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The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1950-05-04
Broadcasting
Company
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MONROVIA (ANP)- Liberia
can now boast of broadcasting
station, although on a modest scale
which promises to compare fav-
orably with other stations in the
world.
"ELBC", The Liberian Broad
casting Company, was recently
authorized by the Liberian gov
ernment for regular programs.
Experiments began long before
that. ELBC transmits on a fire.
quency of 6.025 megacycles, in
the 49 meter band, between the
hours of seven and ten post me-
ridian, Monrovia Standard Time,
nightly.
Its maximum power is 1000
watts, but present transmission is
500 watts as there is only one
transmitter. Six additional trans
mitters will be procured when the
station is expected to compare IA
vorably with similar stations in
the world.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1950-05-04
News
GWENDOLYN BROOKS,

GWENDOLYN BROOKS, who
won the Pulitzer poetry award
this week is only 33-years old. 1t
was somewhat a surprise since
most cultural awards these days
are based onthe degree of unitel-
Eligibility of the artist. Miss Ben
nett's (she is married and has a
son poetry is clearly understand
able both in form and content :.
JUNE MCMECHEN who has
many Dayton friends and who ap-
pears in Broadway's LOST IN
TTHE STARS, will sing tomorrow
on the all-GERSHWIN program at
Carnegie Hall in N. Y. C, DIR.
W. E. B. DUBOIS, famed Negro
historian and MARY MCLEOD
BETHUNE, noted educator, will
receive the 1850 Alpha Medallion
from NJ Chapter, Alpha Phi
Alpha Fraternity at Lincoln Uni
versity (Pa., tomorrow.
DUKE ELLINGTON'S seven
teen-man orchestra played to a
huge audience Of entusistic fans
the other day in classical Concert
Gebouw Hall in Amsterdam, the
Netherlands, the other day accord
ing to Reuters dispatch.
ELLINGTON'S band is on a
European tour covering France,
Italy, Belgium, Switzerland, the
Scandinavian countries and pos
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The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1950-05-04

the Recreation Board of the Viii
lage Council, the Mayor of Ok
ford and the Recreation Board of
the Village, and the branch even
attempted to evoke a change by
the original grantors of the deed.
Th deed stated this reservation j:
" .th premises are to be used
by the grantee (Village of Ok
ford for a park and playground
for persons of the White or
Caucasian Race only,
The courage Of the Negro
people of Oxford is to be COM
mended for they took a fortnight
stand against this evil of discri-
lnination. The winning of this case
constituted a concrete step for
ward toward firstclass citizenship
not only in Ohio, but in America.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1950-05-04
Oxford SWIMMING
Pool Open ToA|I
Citizens


A year-long court fight in the
Butler County Common Pleas
Court was eliminated yesterday
with the granting tothe Negro citi-
zens of Oxford the right to use
the municipal swimming pool of
Oxford.
The suit against the Village of
Oxford was initiated by the Ok
ford branch ofthe National As
sociation for the Advancement Of
Colored People in May 1949.
Counsel for the Association was
Attorney Morris H. Simmons of
Dayton. Attorney Simmons was
assisted in the prosecution of the
case by Attorney James H. Nc
Gee, also of Dayton.
Since the pool was constructed
in 1894 all members ofthe Negro
race have ben barred. Village
authorities based their exclusion
of Negroes on a restrictive cove
nant contained in the deed by
which tn property upon which the
pool was built was obtained.
After a lengthy court battle,
Judge John M. Kiracofe of Pre-
BILE County, sitting by designation
of the Ohio Supreme Court Chief
Justice, stated: '"There is only one
finding that the court can make,
supported by a long list of au-
thorities, and that is that the
plaintiffs being citizens ofthe Viii
lage of Oxford must be afforded
the same rights as white citizens
and the findings ofthis court is
tahat the rights of use and en-
joyment of the pool must be ex-
tended to all citizens subject to
regulations that apply to all alike,
regardless of color The defen-
dants should be enjoined from
denying the use of this pool to
any citizens because or race or
color so long as they conform to
the rules and regulations which
are necessary forthe public well
fare of all citizns alike"
The Oxford branch of the MA
ACP sought for many months to
change the pool policy without re-
sort to court action. The fight was
led by Simon Miller head of the
NAACP. Meetings and negotia-
tions were had with the Village
Council, the Mayor Of Oxford and
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1950-05-04
From Police BIotter
By Jimmie N. Jones
By Jimmie N. Jones

The loss of his right to drive
for life plus the fine of $1,000
and one year in the work house
was the. sentence levied on Henry
j. Blalock, of r. R. g., Cham
bersburgh Road when he appeared
before Municipal Judge Paul Sher-
er, Wednesday morning on his
second count of the d. w. /.
charge.
According to the record, Bla-
lock was sentenced the first time
on November 10Th, 1949 follow
ling two previous arrest for the
offence. Another charge of the
same offence was listed February
lth, 1850 along with a violation
of the driver license law. The
sentence wednesday, the Court
,o;nted out, was to be divided on
each of the previous counts, with
both to run consecutively.
Others fined and sentenced for
the D. I. w. offence were: Rich
ard I. Alcorn, Of 1856 Oakdale
ave-, with a record Of five drunk
en- cahrges while driving and was
fined $50 and cost and a sentence
of 60 days in the w. H. which
was suspended by the court, but
not the three years he was ruled
off tn roads of the state of Ohio.
The other two offenders were
Neal Sweeny, of 1905 Vermont
ave-, and Merle Slanker of 1924
! Brandt street., fined $50 and
cost each for the D. w. l. offence.
Three persons were brought be-
fore the Court charged with hav-
ing numbrs slips in their possess
| sion Wednesday were: Helen Ma
brey, of 493 S. Kilmer St., and
Robert Warrent, of 1880 Yervan
Court, both fined $25 and cost
as a first offender :.
John P. McGravey, of the Vet
Grams Center, pleaded guilty to
charges of resisting an officer
when searced for number slips
and was fined 500 and cost and
a sentence ofthirty days in the
w. H. All was suspended on con-
dition of future good behavior.
Charged with carrying conceal
ed weapons, a loaded revolver,
and fined $500 was James L. Mays
of 254 Dunbar ave., Judge Sherer
suspended all the fine and a sent
nee of 80 days in the w. H. on
condition of good behavior in
the future.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1950-05-04
news

The Montgomery County Mis-
sionary Union will hold a regular
business meeting on Monday, May
8, at 8 pm. in the home of Mrs.
Anne Fields at 276 S. Conover st.
Mrs. Eva Burns, president will be
in charge of the meeting.
Mrs. Timothy Mitchell of Dan
ner Ave. has returned home from
Chicago, Ill. due to the death of
an aunt.
Last rites for Mrs. Maggie Will
son, sister Of Rev. J. Welby
Broaddus were conducted on Mon
day afternoon at Richmond, KY.
Rev. Broaddus, who has been call
ed to Richmond earlier, was at her
bedside when she passed. Member
ofthe official board ofthe Taber-
nacle Bapt. Church attended the
services.
The Sharpe Note Choirs from
the several churches will present
a program at the Tabernacle Bapt.
Bcuhch on Monday, May 8 at 8
pm. The program is sponsored by
the Mothers Board of the church
andthe public is invited. Mrs. Lu-
| la Jackson is board president.
IWayman Church Note:
The Jr. Stewardess oBard of
the Wayman AME Church will
hold Mother and Daughter Ban
quet at $50 pm. Thursday, May
III at the church. Guest speaker
for the OCCASION will be Mrs.
Stanford J. Coleman. Mrs. Alme-
da Cook is chairman of the pro-
gram and Mrs. Opal WINSTON is
board president.
Philippi Church Note:
The River of Jordan Choir of
Middletown, O. will appear in a
Musical program on May % at
l3 pm. at the Phillippi Baptist
Church, 926 Connors St. Rev. J.
| lF.Radford is pastor of the host
church. The public is invited.
The Art Guild ofthe Tabernacle
Baptist Church will sponsor a
Spring Fashion Review of
fashions made by guild members,
on Friday, May 19 at 8 P. M. An
other important feature of the
evening will be Bake Sale IN the
church social rooms. Mrs. Mamie
Belle Phillips will be the fashion
narrator. Mrs. j. Welby Broaddus
lis guild advisor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robinson Conrad
of 345 S. Broadway had as din
ner guests last Sunday, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Franklin of Xenia, 0.
Bernard Farris, apprentice sea
man stationed at San Diego, Calf.
has returned to Calf, after spend
J. (continued on page ~
Arizona sun., 1950-08-04
Teen-Age HighIights
BY JESSENIOR DeBOUSE

Hi Kids!
The majority of this Column
was sent by friend of mine from
Fort Ord, who signs his name
Andrew Lover" Stanch.
There are three nuts" joining
the regular army. They are John
Lynch, Joe Steed, and Calvin
Delany. Casey Jackson is
getting quite a few letters from
an "old flame" What could this
mean? -. Andrew -Stanch says
he is coming home to stay until
he gets further notice from ''Uncle
Sam to come back to the army.
Andrew also wills his love to Dot
Hopkins :. Bobby Davis says the
same thing. He is very sorry to
hear Geraldine was getting on"
because he was planning on max
ing a Comeback" Paul Kemp
is just waiting to hear from Lille
Goode whom he calls his own,
and says when he ges back he
will do wonders "if" things work
out, and she considers him as the
one and only o.. John Tease is
looking forward to seeing Eliza
beth Brown when he gets back.
+. Bellamy is looking forward
to seeing Mamie Hendricks. He
says, "I love dat girl"
Joshua Isham insists on being a
preacher and says he will preach
his first sermon to Ruth Nelson.
f. When the boys from Fort
Ord start home they want to meet
the boys from L. A. on the tracks
coming back to L. A., Tin other
words), they want them to be
moving out. !. Elizabeth got a
most encouraging letter from Guy
Williams. !. Well, you know
that all of our friends will be
back from the Army Reserve and
most of you girls, 1 know, will
feel like you are walking on a
floating cloud, especially Opal
Jude, and "Dot" Hopkins i
Clara Scott and Alfred Knight are
turning on. Could this be real
or just puppy 1--WE? Who was this
Arizona sun., 1950-08-04

that just about conquered the
heart of the little fellow that
played the guitar at Roy Milton's
dance-could it be Theresa Lee?
Is Bobbie Jean Davis the answer
to Johnny Myers advertisement.
/. Ruby Dasher and William
Brown are turning on" some
"cooP scenes. They have made
some resolutions Cleva, who
was Jerry cooling" with Sun
day night? Why is Helen Pittman
so happy? Is it because she and
Robert Green have finally made
their decision. :. Who is Sybel
VanChandler's love. I wish I
knew? Who is the handsomest
guy in the Secret Ten Gang? It's
no other than Mr.. Charles Max
well. Don't we all agree.
Ifrna Williams and Lewis are
still breaking Freddie Warren's
heart +. All Albert MCGEE sings
lately is Good Night Irene, Good
night. Why is this? I know
all of your girls names have
been sent in for the Miss Arizona
Sun Popularity Contest and who
ever wins it will be very proud
of the wonderful gifts that are
being given away so talk sweet,
especially to your boy friends and
they will send your name in so
you can sbe Miss Arizona Sun. F..
For information, look in the Ari-
zona Sun, it will give you all the
rules and how you can enter
so until next week, we'll be see
ing you.
Arizona sun., 1950-08-04

TUCSON-Ralph Watkins, eandi-
date for the Democratic nomina-
ton for governor last week COM
pleted organization of his Pima
county workers as he and his
county committee sele ted a
chairman and vice-chairman.
Walker Stevenson, youth fu
Tucson attorney and graduate
of the University of Arizona, is
chairman.
Veron H. Sexton, an Arizona
resident since 1915 and for IL
years a contractor in Tucson, Is
vice-chairman.
Stevenson, son of an Oklahoma
Judge. is a member of a family
which has been active in the
Democratic party since 1865. He
is a veteran of World War II,
having seen action with the air
arm.
He has resided IN the state
five years and is member OF the
American Legion and Phi Delta
Phi, honorary legal fraternity.
Sexton, native of Missouri, IS
a graduate of Arizona grammer
and high schools and Pasadena
College. He was employed by the
City of Phoenix for 10 years be-
fore entering the contracting bus
mess in Phoenix. He later moved
to TuScon.
He is married and the father
of two sons.
Arizona sun., 1950-08-04
CoIored Troops
Fiqht GoIIontIy

TOKYO (NNPA) = The 24th
Regimental Combat team last Sat-
urday advanced 1000 yards IN their
area but later consolidated their
positions slightly to the rear to
avoid creating "a salient.
The colored American troops
have been fighting gallantly in
the wooded mountains along the
central front, where the Red Kor-
cans were feircely attacking, try
| ing to find a weak spot in the
American line.
A communique, issued by Gen.
eral Douglas Macarthur at 1:5O
pm, Saturday I'll: so p.m., Friday,
Eastern Daylight Time), reported
that the strong enemy attack
launched last Friday had resulted
in a slight penetration of the COM
bat teams line.
I During the action, the commun-
ique stated, one rifle company of
the oath Infantry Regiment was
surrounded but it held it's posi-
ton.
The unit was supplied with food
and ammunition by airdrop and
Continued to fight with determin-
ation," the communique said.
While the company was sur
rounded, the battalion, of which
it was part, launched a counter
attack.
General Macarthur said the
counter-attack was successful and
resulted in relieving the company
that had been cut off and re-estab-
fishing its original position.
A second counter-attack by the
Oath Regimental Combat team last
Friday night gained 1000 yards.
The colored GIs later withdrew
1000 yards ito better defensive
POSITIONS" the communique said.
AS the battle was progressing,
Lieut.. Jasper r. jackson, %, of
Durham, North Carolina, summed
up the combat teams performance:
"Our boys did fine. There were
just too many of them and we
had ito withdraw. But I can tell
you one thing. There are lots fewer
North Koreans today than there
were yesterday"
Sergt. Joseph Simmons, %, New
York iCty, was reported to have
allowed thirty Red Koreans to pass
within ten feet of his mashine gun
then opened up as they started up
the hill.
"I didn't see any of them move
when I stopped firing" said Sim
mons.
Although under constant fire,
Simmons platoon held its position
for eight and one-half hours until
ordered to withdraw.
Three companies of the combat
team were strung out on different
mountain peaks, one 5000 feet
high, which the, North Koreans
attacked at dawn last Thursday.
Lieut.. Oliver w. billiard of Mar
garet, Alabama, came out of the
battle as an outstanding hero.
Cut off and under enemy fire,
he stayed at his post to direct ar
tillery fire and mortar fire for
more than six hours. After de-
scending the mountains, he went
back up to bring out two wounded
and seven dead. Five volunteers
accompanied him.
Corporal Robert Jones, %, of
Washington, told of seeing Red
Koreans shoot down two Ameri-
cans who were trying to help a
wounded man.
Arizona sun., 1950-08-04

started winning against the Com
manche Indians over seventy years
ago.
"This old-line outfit stems from
the two Negro regiments that
were organized in 1866 at Jeffer-
son Barracks, Missouri.
"It is the oldest and perhaps
the last Negro infantry regiment
in view of the fact that from now
on all our soldiers will be Ameri-
cans, without stigma of segrega-
ton.
"But-give credit where credit
is due, and the Oath has earned
it by being the first to push the
enemy back. 1t may be temporary
and only 1ocal-but is is a NOR
ale-builder that should stir every
one of us to give his best.
''Take heart. We're in this thing
together-as equals-and we will
win as equals with such men as
those of the fighting oath to show
us the way"
Arizona sun., 1950-08-04
Negro Troops Win
First US. Major
Victory In Korea

WAS11CNOlOIN, -. -. \lNINFA)
The oath Infantry Regiment was
highly praised on the House floor
last Monday for its capture of
Yechon on July 20, in the fight
ing in South Korea.
Representative Thomas ]. Lane,
Democrat of Massachusetts,, said
this victory won by colored troops
was a blow to, Communistic prop
aganda. Z
The Oath Infantry Regiment
captured Yechon, driving out the
Red Koreans who occupied the
city on July 10 after it had re-
peatedly changed hands in con-
fused fighting.
The regiment had moved into
the front lines in South Korea
with the 25th Infantry Division,
of which it is part, to relieve
the Oath Infantry Division.
The text of Mr.. Lanes remarks
follows:
"For day after day a gallant
band of American kids had been
falling back under the hammer
of Korean reds, who were superior
in numbers, gun and armor, super
ior in almost every element of
ground fighting except raw cour-
age.
'"Their families and neighbors
back home were becoming rest
less and worried, fearing another
disaster like Bataan.
"When would this one-sided
battle turn for the better?
"People were switching their
radio dials right past high-class
entertainment, trying to catch the
latest war bulletins. Newspapers
were being bought, not daily, but
by editions, searching for the first
ray of hope, no matter how slim
it might be, that would pierce the
gloom of strategic Withdrawals"
"It came on July 20, when the
Army's oldest Negro infantry reg
iment, spear-heading the 18th
Division which had just come into
the line, counter-attacked and
drove the Reds out of Yechon.
"It was the oath Infantry Reg
iment that did the trick and braced
morale where it was needed most
back in the USA, where hoard
ing and profiteering reflected un-
certainty over the immediate sit
uation.
Cali of us should offer a prayer
of thanks to the regulars of this
Negro regiment for shaming. us
out of our fears. They demon
strated-the hard way-their faith
in a common cause that has no
room for the ignorance and selfish
ness Of racism and bigotry.
Communist propaganda took 1t
on the chin at Yechon when the
Korean Reds were blasted by
American Negro troops who be-
lieved = not only in the United
States as it is, but in the better
nation that it will become when
intolerance is also defeated.
"They fought and won-for all
of us.
T say that we should proclaim
this to the world and to our peo-
pie on the home front here-first
so that our own unity may be
clean, sincere, and complete. 4
"Our Negro combat troops are
proving themselves to be among
the finest of Americans which is
more than the few hoarders back
home can say.
'In one sense it is fortunate that
the oath is an all-Negro outfit be-
cause its valor in defense of hu-
man decency will teach all of us
to respect our fellowmen by their
actions alone, thereby routing the
last vestige of discrimination.
segregation is on the way out
in this world, and we are in this
fight-among other things = to
hasten sits departure.
, 1950-12-28
ST. Croix Turf Club
Will Pay Prizes
Tomorrow Night

Owners of the winning horses
in Christmas Second Day races at
Manning's Bay will receive their
cash prizes at a special meeting
called for tomorrow night at the
Peters Rest School at 8 o'clock.
Plans viii also be decided upon
for the next racing meet.
All horse owners are invited to
attend.
, 1950-12-28
NOTICE

The Lumber and Hardware
Department of the Christian
sted Utilities Company will be
closed January 2 to 5, 1850, for
the purpose Of taking inven-
tory.
Thiss will not in any way
affect the sale or delivery of
gasoline or ice.
, 1950-12-28
Commissioner of Finance.

In addition to the penalty
failure to insurance, en-
failing to file state
ments on the date specified
will be subject to a fine of not
more than 5000, and for failure
to keep proper records of
wages paid, a fine of five
times the amount of the diff
ference between the premium
paid and the premium which
should have been paid, which
fine shall be assessed and col
lected in the same manner as
the premiums.
Christiansted, st. Croix,
December Is, 1850.
I. R. CONRAD
Asst. Commissioner of
Finance, st. Croix. Custodian
Municipal Insurance Fund.
, 1950-12-28

did breed of hornless cattle, each
one a beauty, called the Red
Poll" a breed so well suited to the
tropics that cattle raisers of the
British West Indies have been ad-
vised to purchase the "Nelthropp
cattle. They received his person
al attention until a year ago when
he sold the entire lot to Ward
Canaday.
Mr. Nelthropp also served the
Municipality as Road Foreman for
a period of 20 yrs. retiring about
five years ago.
His widow, several children &
a; brother on the mainland, nieces
and nephews survive him.
, 1950-12-28
Money Denoted 10
Poor Of st. Thomus
By Muinlond Org.

The sum of ninety five dollars
was recently received by Direc-
tor of Police Earle H. Charles
from the Sons and Daughters Com
mittee for the Virgin Islands at
II West 118 Street, New York,
NY, Of which David Claxton and
Samuel Petersen, both from St.
Croix, are the Chairman and Sc
cretary respectively. It was re-
quested hat the money be distri-
buted to the poor and INDECENT Of
the island of St. Thomas.
The names TO four needy per-
sons were obtained from each of
six churches, and the sum of four
dollars was given to each one ON
December 22nd. The gift was a
pleasant and welcome surprise to
these aged persons, all of whom
expressed grateful thanks to the
Committee, for their kind and
generous thoughtfulneSs.
, 1950-12-28
v. I. TOURIST

publications.
The tourist Board has received
official notice that the March is
sue of HOLIDAY magazine will
feature the Virgin Islands in the
cover story.
, 1950-12-28
PUBLICATION

O.
en- that in accordance with the
Pentheny Employees Compen-
ton Act of August %, 1916, as
amended, all Employers of
three or more employees are
liable for compensation to en-
|ployees performong work for
them, for disability or death
arising from such employ
ment, except those engaged
in religious service, domestic
service, or work in their
homes, and shall, subject to a
penalty Of not exceeding $500.
or imprisonment for not more
than six months for failure to
insure, secure the payment of
compensation under said Or
dance by insuring with the
Municipal Insurance Fund,
and it shall be the duty of
every employer affected by
this Ordinance to file with
the Assistant Commissioner
of Finance, not later than
Jauary Is, 1851, a statement
under oath, showing the num-
Der of persons employed, the
kind of occupation or indus
try, and the total amount of
wages actually paid during
the calendar year 1850. Copies
of the required form are be-,
ing sent all employers be1iev-
ed to be subject to the Ordi-
nance, for filing this report,
which shall be used as a basis
for the adjustment of the adj
vance premium paid for said
year. This report shall also be
used as a basis for computing
the annual advance premiums
for the calendar year 1851, the
amount of which will be pay
able in equal semi-annual in
~stallments by January 81, and
July 81, 1851. 1t shall never
theless be the duty of any en-
ployer subject to the Ordi-
nance, who may not have re-
ceived forms to request them
from the Assistant Commits
sioner of Finance, and to make
the required report by Janu-
ary IS, 1851. No individual
salary or wage shall be report
ed at a rate in excess of $40
per week.
Every employer affected is
required by Section % Of the
Ordinance to keep an accurate
record of the number of his
on~To~ro
, 1950-12-28
1mportGnt Notice

wish to inform residents of St. Crox that / am
still agent for The Manufacturers Life Insurance Co.
/ will be very glad to answer any request for
information on any plan of life insurance. Please
address your mail to:
Nh. Ltis Fernandez Ldgo,
n@es. co The Manufacturers life ms. Co.
PC. Bon 4O86-San Juan, PR.