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The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1950-06-24
National Shrine
Contest In August
TALENTED GIRLS WANTED


The fourth annual National
Shrine Contest viii be held n
Boston in August, with contest
ants representing many sections
Of the country.
Syria Temple. No. 81. Of Bos-
ton, sponsor Of the national con
test, is calling for talented girls
to compete in the preliminary
local talent and bathing beauty
contest. Wanted are girls who
can sing, play, dance, read etc
They are invited to send their
names and addresses to any
member Of the contest commit
tee.
Syria Temple is awarding cash
prizes as follows. 500. first
prize; s35, second prize; and SIS.
third prize. Every contestant
will receive a token award.
The winner Of the first prize
viii have the chance to represent
Syria Temple in the grand ma
tional contest in which the top
prize is a $500 scholarship, with
the opportunity for nationwide
publicity and radio and screen
tests.
The Contest Committee IN
cludes George Irish, chairman.
80 Castor ST., Roxbury; Luoneal
F. Mason, s Haley St.. Roxburv
HI PATTI; c. L. Prestwidgt, 90
Rowland St., Roxbury; G. NJ.
Solomons, IS Inman St, Cam
bridge; R. L. Harper, 614 Column
bus Ave. Boston: L. l. Amis, &C
Munroe St, Roxbury: D. F. Tay-
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LIES RED SEA

The poems which excite a
tear, throb or a smile are more
likely to live than those whose
only appeal is to the literary
mind"
Again comes forward one of
Washington's new poets, Bessie
Winston, with third book of
verse. The second, "Alabaster
oxesB," has met with wonderful
success selling thousands. This
new book, however, is a small
vest pocket edition filed with
warming bits of cheer which you
may understand and read without
the aid of a dictionary. Few
poets have achieved the distinc-
ton of publishing three books. In
this, she is unique; although she
has Travelled the way Of the cross,
she wears a smile. Her laughter
is infectious, even in this world
hour Of fret and dolour. Some
day. we shall say she was a sweet
singer she dreamed a lovely
dream that painted blue skies
above the sordidness Of her daily
life. If you wish to place violet
in her yet eager hands, address
the admiring friend who writes
this appreciation Of her, one who
has heard her say, Il thank God
who made me poor that he had
made me merry"
GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON
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ST. cYPRIANS CHURCH
Rev. D. |. Ferguson Ret.

Special services will be held
Sunday. June %, in honor of the
graduates, class of 1850, of Bos-
ton High English and Latin
schools at St. cyprian's Episcopal
Churchr, during the 1900 AM.
worship.
The Men and Boys Choirs will
present musical program.
Evensong at 7:3O PM, will be
rendered with anthems and or
gan music with chimes.
St. Cyprians Drum &. Bugle
Corps, with the girls drill team.
viii salute the flag with a pa
triOtic presentation during the
N A. A. c. P. program at Me-
charics Building, Sunday, June
25, at 2:3C PM.
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BUNCHE ADVISER
TO GIRL SCOUTS

NEW YORK Dr.. Ralph J.
Bunche, Chief of the u. N. Trus-
teeship Division, was one of four
new members appointed to the
National Advisory Council of the
Girl Scouts of the U.SA., it was
announced this week by Mrs.
Frederick Fl. Brooke, Chairman
of the Council.
The other new members are:
Mrs. Herbert Lehman, former
vice-president of the Girl Scouts.
and wife of the Junior Senator
from New York, Mrs. oswald
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HONORED BY
ALMA MATER

NEW YORK By James Egbert
Allen, President of the New York
State Conference of N.A.A.CP.
Branches and District School
Community Coordinator for the
Board of Education of the City
of New York was The recipient
of the honorary degree of Dictor
of Laws from Johnson C. Smith
University, Charlotte North
Carolina at the eighty-second
commencement held on June 7.
DR.. Allen is an alumnus of
the university and a member of
its Board Of Trustees. Living
in New York City for the past
twenty-five years, he has de-
voted his efforts to young people
and civil rights. He has served
as president of the New York
State Conference of the
N.AA.C.P. for fifteen years. AS
a member Of the speakers bur-
eau Of the N.A.A.CP., he has
addressed audiences in many
cities and states. He has lee
tured before many colleges, uni
versites, fraternal organizations
and church groups. He is
chairman Of tse Boys Work
Committee and a member of the
Board of Managers Of the Har-
lem Branch Y.M.C.A.: a member
of the Board of Managers of the
Y,MCA. Camp and outing
Branch of New York City; a
member of the Executive Com
mittee of the Y,M.C.A. In scout
ing he has a distinguished record
of service and was the recipient
of the Silver Beaver" Award
for distinguished service to boy
hood. He is a also a member
of the Board OF Directors of the
New York State Citizens Coun-
Gil and occupies a similar posi-
ton on the New York State Com
mittee Against Discrimination in
Housing.
DR.. Allen has travelled widely
in America and broad. He
leaves for Europe in July to study
conditions in several European
countries. He has written extern
sively for many journals and
for a time was columnist on
the Boston Guardian and the
Philadelphia Tribune.
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and purchased for her a home
This was the pat on the bach
encouraging her to write other
biographies. ACCOMPLISHMENTS
and Phillis Wheatley have fol-
lowed
The julius Messner award came
through Jewish sources. Our own
leading newspapers and maya
zines should offer prizes. In this
way other Shirley Grahams will
be found. It is still difficult to
get editorial sanction for the writ
ings of colored authors to be
published in the leading maya
zines or by leading publishers
when one does not conform to
the stereotyped characters the
American public still relishes. AS
long as we, as a race, rely on
white editors for portrayal of
colored life we risk getting a raw
deal. There's but one way to
solve this problem: create and
our own markets for
our own writers. Publishers have
to keep their eyes on the cash
registers to keep in business. 1t
is up to all of us to help create
a colored reading public, and be
he discoveries of other Shirley /
Miss Graham is speaking to a
arge part Of the American public
lot reached by our pulpits and
platforms, Let US all have a part
n accelerating the education of
he American reading public of
ther unheralded heroes and
eroines of our race. We have :
Their writers waiting to be cata-
ulted to place in our American
Ife where their written words
viii command respect-and
wing
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guests were present to pay their
respects to the couple who have
made great strides during their
twenty-five years.
To know Aria and Jack is to
experience a feeling Of friend
illness and cheer whenever you
meet them. They are truly
couple that have been true
through the years to their wedd-
ing VOWS to love and cherish for
better or worse. Theirs is a vow
until death do them part and
all their friends wish for them
both continued happiness, COM
fort and good will.
Guests present were: Mrs. Ina
Braitwaite, Mr.. and Mrs. Yancy
Holloway, Mr.. and Mrs. Eustice
Niles, Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence
White, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Miller, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Greenridge, Mr.. and Mrs. C.
Brown, Mr.. and Mrs. D. Bostick,
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas; Mesdames
Lester Benn, William Greer.
Francis Hayes, William Lake,
Leonard Hollinsworth, BERTHE
Brown, M. Robinson, Andrew
Moia, E, Perry, Ellie Austin, Es-
ther Jones, Charlotte Ray, E.
Bligen; Misses Cora Hawkins,
Edna Shelton, Frances Brown,
Lessie Clapp, Charlotte Ray,
Carmen Ray, the misses Green
idge; also messers Newman
Smith, John Powell, Harold
Miller, Frank Mclaughlin, B.
Bishop.
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Mrs. Naomi Sharp
NIECE OF ISAAC SMITH
OF BOSTON

ATLANTIC CITY, N. J.-Mrs.
Naomi Sharp, 1928 New Gretna
Ave, Atlantic City, teacher in
the city's school system, died
Thursday morning, June /, after
a short illness.
Mrs. Sharp was an active
member of st. James Church for
six years; secretary of the Busy
Bees Club; and member of
Deborah Tent, No. 6.
She leaves to mourn her loss.
her mother, Mrs. Florence Park
er; stepfather, Robert Parker:
sister, Mrs. Adelaide Price;
brother, Edward Mccoy of At
lantic City; three aunts, Mrs.
Bessie Wright, Mrs. Georgia
Hubbard, and Mrs. Melissa Nc
Coy; three uncles, Americas Nc
Coy, Ernest Mccoy of Denton.
Md, and Isaac Smith of Boston,
Mass; number of cousins and
many friends.
She was a devoted daughter
and sister always ready and
willing to ease the cares of her
parents, and her brother and
sister to the best Of her ability.
A patient sufferer, she never
complained even in her gravest
illness.
Her departure leaves an
aching void that will long be
felt.
THE FAMILY.
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Lord, member of the Women's
City Club Of New York; and Rob-
ert Moses, New York City Con-
struction coordinator.
The Council, under the Chair
manship of Mrs. Brooke, honor
airy vice-president and former
president of the Girl Scouts OF
the US.A., advises the national
Board of Directors on matters
of national and international
Importance. It's members are
outstanding citizens from all
over the country.
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lor, rs West Rutland So, Boston;
H. L. Jackson, $50 Salem ST,
Maiden, and B. Sheppard, 43
Rowland St, Roxbury.
Proceeds are for the benefit Of
the Shrine's national cancer and
educational scholarships. Young
ladies' interested to compete in
the contest may contact George
Irish, GA 7-l439, or Leaoneal
Mason, HI 2s4777.
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Sessions will be held from
PM. to 1890 PM. The program
will include group discussions on
needs in education, civil liberties
needs in education, civil liber-
ties, pre-school child care. the
right to employment, and spe-
cial problems of rural women in
the struggle for Peace. Among
endorsers of the conference are
Mrs. Melnea Cass, Mrs. Kenneth
Dep. Hughes. Mrs. Laura Leak.
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The W. ]. CIarks
Mark 25th Year

Mr.. and Mrs. william J. Clark
Of 103 Walnut Avenue, Roxbury
celebrated their 25th Wedding
Anniversary Wednesday, June
14ta. The wife, Mrs. Aria Clark
wore a beautiful blue crepe dress
trimmed in blue lace. The house
was beautifully decorated with
flowers and a large number of
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1950-06-24
SHIRLEY GRAHAM
READY AND LOYAL WRITER

ANAfAAAA = 4AANA 49, $500
When is the pen mightier than
the sword? When it serves higher
ends than selfish aims. Shirley
Graham's pen belongs to her race.
1t is ready and busy telling our
true story in a world where we
are misrepresented and misunder-
stood. Her chart and compass as
writer marks out her path: Il
feel that the person who writes
has great responsibility. One
should not put down on paper
anything that degrades or de-
stroys our kinship with God and
with people Words have life.
They should be constructive.
Otherwise they make void"
This is not only a high but
difficult ideal to live UP to in
these United States where for
tunes are made by writing dirty |
books. There have been rich I
rewards for colored writers who /
degrade and seandalize their race.
Unfortunately the American read
ing public seems prone to gobble
up and pay handsomely for filth
and garbage.
As a writer Miss Graham set
out to acquaint young Americans.
especially, with minority group
characters worth knowing. She
is working virgin field. Fortu-
nate1y since World War II and ]
the Commists have turned on the !
heat there is a growing interest j
in minority group characters and t
civil rights. c
Her break came when julius /
Messner offered an award for the {
best American theme and her +
manuscript for the Douglass BIZ |
ography won the $500. This !
award established her as a writer ]
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Dr.. Fletcher TO Address
Peace Conference

A New England Conference for
peace opening today, June "a.
at the Community Church
Centre, Copley Square, will be
addressed by Dr.. Joseph F.
Fletcher, professor in the Epis-
copal Theological School, who
recently attended the Australian
Peace Conference, it was an
nounced by Mrs. Helen Johnson.
chairman of the Minute Women
for Peace.
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choir to participate in the mu-
steal program. There were three
bus loads conveying choir anc
other church members to the
conference.
Reyerends A. A. Perry and
James Clement were returned tc
Columbus A. M. E. Zion and Rush
A, M, E. Zion, Cambridge, re-
spectively.
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BOSTON POST
EDITORIAL
NOT THE PEOPLE


tors at Flag Day exercises or
Boston Common might be re-
garded as black eye for Boston
and a measure of the patriotism
Of its people, No conclusion
could be more erroneous.
just a few weeks back on the
same spot on Boston Common, in
another twilight observance, that
Of the Boston Jubilee, 10000 peo-
pie sat down to a bean supper
while a multitude of 10000
watched.
Tomorrow, hundreds of thou
sands Of people will swamp the
billy sidewalks of Charlestown to
watch an annual parade which
commentaries the Battle of
Bunker Hill.
While only 4S people were
participating in Boston's tribute
to the flag, over in Medford there
was a turnout of 1000 at the
Royal House. Yet a year ago,
at the joint observance of the
birthday of Washington and Lin
coin in Faneuil Hall SO people
Quite a case could be made out
by a clever pleader that Boston,
one-time cradle of liberty and
the setting Of Americas most ia
NOUS patriotic shrines. has be-
come Indifferent and blase about
glory of old.
The answer is obvious. People
Of themselves as individuals,
cannot stage the p antry
which draws crowds and crowds
dc enjoy spectacles.
1t must come from those who
have the say in such things. The
City of Boston celebrations COM
mittee is the key to observances
and in the hands of that commit
tee is the power to put them
over.
Those people who shake their
heads and declare sadly that
celebration of events like Flag
Day need no stimulation are the
very people who were not pres
ent on Boston Common on We'd
nesday night. But if there had
been a twilight parade of pstri-
otto and civil groups, if there had
been a pageant revolving around
Betsy Ross and if some iminent
leader had been imported for the
occasion, the crowd would have
been there.
Less than two months back we
had the odd situation OF Paul
Revere and William Dawes, sud-
denly called upon to ride at night
which ended up with befuddle-
ment of midnight rides, morning
rides and resultant confusion.
Coming up is the observance
of the Fourth of July. Once it
was a big day in Boston. The
parade was really parade. Ex-
ercises on the Common ran
through the entire day. Night
saw overflow thousands watching
the fireworks.
There is enough time ahead to
plan for a real celebration this
year With individual fireworks
wiped out by law, people want
to see something commemora-
tive. Here is challenge to the
Hub for city and civic leaders TO
meet that other fiascoes be for
gotten.
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Cuba Celebrates
4Ofh Anniversary

HAVANA, Cuba = (GlobaD =
Cuba celebrated the forty-eighth
anniversary of the establishment
of their republic on May goth
with a national holiday. In this
gay capital Army, Navy and
police paraded down the Prado
promenade, where they were re-
viewed by President Carlos PRO
SocarraS and other officials.
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lions Annual
Conference Closes

SPRINGFIELD-The New Eng
land A. ME-. Zion Conference
closed Sunday night. One of the
most successful and harmonious
in its history. the great church
conclave carried through a mass
OF important business, Bishop w.
]. Walls, presided. From Boston
went Columbus A. Me. lions
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MUSycANA

Edward Matthews, baritone,
professor of voice at Howard
University, received praise for
his singing in the title role in
Mendelssohn's Elijah Sunday
night in Washington. The work,
which was offered by the Wash
ngton Community Chorus under
direction of Warner Lawson,
dean Of the Howard University
School Of Music. at the Metro
polftan A.M.E. Church, received
stirring acclaim from leading
critics. The Washington Evening
Star said Matthews rich and
Sonorous baritone rang fine and
true in the thrilling series Of
scenes assigned to him" while
the Washington Post stated He
knows both style and voice, and
projected a credible image of the
great prophet
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types OF music in their order of
popularity were popular dance;
old favorites and folk tunes;
semi-classical and operetta.
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CARD OF THANKS

| wish to express my sincerest
appreciation to all Of my friends
and organizations for the many
kind expressions of sympathy
extended to me in my recent be-
reavement.
RUTH A. BUTLER,
SIS S. Huntington Ave,
Jamaica Plain.
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"The happiness Of your life de-
ponds upon the equality of your
thoughts. Therefore guard them
accordingly"
- MARCUS AURELIUS.
At the last annual NAACP
conference held in Boston in
1911, delegates adopted resolu-
tons calling for THE recogni-
ton and protection OF (our)
right to vote the creation of
g public opinion which will not
tolerate injustice in the courts,
which viii resent any i'll treat
ment Of colored persons or their
property, which will demand the
proper educational facilities be
provided for them and which
will recognize their right to labor
without hindrance and to enjoy
the fruits Of their labor
.sss.
Thus far, most city planning
and housing policy has tended
to increase class segregation and
render 1t far more exclusively
efficient than IT has been in the
past and encouraged race segre-
cation where it has never bees
before
- CATHERINE BAUER.
Vice President National Hous-
ing Conference.
es@s+
Segregation affects our posi-
ton in foreign situation and
also on the domestic front. The
breaking down of the ghetto is
the new frontier in race rela-
tions.
1T cannot be stressed too
much that the fight Tor unsegre-
gated housing is basic to the
battle for minority group inte-
grafton into American life.
"As long as there is segrega-
ton in housing, schools and
other public facilities, America
will never realize true democ-
racy."
DIR. ROBERT c. WEAVER.
at 1850 NAACP Convention.
Contents of school textbooks
now in use in public schools
mot one of them included a
child or adult of any other race
except the white race in pic
lures Of children at play, or
communities at work and play
despite the fact that our Am
erican population is composed
OF all three races. The only pic
'''s - rnlored people they
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freshing. and it was good to be
there.
Had musical treat last Sum
day, at Peoples Baptist Church,
when George White presented
his Progressive Mount Olive
Chorus No. /, Of Baltimore, Md.
/ know what it takes to develop
a team work which resulted in
his offerings, which included sew
eral standard high-class anthems,
rendered in highly commend
able style. His chorus was wei
balanced, responsive and con
vincing, and their articulation
especially appealed to me. Offer
ing some Of the spiritual NUM-
bers, he did not surrender to the
hand-clapping, foot-patting style,
which had been predicted by
some persons who missed
sterling program. There was a
very large audience present and
the Women's Christian Union
was the SPONSOR of the concert. |
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Church music and hymns won
first place on The lists of Apler-
ica's most popular music in a
survey conducted for the An
erican Music Conference, &C
cording 20 the May 80 issue Of.
Quick Magazine. The next three
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O'BanyOun's
Observations

Among the artists who will APP
pear on the program of the an
nual musical tea of the S. Cole
ridge Taylor Musical Associa-
ton, Sunday, June Is, at 4 PM,
are Matte White, soprano; Ange-
lyn DeVaughan, contra1to;
George Bailey, soprano; John
Watner, tenor: Miriam Faulcon,
dramatic reader; Fred Wright,
bass baritone; Elwyn Adams,
violinist; Charles N. Bourne.
trombone. Altogether another of
the delicious programs (and tea)
sponsored by Harold Evans. No
tice the time, 4 PM, at $50
Massachusetts Ave.
st, Augustine and St. Martin
Church hall was packed with an
audience which enjoyed a most
successful Might in June, )"
Wednesday, the 18th. Designated
a Pom Concert, it turned out to
be show for which the audience
expressed highest appreciation.
The orchestra, furnished by Local
535, AT. M, was heartily ap-
plauded, as were the numbers by
the students of Mildred Kennedy,
who capped her exhibition with
a number by herself. The spirit
exhibited by all present was re-
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1.-THE happiness Of your life de-
ponds upon the equality of your
thoughts. Therefore guard them
accordingly
- MARCUS AURELIUS.
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sssdo" FeF e0Fsd The

freshing. and it was good to be
there.
Evening star., 1950-04-02
256 Bankers Protest
Shift Of Controllers
Office 10 Treasury

The Senate Expenditures Com
mittee announced yesterday it has
received 256 letters from banks in
81 States opposing President Tru-
mans reorganization plan to place
the Controller of the Currency
under the Secretary of the Treas
ury.
Chairman Mcclellan said hear
ings would begin April II on two
Senate resolutions calling for dis
approval of this reorganization
plan. The resolutions were intro
duced by Senators Robertson,
Democrat. of Virginia, and Cape
hart, Republican, of Indiana.
"All national banks are against
the proposed change" said Sen
ator Robertson" The Controller
does not favor it, and I have good
reason to believe that the Secre-
tary of the Treasury is not seek
ing this additional power"
The Virginian said no economy
is involved. since all national
banks pay the costs of their ex-
aminations by the Controller.
"No efficiency is involved" Sen
ator Robertson went on, unless it
be claimed that the indirect con-
troll by the President, through his
Secretary of the Treasury, of
credit policies of the national
banks means greater efficiency for
a program of deficit financing
That is not the kind of efficiency
in which I believe"
Senator Mcclellan said hearings
on this plan cannot be held until
April II because his committee has
earlier hearings, starting April 4,
on another Truman proposal to
reorganize the National Labor Re-
lations Board.
Evening star., 1950-04-02

each Of the three times they went
on strike during the year.
The big coal and steel strikes of
last year accounted for so per cent
of the total idleneSs. The bureaus
figures cover only workers actu-
ally made idle on the scene Of a
work stoppage, not those laid off
by other firms because of material
shortages.
The construction industry had
the greatest frequency OF strikes,
total of 615 involving about 1877
900 workers. There are about 2
million employed in the industry.
The bureau said AFL unions
were involved in half of all labor
disputes, but less than Is per cent
of the strike idleness. CIO unions
were involved in a fourth of all
disputes during the year, account
ing for As per cent of strike idle
ness