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The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1950-02-25
PEOPLES BAPTIST CHURCH
Rev. r. nj. Owens, Pastor

Sunday School every Sunday
at 9 AM, Miss ethel Jackson,
superintendent.
Persons who wish to attend
morning service and bring their
children, may leave their chill
dren in the church nursery
where they will be competently
cared for. Despite the rainy
weather the church Sunday was
filled to capacity. The choir,
under the direction Of Mrs. Flor
ence Heggie Taylor, rendered two
anthems, Were You There?o
and Send Out Thy Light" Ed
gar Clarke gave his Junior
church message. Rev. Owens
preached on "Steps In Repent
ance."
The Young Adult Group, Miss
L. Smith, president, meets Sun
days at $50 PM. and the Bap-
list Youth Fellowship meeting
follows at 6 PM.
Weekly prayer meetings are
led by Deacon Joshua Payne. He
win be in charge Of the Sunrise
service, Sunday, Feb.s 26. The
Nurses Unit serves a dinner the
first Sunday in March.
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You know, in business at the
close of a year we take inven-
tory OF our business worth to
see II we have made enough
profit to pay our various taxes.
thank God if we have, then look
ahead to the new year with APP
probation for our past accom-
plishments Of the old year.
I have said all this to let you
know am not going to talk
about the PAST. However, /
may be able to direct your
thoughts to the future and some
Of the things we must do If we
are going to keep pace with the
times and be able 10 have our
children look back fifty years
from now and say to themselves
that we did a good job in our
day.
Yes, we are proud Of the last
fifty years of accomplishments
IN business, but let us take in
ventory of our worth here in
Boston and see If we can't make
BETTER future.
Abraham Lincoln gave us
Freedom from Slavery, our Con-
stitution gives us Freedom oil
Worship and Speech but we
must give ourselves ECONOMIC
FREEDOM.
How can we do thisp BY Build
ing, Buying and Boosting our
own businesses. Never before
have the business possibilities of
the Negro" been greater. Never
has he had a greater chance
to obtain training as well as ex-
perience in business know-how.
# we initiated other races along
business and economic lines as
we do along the social and good
time, it is truly unbelievable
how much farther along we
would be.
Our only hope of raising
race economic security lies in
developing sound business and
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1950-02-25
THE INGRID BERCMAN CASE

IRE lNGhAD BERGMAN CASE
When publicity was released
concerning the showing of the
Ingrid Bergman-Rob Rossel-
lini film "Stromboli," a great
Juror arose as t. whether the film
was fit to be viewed by the public.
The creators Of this Juror, in
accusing the famous pair Of inn
morality seemed to think that
some Of this immortality" would
rub off on the innocent public if
the film was shown.
What opinion could these people
have fthe adulthood Of the pub
lie? Certainly, our citizens are
not lowering on the brink Of de-
pravity needing only a hint of a
suggestion Of immortality to push
them off the deep end.
In clamoring that the film
should be banned, the group sue
ceeded only in guaranteeing a
complete sell-out of long standing
something that could not have
been purchased with thousands of
dollars worth Of publicity.
Then, too, if works of art--such
as moving picture performances,
paintings, literature and musical
masterpieceS-are to be banned
on the grounds ofreal OF supposed
immortality on t e part of the
artist, then the worlds reservoir
of artistic works would re consid-
cred deprecated.
There have been masters in
every field of artistic endeavor
whose morals were questioned by
the contemporary public. How
ever, with their deaths, the evils
that the flesh lis heir TO" died
with them. Their works live on
and are untainted by any inn
moral stigma.-Ohio State News.
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voices, de Paur brought brilliant
musicianship and inspiring lead
ership.
When the S72nd Regiment was
sent to the Pacific the chorus was
with it and on arrival to Hawaii
the singers gave a performance
for the Pacific High Command.
The concert was a terrific success
and won the attention of Captain
Maurice Evans, the noted Shake
spearean actor, who was il charge
of Special Service for the Mid
Pacific area. Few entertainment
units had been sent to the Pacific
at this point and Captain Evans
persuaded the High Command
that the chorus would be big
contribution to the morale Of the
armed forces in the Pacific. The
chorus was detached from the
372nd and made an independent
unit under command of Captain
de Paur. The result was military
entertainment history made daily
at Army, Navy and Marine in
stallations throughout the Pacific
and eventually in Europe. To the
men Of the armed forces this in
fantry chorus was the outstanding
attraction of its kind and it was
their enthusiasm that prompted
de Paur to call the first business
meeting of the chorus on the
island ofSaipan in the Mariannas.
He told his singers that he would
like to keep them together as a
civilian unit after the war, that
he knew that they were first
class concert material and that
he would stay with them.
When the war ended in the
Pacific, the singers came back to
the United States, en- route to
Europe to sing for occupation
forces, de Paur had written on
ahead to powerful music friends
to set up additions in New York.
And it was on their way to Europe
that they sang for F. C. Coppicus
and F. C. Schang of Columbia
Artists Management and won,
through half hour program
under de Paur's dynamic leader
ship, the contract which brings
them to this place on their third
big civilian concert tour.
The chorus comes to Symphony
Hall, Sunday, April 2.
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De Paur
(conIlnued lrom Roc onel

Continued from Page One)
Theatre, the most brilliant Fed
eral Thtatre Project in New York.
In this capacity he directed the
choral music and composed or
arranged the entire musical scores
for such memorable productions
as the Orson Welles' Macbeth, .
Haiti" and the Eugene O'Neill
cycle -Four Plays of the Sea" He
later became musical director for
the Broadway production of the
Roark Bradford-Jacques Wolfe
play John He ry."
In 1912 de Paur joined the
Army, enlisting in the infantry
as a private. He later enrolled
in the Infantry Officers Candidate
School at Fort Benning, Georgia.
was was in his fifth week of train
ing when his services were re-
quested by Gen. H. H. Arnold as
choral director for the official
Army Air Forces show and mo-
ton picture Winged Victory"
de Paur asked and received per-
mission to complete his officer
training and on the day Of his
graduation he was called to New
York for rehearsals of the show.
He organized the chorus of SO
voices which was one of the most
admired features of Winged Vic
tory" He remained with the pro-
duction year, then az ed to be
sent back to the Infantry and
given an overseas assignment. He
was sent to an overseas pool in
Arizona and at the same place
was the 372nd Infantry Regiment
which had organized Glee Club
among its troops. Lieutenant de
Paur, afterward a captain, was
asked to take over this Chorus
which was an after-hours' activ-
ity. To an ensemble of splendid
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gegoton omning Degradation the


more business. And, believe me,
we do have the earning and
spending power, if wisely used,
to build those bigger and better
businesses here In Boston.
We must lay the cornerstone
Of an Economic Structure that
aside from increasing self con-
fldence, promoting security and
providing employment, would
create a wealth and power we
so badly need to gain for our
selves a place in the world OF
today
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1950-02-25
FREEDOM ROAD
Howard Fast

Howard Fast
It you want vivid picture of
post-bellum struggles for free
dom read FREEDOM ROAD"
ct can be purchased at Pro-
gressive Book Store, 8 Beach ST.,
for 40 centS) February, the
month of Race History, invites
this backward glance to appraise
the races own struggles for a
beloved community" This novel
reveals the race in the vanguard
working to bring to earth new
society.
Most histories-paint lurid pic
ture Of the black Americans part
In reconstruction. Gideon Jack
son, the novels main character is
R freedman at his best. Slavery
had crippled Gideon mentally
and he knew it. His handicap
whipped him to burn the mid
night oil pouring over Gledon's
Basic Speller,s and Fitzroy and
James. usage of the English
Language" These mastered by
logged and sustained toll, he
shen launched out into the deeps
IF Shakespeare "Othello" and
Tom Paine's Rights Of Man, " and
5lackstone's Commentaries on
he Laws Of England"
AS a freedman Gideon wore an
honest heart making him immune
c the temptations of graft and
corruption Of public Office. He
brought to his studies sharp OBJ
,etvation and downright mother
Wit, along with the fine art of
keeping his mouth closed. With
his basic equipment he joined
twenty-five other members Of his
race and forty-five whites to write
ME constitution of South Caro-
Una. This was the first expert
aaent, says Dean A. A. Taylor Of
risk University, Of two races in
America working comparatively to
set up a government. The Con-
ytitution Convention did a good
lob, but being made uD Of human
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1950-02-25
EBONY WINDOWS
By REV. c. |. MILLER


beings Of the average run Of the
mill,'it did not do perfect piece
Of work. This bi-racial Conven-
ton did, however, write an in
strument that respected the rights
of all the citizens. Constitutions
without bias are rare instruments.
Perhaps Gideon's greatest con-
tribution was his labor to improve
race relations. He had faith
enough to dream Ct a cooperative
community made up Of both white
and black folks at a time when
both races were never more mis-
trustful and suspicious Of each
other. He not only dreamed of
Carwell as the Beloved Com
munity but spent his life II UNI
sparing service to have his dream
come true His happiest day was
when he saw the two races living
side by side as good neighbors,
cooperating to attain common
ends.
Carwell prospered so well that
it became the envy Of wicked
white men who banded them
selves together as a Ku Klux Khan
to blast Carwell off the face Of
the earth. 1t told the truth Of
unity his organization was not
ready to accept. 1t marched in
to kill and destroy. Carwell
persisted, but the lesson Of two
races working harmoniously for
racial amity and national integ-
rity can never ptrish.
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We are not yet ont OF the
woods OF racial and religious in
tolerance"
BRANCH RICKEY.
- - -
BOSTON BASEBALL Van
guards are preparing to leave
South Station in few days for
the official start Of the 1850 Major
League spring training season.
And there will be brand new
fan focus on the anticipated debut
Of Boston Braves outfielder, Sam
my Jtthro, and Red Sox second
baseman Lorenzo "Piper' Davis.
80 es s&
PIPER DAVIS. up from the
Birmingham Barons, is not gem
orally expected to make the 1850
Red Sox varsity. If not in error,
Davis played briefly with what
some critics call the Boston Est.
LOUISE Crowns. owever, there
Is a question about regular key
stoner Bobby Doerr. Joe Nc
Carthy could feel very good to
have the .375 batting average
Davis ''ready" on the bench.
80 se -
swiftly SAM JETHRo is re-
Rarded as a more definite 1850
Boston fixture. Manager South
worth has already announced his
intention to use Jethro, switch
hitter, as a regular. Jethro batted
800 last year with Montreal and
stole 81 bases. His speed and
color viii make the Braves an
added box office attraction all
over the circuit
49, ~ ~
JACKIE ROBINSON, the king
OF the baSe-SJeailng fraternity,
viii face a season-long 1850 chat
lsnee from Boston's new OUT
fielder. The Braves Dodger
games, always classics in the
past, will reach new heights Of
excitement this year with Jackie
and Swiftly running all over the
place and the rival pitchers and
catchers in furious frenzy. The
fans of Brooklyn and Boston will
topple right out Of their seats.
N. Y. GIANTS, under Leo
Dorocher, meanwhile have an
nounced that they will start
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1950-02-25
Boston Baked
By MABE KOUNTzE

colored "a year old sophomore
star Hank Thompson at third
base. Thompson, first sepia in
fielder for the Giants since Frank
Grant under McGraw, played
second base in 194o. With Thomp-
son on third, AL Dark at short
stop and Ed Stanky at second,
Leo believes he has the makings
Of a fast and alert infeld. N. r.
has other tan talent.
&c 80 -
THE NATIONAL LEAGUE
southern training camps may
send back reports of more
colored candidates than ever be-
fore, If as is customary, the vari-
Gus farm hands are called in to
test out the automatic pitching
machines and other training
schedules. For example, the
Braves have first baseman
George Grove of Pawtucket; a
Bridgeport second baseman
George Handy, and others. In
farm tan talent. the Braves are
miles ahead Of the Sox.
- ~
LEO DUROCHER has never
lacked courage. He is credited
very much with the Brooklyn
entrance of Jackie Robinson.
This year Durocher has named
the brilliant Alvin Dark, south
ener, as team captain. He has
placed sepia Hank Thompson to
team along with Ed Stanky who
allegedly was sore at colored
players because Robinson re-
placed him at Brooklyn. Regard
less Of the true stories, Leo is
going to make this trio work to-
gether. They will.
- -
THE NEW YORK teams, the
Dodgers, and now the Giants,
provide plenty Of food for
thought for those on the Boston
Red Sox or any within the
Braves system who may harbor
any fears of using colored ball
players or mourning the wrath Of
one or two rebels" The Red Sox,
in particular must make a firm
stand on this issue. believe
Billy Southworth has demon
strated what the Braves will do
to any rebels at this time.
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JEWEL
(Continued tronl Race one

Continued from Page One)
keen and remarkable interest in
things around him that would
not attract many boys several
times his senior. He tried to
read any book that came within
his grasp. He attended the pub
lie school at Plymouth, where
his grade work became so far
above average that he was
skipped three grades in order to
be appointed a teacher. He also
received private lessons from a
brilliant teacher, Mr.. George
Wenham.
He had private instruction also
in French and English from a
Roman Catholic priest. Latin
and other subjects were taught
him by Mr.. Frederick Fenton Of
New York. Mr.. Fenton, one OF
the many contestants for civil
service in the State of New York,
was one Of the highest winners,
and became clerk and inter-
prefer in one of the courts in
that city where he still works.
Young Allen tried to take
clocks and watches apart, at the
age Of ten. When he was un-
able to put them together again
his father and Mr.. Joseph Mack,
were obliged to teach him the
trade. He made time for play.
but most Of his time was spent
in gainful occupation. In his
spare moments he watched older
men work SO that at the age of IL
he was able to earn quite a bit Of
money. He learned to make
locks and bolts. Later he
was sent to the Island of
st. Kits to learn dentistry from
a graduate of colleges in the
United States, Canada and Eng
land and in short time the
young man could work as an
apprentice at that trade.
His ambition was greatest in
the jewelry trade, which line he
followed until he became an ex-
pert jewelry and watch repairer,
surprising his instructors.
He left his native land to join
his aunt, Mrs. Tuitt in Bermuda.
Forced to leave Canada where
she had a hotel, the aunt went to
Bermuda for her health, where in
a short while death came to her.
This left Mr.. Allen alone in a
strange land.
He was a lover of children,
animals and music. From child
hood, without being urged, he
became deeply religious. He
opened a shop in Hamilton and
worked at his trade. His religion
in a very quiet and unassuming
manner was so convincing in his
every day life, that some of the
people in his adopted land walked
for miles TO patronize him.
He was always overloaded with
work, and not being able to find
anyone to assist him in that line
he was forced to work long and
strenuous hours in order to full
fill his obligations to the people
who trusted him and expected
good work.
Although he firmly believed in
the sacrament Of matrimony,
marriage did not seem to be his
greatest ambition. He held Moth
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1950-02-25

Sat in on a rehearsal of the
Prince Hall M. sonic Symphonic
Orchestra, last Sunday, and are
they doing things! Under the
direction Of Bob Chestnut, Jr., a
competent, dynamic conductor,
they reel of concertos, oyertures
and the like in the most approved
style. In the membership Of 81
there are members e other units,
and the directors of the other
units direct some of the numbers
as guest conductors. The coopera-
tive spirit is accomplishing won
ders, and I predict big things for
the Band. Among the guest con-
ductors are John Cooke and Ray
mond Sheldon. There are many
old-timers, my old associates, in
the band, but the main member
ship is composed Of younger fell
lows who gave me a surprise to
see them there, and shows that
there is more than bebop in the
hearts of many who are forced to
make their Twin playing it. Am
going to get some more facts
about this organization and let
you in on them. I feel it is one
of the biggest things going, and
wish them every success.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1950-02-25
INMEMORLAM
1s4s = 1850
lin loving memory OF my
Dear Daughter
ALMA J. COLLINS

Thoughts drift back to days gone
past,
Life moves on, but memories last.
Deep in my heart your memory
is kept.
No one knows the bitter pain /
have suffered since lost you.
There is no. a day goes by, dear
Alma, that ! do not think Of you.
In my heart your memory fingers,
And my heart still aches for you.
S. A. COLLINS.
Mother.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1950-02-25
O'Banyoun's
Observations

Tomorrow is the day, Christ
Temple the place, 4:3O the hour
for the Marionettes to sing few
numbers for the edification Of the
audience. Hope to see all my
readers up there. Free will offer
ing. Rainbow blouses. See you
there.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1950-02-25
Poets Corner


THE WORLD OF TOMORROW
For the sake of Peace.
Come brothers from the ends Of earth
This is trumpet call,
To understanding, fellowship,
And tolerance for ALL
Why suffer power, arrogance,
With vanity and greed,
To rise again upon the land
And on its vitas feed?
why should we follow brazen drums
Into the flames of war?
- Since we are brothers of one blood
What are we fighting for?
Come come, before the atom bomb
Blasts out humanity,
Grinding to ashes all the world
In bitter mockery
Come and tomorrow's world shall rise
With broad horizons fair,
And weary, watching humankind
Will know that God is there
Tomorrow's dawn shall make the dream
OF brotherhood come true. sa
The prayer for peace and happiness:
God made this world for youl
GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON
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The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1950-02-25

Got away with a speech at the
testimonial rendered Ella Roam
Harris in honor Of her 38 years
faithful service to the Fourth
Methodist, now Union Methodist
Church. Her faithful service,
kindly, boosting disposition caused
the assembling Of a host of friends
and well-wishers. ] made a point
that her resignation from that
job does not mean her retirement,
as / know how hard it is to get
out Of the ministry Of music, and
/ look to see her working at it
again, although she protests she
will not. Watch and see. She is
young yet.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1950-02-25

At the regular monthly meeting
Of the S. Coleridge-Taylor Musi-
cal Association, $50 Mass. Ave,
Sunday, Feb. $, $50 P. M, the
program viii be: Fred w. Riggs,
baritone; Aeolian Singers, Althea
Brown, reader, and Marie Holmes,
speaker.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1950-02-25

we are not yet ont of the
woods OF racial and religious in
tolerance"
BRANCH RICKEY.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1950-02-25

N. Y. GIANTS, under Leo
Dorocher, meanwhile have an
nounced that they will start
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1950-12-28
Medical Association Trying To
Rewrife History Soys BiemilIer

Washington (LPA) - Rep. An
drew j. Biemiller Cd, Wis.) laid II
on the line in the House Dec. 20
He gave a detailed reply to Dr.
Elmer Henderson, president of the
American Medical Association, who
had charged a previous Biemille1
speech contained outright lies"
Biemiller has been one of the
Administration stalwarts backing
health legislation. He said Hender-
sons reply to him was an attempt
to rewrite American medical his
tory. He called the ANA record
zone of almost unparalleled opposi-
ton to social and economic pro-
gress, blindness to need, and resist
ance to reform" One by one, Bic
miller quoted the Henderson con-
tentions, and then gave the facts.
Biemiller recalled that the ANA,
on the issue Of federal aid to medi-
cal schools, has changed its mind
four times; that after approving a
Senate bill, the ANA blocked ex-
actly the same bill in the House. He
noted that although the ANA said
Biemiller and the CIO lied about
the ANA position, there were sup
porting statements from medical
educators and deans, a number of
professional groups, the Hoover
Commission, and the press, includ-
ing Golfers, Harper's, the Allan
tic Monthly, Nation, New Republic,
NY Times, Louisville Courier
Journal, and NY Post.
Biemiller documented another
charge that DR.. Henderson called
an outright lie. That was that the
ANA had fought bitterly against
voluntary plans when first propos-
ed, and still harnesses consumer
operated plans. He quoted the proof
from the ANA Journal and other
ANA publications. He quoted al
1948 speech by DR.. Paul Hawley,
chief executive officer of the Blue
Gross and the Blue Shield Com
missions. Hawley called on thel
medical profession to at once
cease its double-talk and double
dealing with the voluntary non
profit prepayment plans, and throw
its influence squarely and honest
ly behind these plans Unless the
medics did 50, HaWlcy predicted,
"we are going to have compulsory
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1950-12-28

ers are included in the JAWS
ranks.
In a statement to the press
Reuther said that 1--WE shall sue
cessfully meet the challenge Of
Communist tyranny and make free
dom secure in the world only if
we achieve all-out mobilization Of
our human and material resources.
This will require overall long range
planning and use Of our total re-
sources.
"Unrelated pin-pOint attacks and
improvisation on the anti-inflatiOn
front will complicate, not facilitate,
the job ahead"
The auto union chief released a
letter sent to Economic Stabiliza-
ton Administrator Alan Valentine,
nearly six weeks ago. In it, he
outlined the facts, and warned that
if government action, under wage
stabilization or otherwise, cripples
any of these provisions, the entire
contracts will be considered can
celled, and subject to renegotiation.
at is our firm conviction" he
said, "that such wage agreements
are not only thoroughly compatible
with, but also reflect some Of the
equities that are indispensable in
gradients of any program of wage
stabilization in a democracy"
With the world situation we
face, there's no telling how long
we'll be in this thing, Reuther
pointed out. therefore" he said,
'the long range equity of workers
and low-income groups must be
considered in different light than
might be the case if the emergency
were of a short or definable dura-
ton"