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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1950-04-07
slave Labor" Allegations Exploded
By Great Falls Reader

work, are paid for it, and perform
their functions under the same condi-
tons as all workers. Large num-
bers of law offenders have rehabili-
tated themselves, have had their SEN
fences reduced and returned to use
full life.
DR.. Amazasp Arutyunyan, the Sow
let delegate to the UN Economic and
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1950-04-07
Use Tax On Cars and Trucks
Opposed

Farmers Union Local No. 81, Ores
ton, Montana, has voted opposition
to the state use tax on cars and trucks,
Kenneth Odegard, secretary-treasurer
has informed the state office.
The Illinois times. (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-19??, 1950-03-24
E.lks

Macon Temple Decatur; Ill. re-
centlyheld silver Tea at the
Masonic Hall from 4-6. The table
decorations and color scheme was
gold; white and purple. A youth
program was given by several
prominent students manly: Mr..
Billy Joiner a Millikin student
OF the conservatory of music. A
saxaphone solo by Miss Virginia
Bailey and several numbers by
Mrs. Lena McCauly. Pouring at
the Tea; Mrs. Lillian Bradix, Mrs.
Ida Bailey; Hostesses. MIS-. Edna
Thompson and Mrs. Alta johnson.
ington and Mrs. Emma Baton
Registration; Mrs. Bessie Wash
daughters of tn temple. Out of
town guest were Mrs. Lorrine
Boswell district deputy and Mrs.
Willie Speed of Champaign.
Souvenir programs were present
The Illinois times. (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-19??, 1950-03-24

"Integrity and devotion to pro-
fession'' are the invaluable qua
lities expected of journalism
student; according to Dowal II.
Davis; Kansas City Call adyertis-
ing executive and president Of
Negro Publishing Association,
He pointed out that the majori-
ty of people seeking work in Ne
gro journalism have neither the
experience nor a definite personal
commitment for the work they
want to follow In recent years
there has been a flow of graduates
from schools of journalism.
Even in the case of these grad
uates;" he states; it is usually ne
cessary to submit the new staff
members to an unduly long orien-
tation period which is expensiva
to the institution and discouraging
to the worker"
Most students seeking a career;
are attracted to the writing field.
There is thus the tendency to ig-
more the business side of the news
paper.
The Illinois times. (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-19??, 1950-03-24

LIVERPOOL; Eng. tAtlas) --
During the dark days of world war
II; when Hitler was sending skies
of planes from Germany loaded
with death dealing obstruction to
be dropped upon the waterfronts
of industrial centers; all the Amer
ican soldiers and seamen were re-
garded as heroes. The Negro sol
der and seaman were received
with the kindest attention and
fraternalsm. In the agricultural
areas; care was taken TO see that
a Negro soldier was regarded as
one fellowman who had come to
the aid of another fellowman.
This fraternalism was found thru
all the British Isles.
have been cleared and there is
no longer any threat of planes
from Germany; and as the people
settled down to normal life; that
fellowship towards the Negro
seemed to have vanished. There
is little; if any of that wartime
hospitality tday that filled the
bombed air during the days of
1910 and 1914; not around the
waterfronts and in the agricultural
areas. Today the Negro is not
hero anymore; he is simply dar-
ky; and if his skin shows no sign
of any mixture; he is simply seen
as being a niger"
The Illinois times. (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-19??, 1950-03-24
RALPH .BUNCHE BRILLIANT
DIPLOMAT, LIkABLE MAN

Ralph Bunche; Detroit-born Ne
gro; is more than the famed U.N.
mediator who brought peace to
the Holy Land; states Irwin Ross
in the April Readers Digest. "He
is an extraordinarily likable man;
miles removed from the chilly
cookie-pusher in striped pants. !"
The article is condensed from The
American Mercury.
In three months after he sett-
led the Palestine dispute; Bunche
got more than a thousand speak
ing invitations; accepted 10. New
York gave him the tradition open
car welcome; Los Angeles held a
Ralph Bunche' Day. The Bunche
home is knee-deep in medals; Sc
rolls; certificates. He has received
degrees from 13 colleges; turned
down a dozen others.
But fame rests lightly on Bunc-
he; Ross says. He lives in a mod
est apartment in Parkway Village;
near U.N. headquarters at Lake
Success. His household includes
his handsome wife; Ruth- Ralph;
Jr.; six; Jane; 16; and Joan; 1s;
who is ut Vassar.
The Illinois times. (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-19??, 1950-03-24
DAVIS STRESSES ASSETS OF
GOOD JOURNALISTS

"But it Is this side that makes
the wheel go round;' said Davis.
He pointed out that advertising
one Of the most lucrative fields in
journalism: receives too little at
tention from graduates planning
"A newspaper career. In "A competi~
tive market that America is; the
success Of any paper depends on
the merchandising ability Of its
personnel.
Even in the writing field; much
is expected Of the journalism grad
uate. No school of journalism
should graduate student who
has not mastered the fundamentals
of reporting and editing. For with
out these; the student would be i'm
capable of development which is
expected of him.
The newspaper. Mr.. Davis
concludes needs from the gradu-
ate that (which he cannot neees-
sarily learn from a college cur
rieulum--a high sense of integ-
rity and Il devition to the profess
sion he has chosen"
The Illinois times. (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-19??, 1950-03-24
BROADWAY
CHATTER

NEW YORK CITY - After II
years: Jack Kirkland returned te
the ~ Street Theatre with a re.
viyal Of his brain child; Tobacco
Road" this time he shaded il
with an aIl-Negro Cast; headed BY
Powell Lindsay; Mercedes Gilbert
and Evelyn Ellis. Incidentally +;
Miss Ellis staged It.
But there is one thing Mr.. Kirk
land forgot while he vas consider
ing the revival of Tobacco Road"
with an all-Negro cast; and that
is the Negro in America; and all
over the world for that matter: Is
problem of Society; chiefly be-
cause he is not accepted with full
human honors as that of his white
brothers. And because of this
omission; he may be forgiven for
the latest exposure of squalor;
leehery and submarine comedy OF
poor share cropping family Of
Negroes in Georgia; who might
not ever rise above the lowest of
low economic conditions without
facing the strongest of opposition
to White Supremacy.
There is an urge to tone down
the squalid antics of filth and
CRIME in the latest production;
making it less resplendent with
the ecellent performances which
marked the introduction of the
original setting Powell Lindsay
as Jeeter Lester is more often less
convincing than real; and never
seems TO find himself fully in the
squalorous part. Jimmy Wright
adapts himself well in the part of
Dude Lester; Evelyn Ellis as Ada
Lester shows "A strong revolving
strength amid the dirt and degra-
dalton; and Mercedes Gilbert as
Sister Bessie is excellent; though
she appears to be less toward In
her role as the hungry man lover.
There are other performances that
deserve high comment; including
Estelle Hershey as Grandma; J.
Tate as Low Bensey; Cherokee
Thronton as Henry Peabody.
The Illinois times. (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-19??, 1950-03-24

Bunche has had his share of col
or discrimination. Last summer
when President Truman wanted
him as Assistant Secretary of
State the highest federal post
ever offered a Negro - he declin-
ed. One reason was his distaste
for Jim Crow Washington.
Born in Detroit on August 7:
1904; Bunche was left an orphan
at ID and was raised by his grand
mother. In Detroit he sold news
papers and worked as a delivery
boy. Later; in Los Angeles; he
graduated from high school with
a brilliaAyeeord; worked MS way
through the University of Calf
ornia and graduated summa cum
laude, Receiving a fellowship at
Harvard; he stayed there a year;
then took a teaching post at Ho-
ward University; attaining full
professorship. During the war he
became chief of the African sec
ton of 0SS; and postwar joined
the State Department. Since early
1916 he has worked directly for
the U.N.
The Illinois times. (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-19??, 1950-03-24
TEACHERS May TALK OF
B0NEYARD PROJECT

Champaign teachers were given
their bearings on classroom pro-
eedure concerning the coming
bond vote on Campaigns six mil
Zion dollar drainage project.
In letter to faculty members;
Ell. Mellon advised that they were
being furnished with a booklet
called storm Drainage Nseds of
The Illinois times. (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-19??, 1950-03-24

Springfield March i fAP)
Illinois needs 10 more Doctors
FOR its oyercroN'dsd mental institn-
lions but cant get them because
other states ard the federal gov-
eminent offer higher pa. state
Welfare Director Fred X Hoehler
said today
Not only IS Illinois Unable 70
The Illinois times. (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-19??, 1950-03-24

Champaign"
Every child knows what the
Boneyard is; the superintendent
said. at is perfectly all right to
discuss this topic of the coming
election. Teachers are not to talk
in favor or against especially; but
all children should understand the
proposition.
The Illinois times. (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-19??, 1950-03-24
ILLINOIS NEEDS 100 DOCTORS

compete for doctors but /; Is con
stantly losing the hep i has
strained: Hoehler sad n state
ment
A total Il 209 physicians are
caring for an all.time high patient
load Of ~ ,l94 IN TIE i state men
tai institutions.
The Illinois times. (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-19??, 1950-03-24
JOSHUA PARKER HURT IN
CAR COLLISION

Joshua Parker; 704 N. 4th st.
was injured slightly Saturday
when his car eollided with a park
ed auto in the 1400 block w. Bes-
lin ST.
Milford chronicle., 1950-12-08
A Boost Of 81 Percent In
Family Coverage Made
Necessary By Increas-
ed Hospital Rates.

Group Hospital Service Inc, will
raise both rates and benefits of
its Blue Cross hospital and surgi-
cal plans on Feb. /.
The services board of trustees
held a special meeting last week
and decided that increased hOspi-
tai rates and a deficit in its surgi-
cal plan make necessary a 81 per
cent boost in family cOvePage in
group contracts and a 43 per cent
increase for similar eoverage in the
combined hospital and surgical
plan.
The. trustees approved three IN
creases in benefits under the hos
pttal plan and six additions to the
coverage offered by the surgical
plan.
The changes in benefits account
for about one third of the increases
in rates. The other portion was re-
QUired to meet higher hospital
and more useage Of both plans by
subscribers,
The new benefit ARRANGEMENTS in
clude increased days Of coverage in
the hospital plan, increased MATER
nifty payments, greater X-ray COW
erage, the long discussed medical
IN hospital" benefits and higher
IN maximum fees for surgery and
for anesthesia.
Continued on page q
Milford chronicle., 1950-12-08
.Kiddie Partv
Will Be Held
December23
Plans Are Rapidly Being
Completed For Annual
Event; Sponsored By
Blue Hen Post.

Plans for the annual Christmas
Party for Underprivileged Children,
sponsored here at the Blue Hen
Post Home by Blue Hen Post Nc.
64S3, V. F. W., and. its Ladies Aux
iliary each year, will be completed
at a special committee meeting to
be held at the V. F. w. Home next
Thursday evening, Dec. 18th. Pal
mer Anstine, chairman of this
years Christmas Party committee,
will preside and assign the various
duties to volunteer workers from
post and auxiliary.
At this weeks regular meeting
of the post membership, Chairman
Anstine reported that very encour-
aging progress has been made in
the planning of this years party,
which will be held on Saturday,
December 2Srd, beginning at two
o'clock. Anstine advised the post
membership that sizeable cOntribu-
tiOn Of toys and refreshment have
already been received from Milford
merchants and additional donations
are being anticipated. He urged all
post members, having cars that
would possibly be available on
Dec. 23rd, to volunteer use Of their
cars in transporting the more than
100 unfortunate children expected
to attend the party. Lists Of under
privileged kiddies have already
been received from welfare, Red
Cross, and school sources, and
other names are now being secured
from other sources.
Milford chronicle., 1950-12-08
Sen. Webb Demands
II. Mcdowell Resign
Solon Brings Into Open A Long
Smoldering Animosity Against Democrat
Party Chieftian; Row May Affect Organi-
zation OF Senate.

The Democrats will have to
agree to replace Secretary of State
Harris B. Mcdowell, Jr5 as state
chairman before they will be able
to organize the Senate at the spec
ial session on Friday, Senator e.
Sherman Webb, Democrat of Odes-
sa, declared on Tuesday night of
this week.
Bringing into the open a long
smoldering animosity against the
state chairman, Mr.. Webb told vari-
Gus acquaintances in Wilmington
last night that he is determined to
have Mr.. Mcdowell ousted. He
made the same statement to a re-
porter, and authorized use of his
name.
Informed Of the statement, Mr..
Mcdowell had no comment to
MAKE.
Milford chronicle., 1950-12-08
Christmas Party
At Colony Dec. Is
Two Plays WIN Be Presented b.
The Children

Christmas preparations are in
the process Of completion for the
holiday season at Delaware Colony.
State Training School. The Christ
mas season will officially begin
with the children's Vesper Service.
which will be presented in the au-
ditorium Of the Administration
Building, Saturday, December Is.
at 200 p. m. This service is pri-
marily intended for parents, guests
and agencies, throughout the
State, who are desirOus Of seeing
the production. The Christmas en-
tertainment is a special adaptation
for the children of the School De-
partment, based on the plays, ''No
Room at the Inn" by Esther Olson
and Follow the STAR by Karis
Ashbrand, rearranged by Richard
r. Landes, Educational Director
and Psychologist.
AS has been the custom over a
period Of years, the Board of Lady
Visitors Of Delaware Colony is
making special effort to provide
a Christmas box for every child.
CONTINUED on page -
Milford chronicle., 1950-12-08

Senator Webb's power to force
out Mr.. Mcdowell lies in the fact
that the Democrats have only a
one-member edge in the state SEN
ate. Any detection in their ranks
would mean that the Democrats
would not have an effective majori-
ty in the Senate.
Political observers recalled that
at the 1949 session of the General
Assembly, Senator Vera G. Davis, a
Republican, Joined with the eight
Democratic members to organize
the Senate, with the result that she
was elected president pro tempore.
Thus, there is recent precedent for
a temporary political switch Of al
legiance, when a senator holding
the balance Of power wants to get
something specific accomplished.
(contInued on page -
Milford chronicle., 1950-12-08
F. III. Burton
Passes At His
Milford Home
Funeral Was Held We'd
nesday For Vice Presi-
dent Of /. G. Burton
And Company, Inc.

Fred H. Burton, 7S, member of a
prominent Lower Delaware family
and vice president of /. g. Burton
and Co. Milford automobile dealers
died in his home early Sunday
morning, December 3rd, 1850. Mr..
Burton was one Of DelaWare's old
est auto dealers, having sold his
first car, a Buick, in 1909.
At one time he served as post
master at MillsbOrO and while a
resident Of that town also conduct
ed mercantile business and was a
partner with his father in the oper-
alton OF a cannery.
He was born in Philadelphia,
son OF the late Capt. Theodore
Burton and Lydia Parker Burton.
From 1926 to 1916 he was employ
ed In City Hall at PHILADELPHIA in
the accounting and tax departments
He came to Milford in 1916 and be-
came a partner in the automobile
agency.
Mr.. Burton was an ardent base
ball fan and active in many civic
He was a member of
Georgetown Lodge, No. IL, AT and
AM, Of Georgetown.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Nell Lingo Burton: a son, Irwin G.
Burton Of Milford, a sister, Mrs. AL
bert Hartnack Of San Francisco:
seven grandchildren, TheO. Burton
Srd and Louis Burton, of George
town and David, Hilda, Maradel,
Nellie and John Of Milford and two
greatgrand children Theodore Bur
ton 4th and GeOrgianna Burton of
Georgetown. Two children are de-
ceased. Theodore Burton of George
town and Mrs. Hilda Burton Jones
Of MillsbOro.
Funeral services were held We'd
nesday afternoon at 2 D. m. in the
Avenue Methodist Church. The Rev.
RoysL. Tawes, the pastor, and the
Rev. Ralph c. Jones, pastor of the
Methodist Church Of
ficiated. Interment was made in
the family plot in st. Georges
Chapel Cemetery, Indian River
Hundred.
Milford chronicle., 1950-12-08
Oyster Industry Is
Hard Hit Down State
Receipts OF Shellfish Commission
Less Than Last Year

Receipts of the Delaware Com
mission of Shellflsheries last year
were less than the previous year
due to the failure in the oyster
business in RehOboth Bay and In
dian River Bay" the commissions
report TO Gov. Elbert N. Carvel on
last years activities says.
Conditions in these two lower
bays have not improved" according
to the report made public this
week. Most Of the oysters were
not in condition at maturity for
market consumption, the death rate
being at least so per cent. How
ever, approximately $4,000 bushels
of market oysters were taken from
these two bays during the past
year"
The report declares the condition
as having been "a great disappoint-
ment and Of grave concern to the
commission" However, it explains,
Continued on page y
Milford chronicle., 1950-12-08
Lions Honor
HI. P. Nutter
This Evening
First Vice President Of
Lions International Is
Guest OF Honor At
Testimonial Dinner.

Harold P. Nutter, of Camden,
N. j., 1st vice president of Lions
International, will be the guest Of
honor this evening at testimonial
dinner at the Milford Community
Building. A crowd OF over 200 per-
sons is expected to attend the af-
fair.
Mr.. Nutter, who will be inducted
as president of Lions international
at the international convention this
summer, is native of Milford. He
and his brother, c. Armel Nutter.
are owners Of real estate broker
age firm in Camden, N. ]. While
Mr.. Nutter has been away from
Milford. for many years, he has
kept close contact with Milford
people, and group Of local nom
Lions is expected to be present at
the dinner in his honor.
Also guests at the dinner will be
Governor Elbert N. Carvel, u. s.
Senator John J. Williams, Rep. J.
Caleb Boggs, Mayor Edward c.
Evans, Rev. Roy L. TaWes, Lions
District Governor, Frank ]. Horty,
of Wilmington, and G. Carl March,
president of the Milford Club
Robert r. Baynum, a member Of
the Milford Club, will act as toast
master.
Delegations Of Lions from clubs
all over District 22-D, which is
comprised Of % clubs in the state
of Delaware, will attend the din
ner, with the Milford Lions Club
acting as host.
Milford chronicle., 1950-12-08
COP Senators
Will Meet At
Today
State Chairman Calls For
Get : Together Before
Special Session This
Afternoon.

The eight Republican members
OF the State Senate will meet in
Dover for lundh on Friday two
hours before the start Of the spe-
cial session convened by Governor
CarVel for the purpose OF confirm
ing his judicial appointments.
This was announced Tuesday
evening of this week by Clair !
killoran, chairman of the Republi-
can State Committee, who said
that special delivery letters in.
forming the Republican delegation
has been put in the mail.
The Friday luncheon and dis
cussion before the special session
starts viii mark the first time thf
eight COP members OF the nnnes
house have been together for serf-
GUS business since the Nov. 2 cleo
ton.
or the eight members seven are
new. The only holdover is Senator
Edwin r. Powell, OF Ocean View.
Decision to bring the Republican
senators together Friday was
reached Monday at a meeting In
Wilmington of party leaders, in
cluding Frank v. dupont, national
committeeman, Mr.. Killoran and
Ellwood S. Leach, Wilmington
COP head.
Republican Senators queried at
ter the meeting indicated their be-
lief that only limited organization
would be attempted for the Friday
session.
'aonSmueG "a page o
Milford chronicle., 1950-12-08
Avenue Choir Blue Cross
TO Present Raises Rates
The Messiah Also Benefits
Young Peoples Choir
Group Will Give Han
del's Immortal Christ
mas Number, Dec. IL.

The Avenue Methodist Young
Peoples Choir, of Avenue Metho-
dist Church of Milford, will pre-
sent the Christmas portions of
Handel's Messiah" Sunday after
noon, December II, at D. m. The
choir of sixty-five voices has now
been in rehearsal for several
weeks in preparation for this
years presentation.
The Messiah" was written for
and dedicated to the Irish peoDle
2O9 years ago (1741). It was first
performed in Dublin, April 13. 1742.
by 100 musicians, directed by Ham
del himself. The entire oratorio
had been written in just q davs
and the first performance was en-
tirely for charity, to give freedom
to those languishing in debtors
prisons. The price Of admission was
one guinea approximately SILL.
So great was Handlers ovation
after the performance Of the Orato-
rio, that his carriage was drawn
through the streets Of Dublin by
zOO students, and he was crowned
with shamrock by the Irish people.
On Handel's return TO London, a
tremendous welcome awaited him
and the furore Of Dublin was re-
peated. The tumult at times drown
ed the orchestra and when the
"Hallelujah" chorus was sung, the
audience, following the example of
the King and Queen, arose as one
and Joined in the singing. From
that day the custom of rising
throughout the "Hallelujah" Choir
us has continued and is still OBJ
(cOntin Cd on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1950-12-08
Penney's Authorizes
Special Payment
Associates WIN Share In Year End
Bonus

The board of directors of the J.
c. Penney Company have authoriZ-
ed a special year end payment Of
an amount equal to two weeks pay
for all full time associates who
have been employed for the full
year of 1850 and prOpOrtionate
amounts for extra and part time
associates and those employed less
than a year.
All Penney associates except
management staff members, whose
earnings are determined largely by
the Company's long standing profit
sharing plan, will share in the pay
ment 1t will be made on Decem-
Der 18th at each associates Decem-
Der 18th pay rate.
w. o. Lankford, manager of the
J. c. Penney Company store, said
that more than $4,000 Penney as
sociates throughout the United
States would participate in the
payment. including 25 of the Mil
ford store.
He said the Company president,
A. w. Hughes. in a letter to store
associates pointed out that the pay
ment was biased upon the results
attained for 1850. An extra pay
ment of this sort for a Company of
our size represents a very large a.
mount. The possibility of similar
payments in future years will con-
tinle to depend upon the results
attained in those years." Mr..
Hughes added:
"We are happy that the Company
is able to recognize associates eff
forts in this special, substantial
manner in addition to the regular
Company provisions for associates
benefit, which include the Sick
Benefit Plan, the GratuitOus Death
and Dismemberment Benefit Plan,
the Thrift and Profit Sharing Re-
tirement Plan and others"
Milford chronicle., 1950-12-08
Find Body OF One
Victim OF Flood
One OF Two Drowned Located In
Marsh Near Port MahOn

The body of one of the two men
drowned in food waters which in
undated Port Mahon on Saturday,
November rs, was found last Friday
in the marsh about 1000 feet north
Of the Little Creek-POrt Mahon
Road.
1t is being held at the Calvin
Clark Funeral Home in Dover,
awaiting Identification.
The body was found by Captain
John AnOld, of Little Creek, cap
tain of the state oyster patrol boat.
The Delaware, while making a
search of the marshland for the
bodies of the men. He was alone at
the time.
The missing men are Charles
Moore. about so, who had been an
employee Of the NeWcomb and
Hand Oyster Shucking and Packing
House at Port MakSn for several
years; and William Harris, about
45, of Chester, Pa, who was visit
ing friends at the oyster workers
barracks. They and five other men
tried to escape, the waist-deep wa
ters in an automobile which be-
came stalled from the water.
The men abandoned the car and
started along the road to Little
Creek. A sudden violent wave car
ried Moore and Harris into the
marsh.