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New England bulletin., 1949-07-09

resentatives of the various seg-
 ments of community life haven't
 been pressed for their views as effectively as they might have been. As an individual acting on a housing authority already charged with the responsibility Of more than 8 million dol lars of the taxpayers money and
New England bulletin., 1949-07-09
ROAMIN THE BRASS CITY
 With Eddy Burke
With Eddy Burke

bills are due for another setback
 The bill providing increased pen
 sions for certain retired police and
 f1remen, has not yet reached the
 governors office. nor have the six
 bills authorizing more than 9 mil lion dollars in bonds for various
 municipal projects. The governor } as 15 days after it reaches his office within which to sign or veto not merely 15 days after passage as many think. Personal Stuf Lloyd Macdonald, New York City, former resident of Waterbury, is visiting his brothers. John Mac Donald of Wood Street and Luther Macdonald of Pearl Street. He is also visiting and renewing ac- quaintances with old friends whom he has not seen in some time. Visiting with MT. and Mrs. Arthur Purdie, Hawkins Street, last week was their niece, Dorothy Atkins of Norfolk, Virginia who spent the week. Mir. and Mrs. Pur- die returned to Norfolk with their niece and will vacation there for two weeks.
 MT. and Mrs. John Cross. Vine Street, marked their twenty-hfth anniversary last week and twenty four years in Waterbury. MT. and Mrs. Cross have one daughter, Mrs. Hilbert Goodwin.
 Mrs. Wallace Hooker. Cooke Street, is visiting with her parents in Norfolk, Virginia.
 Mrs. and Mrs. James Mcfarland, Robeson Ct, have moved to South Carolina where they will reside.
 Mir. and Mrs. Fred Lee. 60 Pearl Street, celebrated their First An niversary on Sunday, July 3rd.
 Dorothy speight, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Speight, Pearl Street, is home from school to spend the summer vacation.
 MT. and Mrs. Cleo whedbee. Brook Street, are spending their vacation in North Carolina and Virginia.
 MT. and Mrs. Vincent Calling. Robeson Ct., are spending their vacation with the 1ater's parents in Portsmouth, Virginia.
 Mrs. BruneIl Otey is vacationing in Bennington, S. c. with her mother. Also vacationing in South Carolina are Mrs. and Mrs. John Killian, North Main Street, who are spending their vacation in Huntsville.
 Joseph Burke, Cooke Street, is visiting some Of his ex-service friends. He plans to spend some time in Mineo1a, New York and in Chicago, Illinois.
 Also visiting North Carolina for their vactions are Mrs. and Mrs. James Rogers, E. Hawkins Street, and Mir. and Mrs. Edgar Gary, Robeson Ct.
 Waterbury Barons' two pitchers Geary and Ciphas are expected to carry the greatest portion Of the burden of the pitching stan Tor the year. This is one Of the smoothest pitching combos that a Waterbury team has put together in many a moon Waterbury was very full Of activity during the Fourth of July weekend. Every one seemed to put aside their troubles for the time being and had fun. There was nothing dull around here ... As your report CT predicted, Corey would come out on the short end, so it happened. After being sentenced to three years and the sentenced suspend ed, he was put under five year pre- bation. The laws says chat per son under probation cannot enter
New England bulletin., 1949-07-09
Waterbury Housing Authority Mun .CaILs For Increased Cooperation

Waterbury is the housing situation All of interested finding the right facilities but facilities just avail
New England bulletin., 1949-07-09

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The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1949-06-22

wounds and sores that come in en-
counter with roughness of the
world. He guards the sheep of his
pauper master as if he were a
prince. When all other friends
desert, he remains. When riches
take wings. and reputation falls to
pieces, he is as constant in his
love as the sun in its journey
through the heavens.
IF fortune drives the master
forth an outcast in the world,
friendless and homeless, the faith
full dog asks no higher privilege
than that of accompanying him,
to guard him against danger, to
fight against his enemies. And
when the last scene of all comes,
and death takes his master in its
embrace and his body is laid
away in the cold ground. no mat
ter if all other friends pursue
their way, there by the grayeside
will the noble dog be found, his
head between his paws, his eyes
sad. but open in alert watchful-
ness. faithful and true even in
death"
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1949-06-22

forced 10 overcome a battery OF
their associates. who scorned
their choice.
II you ladies continue your
efforts to better your condition in
the army as you have as civilians
you will not regrer your choice.
Remember your parents have
toiled hard. suffered and horne
much for this hour. and no doubt
plenty of wrinkles and aching
hearts. Yes, and who knows the
tears silently shed alone, she and
her God.
This is the hour for which they
have given much-to you in a
carer position. Don't let 'em
down girls
Let the howlers howl and the
GROWERS growl, you are dedicat-
ing your lives TO the cause of
your couptry-none greater. And
you go with the blessings OF two
of the finest women that live,
your loving mothers.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1949-06-22

and dearest to us, those whom we
trust with our happiness and our
good name may become traitors
to their faith. The money that a
man has, he may lose. 1t flies
away from him perhaps when he
needs it most. A mans reputa-
ton may be sacrificed in a mo-
ment of ill-considered action. The
people who are prone TO fall on
their knees to do US honor when
success is with US, may be the
first to throw the stone OF malice
when failure settles its cloud up
on our heads.
"The one absolutely unselfish
friend that man can have in this
selfish world, the one that never
deserts him, the one that never
proves ungrateful or treacherous
is his dog. A mans dog stands by
him in prosperity and in poverty.
in health and sickness. He win
sleep on the cold ground where
the winter winds blow and the
snow drives fiercely. IL only he
may be near his masters side. He
will kiss the hand that has no
food to offer; he win lick the
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1949-06-22

RUTGERS HONORS
DR.. BUNCHE

NEW BRUNSWICK. N. ia
NP)-Rutgers university. one of
the nations Oldest educational
institutions. last week awarded
DR.. Ralph ]. Bunche. acting UN
mediator in the Palestine situation
and head of the UN trusteeship
division. with an honorary degree
OF laws.
Presentation was made at the
1SSrd anniversary exercises OF
Rutgers when 1866 received de-
grees.
DR.. Bunche received his award
with the following citation:
"You have established an en-
viable record of achievement as a
scholar, educator and statesman, a
record which has been crowned
by your distinguished success in
resolving In Palestine a problem
Of international and interracial
relations which was highly
charged with nationafistic aspira-
lions and emotional prejudices."
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1949-06-22
Jackie Robinson Maintains
Lead in All Star Poll,
CampanelIa Slips I

CHICAGO = (ANP) - Jackie
Robinson was still leading all Ma
tional leaguers in total votes and
moved to nearly 1900 votes
ahead of his closets rival for sec
ond base honors in the latest poll
for the all star baseball game.
In the balloting conducted by
the Chicago Tribune and 522 CO.
operating newspapers, magazines,
and radio stations Robinson had a
total of Bats votes. second in
total only to Ted Williams, out
fielder of the Boston Red Sox In
the American league.
Jackie Robinson's team mate
from the Brooklyn Dodgers, Roy
Campanella, slipped, however to
second place in the vote for catch
ers. He had 1896 votes to 27,7O4
for Andy Seminick of the Phila-
delphia Phillies.
Over in the American league
outfielder Larry Dolby ranked
ninth with vote of 1919.
Fans wishing to cast their votes
for all stars in the 18th annual
classic to be played in Brooklyn,
July IL, may send their ballots to
All-Star Baseball Editor, Tribune
Tower, Chicago. Voting will end
midnight, June 20.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1949-06-22

while, until Judge Sample of Ann
Arbor put him and his outfit out
of business"
The white Grand Secretary Of
Massachusetts, authorized Harry
E. Davis to answer my corre-
spondence. His answer is quoted
above. The white Grand Secretary
of Pennsylvania, Matthew Gait,
Jr., answered as follows: "Ac-
knowledging yours of the 14th
instant relative to the Most Wor-
shipful John A. Bell Grand Lodge,
Ancient Free and Accepted Masons
of the State of Washington, will
stat that l referred same to our
Librarian, who has just informed
me that he is unable to find any
thing in his records regarding
this Grand Lodge"
The Prince Hall Deputy of
Pennsylvania, Walter G. Beckett,
$50, had this paragraph in his
letter: 1.-The Bell Faction was in
Pennsylvania years ago and we
went to court and had the order
placed on them so they could not
function and so far nothing has
been heard of since"
From correspondence received
from Chicago a copy of the Stat
utes and Constitution of this
group started by John A. Bell, l
received the following facts: Page
Son May s, 1912, III. John A.
Bell. 33rd, Founder and Sover-
eign Grand Master, passed on at
the age of 81, leaving three MEM
bers in the entire jurisdiction.
May %, 1914, Ill. Robert Louis
Prince, 33rd, was elected Sover-
eign Grand Master of the United
States of America by The John A.
Bell Jurisdiction for life. April 80,
1915, he made his first report to
the Sovereign Grand Lodge on his
work of rebuilding the jurisdic-
ton, l quote, he and two men,
bers set in the Lodge Hall one
year every meeting night alone,
finally Ill. II. l.. Prince studied up
a plan to get things going so L
did, with Gods help Here is the
results as follows. 1 quote, April
30, 1945, when Ill. John A. Bell
passed, May s, 1912, he left Ill.
r. l.. Prince, and two members
and the five Warrants of Author
ity, we had Grand Lodge for the
State of Illinois, no Blue Lodges
and no members, no funds, no
charters, no seals, no Masonic cuts
or letterheads, and, l quote, went
to work because we did not have
a Legal Grand Lodge until 1 set
up three Blue Lodges, then my
Lodges began to grow and spread.
The writer of this series OF
articles is merely trying to put
yarified information into the
hands of interested individuals.
John A. Bell. as well as John G.
Jones were members of regular
Prince Hall Masonry. They were
expelled after due trial for un-
masonic conduct and malicious
rebellion. Therefore, all regular
Masons regard them as masonical-
lily dead.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1949-06-22
U. l. Reports Race
Relations Improve at
Oregon State College

PORTLAND, Ore. = (ANP) - AL
though discrimination still exists
in college activities at Oregon
State college, the situation has
improved. the Portland Urban
league reported last week.
Released by Edwin C. Berry,
executive secretary, the report
pointed out that several of its
recommendation were rejected
by the student government. How
ever, three of the Negro students
reported no discrimination.
Other improvements include the
election of a Negro to member
ship In the cooperative house,
and the admission of Negroes to
all dormitories. The league failed
to get the school to reject in the
future organizations with dis
criminatiory membership clauses
or have the school to give
course in race relations.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1949-06-22

Rosa Lee Blanton, who was grad
uated from Queen Anne High
School. ON Wednesday (June 16),
has been named the recipient of
one hundred dollar scholarship
presented by Delta Epsilon One
ga chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha
sorority. The award, which was
announced at commencement by
Mr.. o. L. Luther, the principal,
Is based on scholarship, charac-
ter, leadership in school and in
the community, and financial re-
quirements.i
Rosa Lee is on the Senior Hon.
or Roll, the high school debating
team, and the ushering commit
tee. She is active in the Young
Women's Auxiliary of Mt. Zion
Baptist church and the Y-Teen
Interclub Council of the Y.W.C.A.
She won second place in an all
city oratorical contest sponsored
by the Elk's this winter.
The scholarship is to be used
toward a college education. Rosa
Lee plans to enter the University
of Washington In the fall where
she will major in English and
prepare to teach her major sub
ject.
Alpha Kappa Alpha is a nat
ional sorority of college women
organized at Howard University,
Washington, d. C. in 1908. Mrs.
Lewis G. Watts is president OF
Delta Epsilon Omega, one of the
local chapters. Other members
are Mesdames Robert w. Braxton,
Everett Davis. Hubert r. Dewitty,
Elmer G. Gill, Floyd HALEY. VIII
liam Mclver, Thomas Woods, w.
P. Stafford. Melvina Squires. Ger
aldine Coston; Misses Ruth Marie
Brown and Lezetta Morris.
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took the oath of office as repre-
sentative from New York. filling
the vacancy caused by the death
of Sol Bloom.
After being sworn to his new
job. the 34-year-old Roosevelt
visited his old home, the White
House. and assured the President
that he would support the repeal
of the Taft-Hartley labor law,
fight for. the passage of national
housing act, and back the civil
rights program.
Although Roosevelt was moi
elected on the Democratic ticket
he said that his only hope was
to work as member Of the team
of which Mr.. Truman is captain
and quarterback.
After he failed to get the regu
lar Democratic nomination fol
New ork City's Twentieth dis
trict, the junior FDR ran as 9
candidate of the Four Freedoms
which his father advocated and
popu1arized during his admins
tration. The New York attorney
was elected by a combined vote
of the Four Freedoms and Lib
eral parties defeating three othel
candidates, one which was rum
ing on the regular (Tammany)
Democrat ticket, one on the Re
publican and the other on ths
American Labor party.
The newest Congressman claim
ed, however, that he would be |
Democrat in the House of Rep
resentatives, and told the Presi
dent that there was no question
about ever being anything els
but a member of the Democratic
majority in Congress.
He was welcomed to Washing
ton with a big ovation of boil
Negro and white citizens VIII
] gathered at a reception in hi
| honor at the clubhouse Of tn
American Veterans COMMITTEE
last Wednesday evening.
The magic name Of FRANKLIN
d. Roosevelt, the big smile whicl
he forever wears and the friendl
handshake to all of his admirer
have begun already to win man
friends in the nations capita
for the third son of the late be
loved President Franklin Delan
Roosevelt.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1949-06-22

Robert N. Jones ana David +,
Lockwood, all of Seattle
The group will be known as
the State Board Against Dlserlm-
Inatlon In Employment. The ap-
pointments were announced BY
> subernhtorial spokesman, IS
LannIle Is en- route to a COVER
nors' conference In Colorado
Springs, Colorado.
Father Toner, professor Of In
dustrial relations at ST. Martins
College, was named to a one-year
term. A well-known writer and
speaker on Industrial relations,
he has done extensive research
in this field. Langlie's assistant.
H. P. (Dick) Everest, said.
The Rev .Penick, appointed for
two-year term, is pastor OF the
Peoples Institutional Baptist
Church and a leader in Negro
activities. Mrs. Jones, appointed
for three years, is q leader in
social work. She is the wife Of
King ounty Superior Court
Judge.
Lockwood, given a four-year
term, Is president and manager
of the University Federal Savings
and Loan Association. He was
director OF the State Department
of Finance, Budget and Business
In LangIIe's previous aorans'stra-
ton.
Axtell, named for a five-year
term. is a lawyer for the Ascot
ated Industries of the Inland EN-
pire. A specialist In labor law.
Axtell was with the Federal Blu
reau for eight years. most of the
time in Chicago. before staring
his practice. Everest saii.
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emerge as victor In the Pacific
Coast contest to be held in Seat
tie in July. She viii be given a
trip to San Francisco. all expen-
SEES paid and enter the finals for
$1,000 scholarship to any univer-
sity of her choice.
The Educational and Oratorical
Contest started at D. m The
State president of the Northwest
State Association, Brother Bob
Addison. presented the state dir
ector Of education. Brother Fred
U. Harris, and he presented the
state directors Of Education. Mrs.
Helen Krisell She announced the
program and asked for the con-
testants quietness. The local
chairman of education, Mrs.
Louise Coleman. secured the CON
testants names. the time keeper
was appointed. The contestants
were brought on the stage. Mrs.
Krisell explained how many boys
and girls had been aided by the
Elks educational department to
further their education. Over CAT
scholarships were awarded. also
a scholarship was awarded to a
student in the University of
Washington. There were four
contestants; they were allowed
ten minutes after announcing the
subject. Speaker No. was Gear
line Draper. her subject. "The
Constitution" She made nine
points and received third prize
She was a 13-year-old Bremerton
girl. Speaker No. 2 was Florence
Winburn of Tacoma, junior in
high school; her subject, "The
Constitution" She made fourteen
points and received the fourth
prize. Speaker No. 8, Roberta
Rice made three points and won
first prize. She is senior at Gar
field High School. She held the
audience spellbound as well as
the others. A Seattle girl and the
No. A speaker was Ethel Moore,
a graduate of high school in Port
land. The judges were N. p. Dot
son, Jr., the executive secretary
of the National Urban League Of
Seattle: Daniel Hamues. and
Coney Byron, a debater at the
University of Washington. The
State directories. Mrs. Helen
Krisell made the presentation Of
the gifts.
Caps and gowns were presented
to members who had earned them
by Mrs. Nellie wilson, the state
president. At the close, Mrs. Kri.
sell made fitting remarks to the
interested audience. Quote. God
Let me Live that not my own.
but others lives may Richer be-"
Then came the closing with the
singing of God Be With YOU"
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1949-06-22
REV. FOUNTAIN W. PENICK NAMED TO STATE F.E.P.C
Survey to Determine
Seattle Racial Feeling

Plans for a survey to learn
the attitude of Seattle residents
toward minority groups were an
nounced yesterday.
The survey. to be conducted
under the auspices of the Seattle
Council of Social Agencies and
the University of Washington.
will be supervised by the Wash
ington Public Opinion Laboratory.
First Grant In West
A $2.0Oo fellowship to finance
bayashi. They win direct so Pub
the Anti-Defamation League of
B'nai Birth, national Jewish SER
vice organization. The grant, a
Sigmund Livingston Fellowship,
is the first of its kind ever
granted TO a university in the
West.
The Livingston Fellowship was
established by H'nai Birth in
honor of the first president Of
the Anti-Defamation League.
The survey will be directed by
two University graduate students,
Keith Griffiths and Gordon Hira-
bayachi. They will direct SO Pub
lie Opinion Laboratory investi-
gators who will interview several
thousand residents In this area.
Racial attitudes toward Chin
ese, Japanese, Negroes and
whites, and religious views re-
garding Professionals. Catholics,
and Jews will be sampled.
The survey viii start next
month and continue until next
spring.
Griffiths and Hirabayashi were
selected to head the work by
committee consisting of DIR. Stu
art Dodd, director of the labora-
tory; DIR. Robert o'Brien, Univer-
sity sociology professor; and P.
Allen Rickles, Seattle attorney
and state director of the Anti
Defamatory League.
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Wife Given the
Esfufe- Of Chovis

Estate of Jordan w. (Jay) Cha
Wis, who had been well known in
Tacoma, was appraised at $4,000
in papers filed Wednesday in
superior court.
The estate was composed of a
1871 Cadillac sedan, valued at
$1,000. and the balance due on a
contract with the Elks club No.
100, Seattle, of $4,000.
chavis died IN Tacoma March
i3 and left his entire estate to his
wife, Anna.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1949-06-22
robson, R., WEEDS
WHITE GIRL

New York--Paul Robson, Jr.,
son of the Negro baritone, and
Marilyn Paula Greenberg, the 81
year-old white girl he met while
they were students at Cornell
university, win be June 10.
The Rev. John w. Darr, Jr.. a
Congregational minister, will Of
ficiate. The ceremony will take
place at the Clergyman's home
Robson. also 81, received his
early education mostly in Russia
and England. He is the Robeson's
only child.
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q group of Masons that carried
this name. I wrote to Harry e.
Davis, author, recognized scholar
and Masonic historian. for infor-
nation. l also wrote to some of
our regular white Masons of
Massachusetts and Pennsylvania.
Sections from Mr.. Davis letter are
quoted: "Your letter of March IA,
1947, to Bro. Frank H. Hilton,
Grand Secretary of Massachusetts,
has been referred to me since l
had occasion to investigate John
Bell Masons' in the past. John
Bell was formerly a member of
North Star Lodge, Grand Rapids,
from our legitimate jurisdiction in
Michigan. He was expelled by that
jurisdiction possibly 80 or 40
years ago and has no standing as
Mason. Like some other indi-
viduals in various parts of this
country he started out as an
organizer on his own and that
was the beginning of the so-called
John Bell Jurisdiction. However,
ON August s, 1922, the M. w.
Union Grand Lodge of Michigan
(the legitimate body secured a
permanent injunction against Bell,
and The John Bell Sovereign
Grand Lodge, ct al, restraining
them from holding themselves out
as Masons, or from wearing the
badge, buttons, emblems, or in
sigma of Masons. and from using
the name of Masons in association
with any other name or any deri-
walton thereof Bell could not
function in Michigan, and he and
his followers have since appeared
sporadically in different areas. l
consider his claims of having
authority from the West Indies
and South Africa, and indirectly
from Pennsylvania and Massachu-
sets as without foundation. 1 am
sure the Grand Lodge of Massa-
chusetts, whose Secretary you adj
dressed, will furnish you with a
copy of their resolution of March
IL, 1947, and this ought to satisfy
anyone as to whom they regard as
the only legitimate body of Prince
Hall masons."
On page 26 of the 1916 pro-
ceedings of the Most Worshipful
Prince Hall Grand Lodge of F.
and A. M. for the State of Michi-
gan and Jurisdiction (being its
S1st Annual Communication ap-
pears this statement: Back in
1897, North Star Lodge No. 8 of
Grand Rapids had a member who
was very ambitious and desired
power. He became not only insu-
bordinate, but rebellious and de-
fiant so far as the Grand Lodge of
Masonry was concerned. He re-
sorted to the newspapers to villify
and place Prince Hall Masonry In
a bad light before the public. Who
was he? He was John A. Bell
What happened to him? He was
expelled from Prince Hall Mason
ry for his TRADE in the press
against legitimate Masonry. What
did he further do? He organized
a clandestine lodge which flour
ished here in Michigan for a
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Born in Perry, Arkansas. Father
deceased. A young mother, Maria
Green, raised seven children, five
girls, one set of twins, and two
sons, all receiving a good sduca-
tion. zrelda Is graduate Of
Junior College, Seattle. Her two
sons are veterans OF World War
II. Traditionally, Miss zreIda con-
tinues the army career of her
brothers, receiving a high rating
by army officials.
She leaves Seattle for Camp
Lee. Va, to iaiH the WomeD'f
Army Corps.