paints the
Southerner as one with a dis
turbed conscience who fears his
own white supremacy may crack
and resentment of the dark race
may even the score.
Again and again she heard
from the lips of not only service
men but elderly white folks the
fear expressed that the mixed
dancing would bring on trouble.
She went to the root of this fear
and found it meant race riots
and coal-black babies"
1 She meets head-on the famous
question, Would you like for
your daughter to marry one?n
She is emphatic in holding that
youth should be free to make its
own choice. She always justified
mixed dancing by replying, "If
the dusky soldier is good enough
to die for a white girl he is good
enough to dance with her"
She believes that civil rights
can be enjoyed, however without
causalties of race riots and coal
black babies. She gives as the real
reason for segregation and dis
elimination the determination of
an evil group Of men in control
Of American life to have cheap
labor TO pile up great fortunes.
She also sees Social Equality a
must if we are to have jobs and
education equal to our capacities.
Color Blind" has well been
called a solution rather than a
problem book. She makes it
very plain that every American
has a part in uprooting color
caste. To all Of us comes the sum
mons to show little more con-
Germ and courage to war on this
Eevil. She believes in tackling it
by doing something in line with
ones own personality. The task
before US all is to narrow the
field of prejudice. To this end
she advocates that our own group
stop segregating itself and fan
out in every direction. Ghettoes
are to some extent of our own
making for no one compels us to
live in them. 1t is to be expected
that richards will become more
violent to hinder the onward
march Of Democracy.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1949-04-30
SISTERS OF THE BLESSED
SACRAMENT, so VERNON ST.
Annual Breakfast

On Sunday, May 8, the mem
bers of the Catholic Centre will
have their annual Communion
and breakfast. These good women
are associated with the Sisters of
the Blessed Sacrament in their
work at the Boston Mission. The
members will receive Holy Com
munion in a body at the $50 Mass
at st. Richards and the breakfast
will be served at the Blessed Sac
rament Mission Centre, so Ver-
non Street, following the Mass.
Miss Fannie E. Wood, president
of the Centre, Mrs. Minnie K. Ty-
Ter, chairman of the Breakfast, as
sisted by an able committee, all
members Of the Catholic Centre.
Young ladies of the Archbishop
Gushing Cadets will serve. Rever-
end Richard R. Farley, ssh, will
be the guest speaker.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1949-04-30

crow in the military services.
AL Oh Abner) CAPP.
THE MASSACHUSETTS Am
erican Veterans Committee which
went on record this April at the
State House in protest against
Jim crown in the state and federal
ARMED FORCES must be warm
ly commended by every right
thinking American. There is no
doubt that this isue must be set
tied this year Soon.
ARMED FORCES policy, in
Guiding the closer unity Of all mil
: itary branches is now ''in the
making for modern defense. NO
PART of this new policy should
allow for the retention Of the rae
ial barriers which have cost the
public TWO SEPARATE and
DUPLICATE assortm Slts Of in
fantry, air forces, service clubs,
canteens, and numerous other
wastes, Mr.. Hoover should agree.
INTEGRATIoN ALONE viii
not beat down this problem. 1t
must be indignation PLUS a mil
itary FEPC. guaranteeing the
fullest opportunity of advance.
ment,. grade and pay. This has
been the stumbling block. The
lac COLONEL YOUNG proved
the opposition to the granting Of
coislmand' to colored officers.
Since then the picture hasn't
changed much. II needs serious at
tention.
TOP OFFICERS, both white and
eoiored, must set aside the dam
aging Jim crow philosophers
which they have been told to up
hold by the Dixiecrat castles in all
branches Of the service. Mixed
stats" with colored officers and
non-coms IN ACTIVE commands
Of units in all phases Of militar,
lie without regard to race, creed.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1949-04-30
O'BanyOun's
Observations

hear of many activities brew
J ing, and would like to know more
about them. l am familiar with
the abilities of many performers
who are scheduled to appear in
the near future, and would love to
comment on them in my column.
My Source of definite imforma-
ton is the GUARDIAN, and 1
can't go out on a limb on hearsay.
So, if you producers will contact
me, or the GUARDIAN office, l
shall be too happy to give you a
plug which may help you some.
Almost every day l meet persons
who tell n1e they read my column
and am deeply grateful to them
for so honoring me. If you adver-
tise in my paper, shall be happy
to use any influence l may have
with my readers, beside the style
of advertising you buy. l still be-
lieve that newspaper advertising
pays the best dividends, speaking
from experience, as it reaches
thousands of persons every issue
you run it. The more issues you
use it, the more chance it has to
reach persons who NAV have
overlooked it the first week.
Newspaper advertising has always
more than paid for itself with, me,
SO I recommend it to you.
In the issue of the 23rd, 1 find
the announcement of a banquet to
be rendered Susie Jones, long
time friend. musician, powerful
factor in the activities of the
Household Of Ruth, and generally
good fellow. How / would have
liked to acquaint my readers with
this affair: but it will have passed
into history before this paper
reaches you. Moral; Advertise
more than one issue. The last is
sue before your affair has not the
chance to hit the readers eyes
several times as the ads which
run several weeks.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1949-04-30

or color, must become the rule.
COL. JOHN ROBINSON, the
American Brown Condor, com
handed the mostly white inter
nationally composed Ethiopian
Airforce in the last war. The
French naval captain Mortenol
commanded the Air Defense Of
Paris in the first world war Col,
onel Batista commanded the en-
tire Cuban army. Then there was
Hannibal, Gen. Dumas, Gen.
Dodds. others, who led mixed
armies.
PARIS AIR DEFENSE, cor
responding to a similar defense of
New York or London, was most
important war command assigned
to Capt. S. H. Mortenol who clev-
erly located the famous German
Big Bertha and caused its destruc-
ton. 1t could throw shells 6o-80
miles. Mortenol commanded TO-
900 white men and 2O5 planes.
Nothing like that has happened
in U S. military annuls.
PRESIDENT i TRUMAN, in
view of these and numerous cases
Of race discrimination, has APP
pointed and is being advised by
a Committee on Equality and Op
portunity in the U. S. Armed
Forces. From this Committee is
expected to come some form Of a
military FEPCr which is entirely
necessary firmly to establish and
make indignation the success we
desire.
coL. BEN DAVIS JR Of the U. S.
Airforce is regarded as the poss-
ible pioneer of military integra-
ton who may give up his COM
lmand Of the colored 332nd Fighter
Group and see that unit dispersed
and integrated into mixed outfits
this year. Such moves are being
entioned with Davis slated to
,oin a mixed staff, completely wip-
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1949-04-30
uionn the
MONROE

is lawyer practicing on Maiden
Lane, New York, and the fourth
is attached to the U. S. State
Department.
Vice chairmen of the drive
committee are Miss Harriet s.
Curtis, Robert H. Hallowell, David
E. Lane and Thomas A. Fappas.
Treasurer is Allan Forbes of the
State Street Trust Company, Bos-
ton, to whom contributions should
be sent.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1949-04-30
/ STAYED AT FATHERS
HOTEL FOR SO CENTS
By ANN THOMAS

cents?" But the roommate turned
out okay. In fact, she was good
company. She had left her hus-
band, and had no place else to go.
Greedily she eyed the comforts
Of the room and commented ac-
cordingly.
/ slept well that night-room-
mate and all-until the steam
from the radiators practically
suffocated us. The Brothers
really look after the furnace,
Once we had the radiators turned
off, the temperature came back
to normal. The next moring, we
made the 8 o'clock breakfast in
the Hotels mauve-colored dining
room, lit with crystal chandeliers.
The Sisters had arranged the
tables in banquet style, they maxi
ing up the majority Of the tables,
and the Brothers only one. Pay
ment for the elaborate meal Of
eggs, sausage, bread, butter,
several kinds of cereals, coffee,
milk was what you felt like Civ
ing. Again l gave ninimum-1O
cents-to see what would happen.
Nothing did.
l signed out at $50 that morn
ing-(10:00 am. is checking out
time). Going through that peace
full lobby, l could only muze:
Where else can you get room
and bath, plus breakfast for so
cents?" Surely Father" is doing
his bit to combat imitation!
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News Service)-I did it out of
curiosity. That is, registered
for one night at the Divine Lor-
raine Hotel, Father Divine's latest
acquisition, which stretches en-
pressively along Broad and Ok
ford Streets here in Philadelphia.
But my curiosity turned to
amazement when saw what /
got for my fifty cents.
Now, I'm no follower of "Fa-
Tiers, but I've got to give it to
him after all these years, he has
not stopped amazing folks yet.
For this is Grade A Hotel. AS
/ walked critically through the
mirrowed foyer and over the
lushly carpeted floors, l couldn't
help wondering how the new ten
ants would manage to keep up
such an expensive place.
took in the stiffness of the
lobby though it certainly was not
lacking in people. OF course, there
were no bustling bellboys, in
shining new uniforms. All help
seemed leisurely attired in IA
tigue clothes. / was met at the
reception desk with a Peace,
Father" from two smiling clerks,
one white and one colored- Pa
tience and Charity. Here I must
interject that Father" has this
interracial motif carried through
out the Hotel.
Charity was giving her atten-
ton to shabbily dressed
Brother" who wanted a bed for
the night. The poor fellow could
hardly comprehend that he was to
get room for a fifty cent piece.
When Patience got to me, l said
my "Peace, Father, which in
cidentally is not compulsory,
heard the regulations Of the Hotel
does not like smoking
or drinking (and the little
speech on the fee. I ouotel
There is only fifty Genus
charge per night, But you may
give as much as you like if you
feel it is worth it. These same
rooms ordinarily went for $3.50
and $500 before Father took this
beautiful place over" To this
appeal ! responded with only fifty
cents, Patience took it graciously,
which is probably how she earned
her name, and still gave me the
best Of service. as / later found
out.
Now the Sisters have the
upper floors, beginning at s ii
and the Brothers have the
lower ones, beginning at two. No
mixing is allowed. / was in room
ZIG. 1t was imnaculate-not a
speck of dust anywhere, as the
saying goes. 1t had double beds,
with linen changed right before
my eyes, private bath with white
tile and modern fixtures, freshly
painted walls and even telephone
service. This was indeed room
equal to any in New Yorks Hotel
Theresa and Detroit's Hotel
Gotham.
Just as I was ready to retire,
Patience called me from the desk
and asked if I would share my
room with a Sister is
ia custom of the Hotel when space
is short. Asked is mild word
here, for l didn't dare to refuse.
I muttered-to myself of course,
can you expect for so
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College Fund

(Continued From Page l,
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1949-04-30
Boston Baked

BY MADE K0UNTZE
TITS a disgrace to have jim
crow in the military services.
AL GI Abner) CAPP.

have jimIor color, must become the rule.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1949-04-30
Boston Helps
jenkins Inst.

The Musical Tea in aid Of
the jenkins Orphanage Institute,
Charleston, S. c., resulted as fol-
lows. IS bundles express prepaid,
and $500 in cash sent, also
number of friends made for the
Institution,
R. A. SIMMONS
For the committee
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1949-04-30

ing out Jim crow air units.
Milford chronicle., 1949-12-16

The first U. S. lighthouse was
built in 1871 on Cape Henry, Va.
Milford chronicle., 1949-12-16
Christmas Scenery
At Calvary Church

Calvary Methodist Church is
showing the Christmas spirit in its
decorations. We are very proud of
our committees, who have been
making the outside and inside of
our church so attractive. The man.
ger scene outside of the church.
surrounded by its gayly lighted
trees with the Christmas music
makes one feel the presence Of the
Christ-child in their hearts, for that
is the spirit of Christmas, the love
OF God for man. As Christ gave, so
may we give of our bounty to
others.
The sanctuary has its manger
scene also with pOinsettias and a
splendid lighting arrangement. We
ind, too, the pictures of Bethlehem
and the star that led the wise men
to the Babe, making one feel that
Jesus, the Christ-child is there in
person, and we enter with rever-
ence and awe to gaze at the scene
feeling that, as the scriptures tell
us: God so loved the world that
He gave His only begotten Son
that whOsoever beIieveth in Him
should not perish, but have ever
lasting life"
The officials OF the church want
to make it possible for you to en-
joy these decorations. The church
is open to the public all during the
Christmas week between 500 and
1000 so that you may enter, wor-
ship and rest a while.
Milford chronicle., 1949-12-16
Four School Districts
Pass S386,6OO Bond
Issue Total
leontlnusa 800 nls. 80

affairs at the school.
Judges for the election were
Home Vincent, member OF. the board
of trustees of the school, and
Charles Kleinbach, Cooch's Road.
John w. Moore, member of the
board Of trustees, served as inspec-
tor Of the election. Mrs. Elizabeth
Foose and Mrs. Leila Cleaver were
tellers.
The next step is the formation of
a District Building Commission.
State superintendent of Public In
struction DR.. George r. Miller, Jr.,
will assist in its organization.
Only Seven Opposed
In Middletown, 166 votes were
cast in the referendum on a $50 900
bond issue that would qualify
School District No. so to receive
"a grant of 100000 from the state,
making a total Of $25O,00O for it's
school building program. There
were 159 votes in favor of the issue,
and seven against.
officers of the election were w.
Lee Pennington, inspector; Mrs.
Edna c. Gibbs and Mrs. Mauda H.
Voshell, judges; and Mrs. Marga-
ret GoOdrOw and Mrs. Ada S. Jolls,
tellers.
In Harrington, 5O2 votes were
cast to determine the approval or
rejection of the issuance of S21O, 900
in bonds as share of a 1899 900
school expansion program, the
state to pay S129,OOO. The result:
For the bond issue, 437; against, 65.
A single story addition to the pres
ent structure to include 12 elemen-
tary classrOoms and a cafeteria are
planned
At FELTON,, 273 votes were cast in
District No. 54, with 265 in favor
and eight against. Election officers
were John T. Moore, inspector;
Clifford M. Simpler and r. Ed
mund Harrington. judges, and Mrs.
Elva G. Warren and Mrs. Cathryn
Dill, clerks.
The plan approved was for $40,-
900 in bonds toward a S52,63O
school improvement program, the
state contributing the balance.
Plans call for a cafeteria and two
additional elementary classrooms.
Milford chronicle., 1949-12-16
Sussex County lH
achievement BanQUest
Held Last Friday
teontInusd lEom - 10

county agent, who introduced
guests, who included Charles Bos-
tick, president of Kent County
Links and Miss Betty Ann Bostick;
Miss Margaret Webb, Kent County
All agent; Miss Maybelle Ligon,
Sussex home demonstration agent !:
William Tarbell, Kent County agent
and Mrs. Tarbell; Mrs. William H.
Henderson, Mrs. John Hastings,
William c. Sloan, assistant county
agent for Sussex; Miss Anne B.
Moore and J. Frank Gordy, who
brought greetings from the Univer-
sity Extension Service and regrets
of George Worrilow, who was un-
able to attend. Mr.. Gordy paid trib-
ute to All leaders for their fine
work in aiding to put across the
programs and praised the accom-
plishments of the Links in the
nearly 30 years of their orgahiza-
tion.
Miss Anne B. Moore gave a brief
picture of All work and problems
during her years in Sussex and
contrasted the programs of today
with those of former years. She
congratulated both leaders and
Alters on the fine record of
achievement and progress,
Reporting on the Chicago All
Club Congress were Frances Lama,
Bridgeville, who described the trip
out and back by special train; Bet
ty Workman of Delmar, who told of
special dinners and entertainment
planned for Alters by we'll known
firms; David Elliott, Laurel, who
gave a brief glimpse of Educational
Tours taken by the party and Rob-
ert Krewatch of Delmar, who re-
ported on general discussion of
programs, held at the Congress.
Rev. Mr.. Hackett, speaking on
the theme of the evening, said the
All club groups are cleaners and
clearers of the highway for other
youth who will come after and told
them to Follow the Clean" to the
Holy Grail, to find Life at the end
of the trail. "YOu are all a part
of Gods great symphony, in which
there is a place for every one and
a job for every one to do" He warn
ed against the dangers of passing
Milford chronicle., 1949-12-16
Growing Pains In
The Golden State

BARKELEY. Calf. - (Pl II Now
ranked second state in population
by the census bureau, California is
producing statistics like this:
In 25 years it has increased its
livestock almost so per cent third
faster than the country as a whole.
But California, with population
growing five times as fast as the
rest of the nation now imports
more livestock than ever.
Dr. Ivan NJ. Lee, agricultural eco
mist at the University of California
also notes that during the samo
period, California never produced
enough meat for itself. nor enough
chickens II the mid thirties it step
ped exporting eggs and began i'm
porting them. 1t never supplied it.
self fully with milk, butter, and
cheese. but at the same time pro-
dueed a surplus of evapOrated aid
dried whole milk. Turkeys are the
cniy livestock product in surplus,
says Lee.
Milford chronicle., 1949-12-16

the buck and LET George do it,
and urged each one to do his own
job and develop a real sense Of re-
sponsibiity, so necessary to a sue
cessful life"
Samuel Gwinn, All agent, intro
duced club leaders from all sections
of Sussex and praised the work
done by them in assisting their To-
cal All clubs. The Silver Glover
Leaf award for five years service as
club leader, was presented to Mrs.
Harry Warrington of Greenwood.
All Link Pins were presented by
Mr.. GWinn to Frances Lama, and
Charles Williams, Bridgeville. and
Robert Lambden, Georgetown, and
Francis O'Bier, SeafOrd.
Mr.. Gwinn also presented
Achievement Awards to the follow
ing county achievement winners:
Dairy food demonstration and dairy
foods, two awards, Norma Jane Ad-
ans, Bridgeville; dress revue, Fay
Brumbley, Betty Workman, Del
mar, Betty Ann Carey, Bridgeville,
Betty Lee Cannon, Greenwood. Can
ming: Dolores Bostick, Milford.
Clothing: Betty Ann Carey. Frozen
Foods: Betty Lee Cannon, Green
wood. Girls Record: Betty Work
man, Delmar. Farm Safety: Lydia
Riley, Bridgeville. Food Prepara-
ton: Frances Lama, Bridgeville.
Home Improvement: Virginia MUIR
ply and Aleila Wright, Seaford; :;
Mary Ann Johnson and Arvalene
Locates, Laurel Leadership: DOrO-
thy Brown, Bridgeville; Edward
Workman, Delmar. Poultry: Chas.
Stehl, Delmar; Earl Hudson, Lau-
rel; Glen Galloway, Greenwood.
Field Crops: Charles Williams,
Bridgeville. Home Grounds Beauti-
ficatiOn: Edward Workman, Del
Milford chronicle., 1949-12-16

mar. Meat Animal: Robert Lee Car
ey, Bridgeville. Tractor Mainte-
nance: David Elliott, Laurel.
An award was also made to the
Poultry Judging Team Composing
Lee Locates, David Elliott, Martin
Johnson, Earl Hudson and Roland
Hearn, all members of the Syca-
more All Club, who also won an
award in the same class at the Del
marva Festival last July.
Besides John Hastings, presi-
dent, the Sussex Order Of Links has
Edward Workman, Delmar, as vice
president; Miss Orpha Webb, Mil
ford, secretary and treasurer, and
Charlotte White, Bridgeville, his
tOrian.
The turkey dinner was served by
ladies of Wesley Methodist
Church.