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The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1950-02-18

Colonel and Mrs. Frank M
Snowden, residents of S6 Harold
ST., Roxbury for over 80 years,
have returned to the city for
permanent residence after an
absence of more than eight years,
Colonel Snowden having retired
February l as Civilian Infor-
nation Specialist, from the Office
Of the Quartermaster General
Department Of the Army. Wash
ington, D. c., after 43 years Of
continuous civil and military
service.
He arrived in Boston in June o:
1917 from Fort Dupont, Del, t
serve as clerk IN the Quarter
master section Of the head
quarters OF the Northeastern De.
partment. Since then he has
filled various important clerical
and administrative positions in
the Army both as civilian and
as an officer.
From October, 1927 to June,
1921, Col. Snowden was chief
clerk of the North Atlantic Coast
Artillery District Quartermaster's
office in Boston. Then till Janus
airy, 1888, he was principal clerk
of the Administrative and Per-
sonnet Division, Corps Area,
Quartermaster's office. Suisse
he was junior admins
trative officer in the same divi-
sion till called to duty in January,
1912, as a major in the Quarter
master Corps.
During World War II he was
jailed to duty as a Major on
February !, 1912 and for AZ
months was assigned with the
ouartermaster Training Center,
Camp Lee, Va, where he served
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1950-02-18

S72nd Infantry Regiment sta
toned at Fort Dix, N. ]. A sue
cession of notable appearances
to stimulate War Bond sales led
the Army to set up the chorus
as a morale unit to entertain
other troops and, during the
next three years, the chorus sang
for American armed forces all
over the world.
When the war was over the
singing infantry men decided to
stay together under the direction
of their leader, Captain Leonard
de Paur, brilliant young con-
ductor who had formerly been
an assistant to Hall johnson
Under his inspired leadership
they have now become one Of
the most important professional
choruses of the time.
Their novel programs include
music of the many lands they
visited in their Army tours
tmuch of it new to the concert
stage), songs of World War II,
modern arrangements of art
songs, and music of different
faiths and spirituals.
The de Paur Chorus, incident
ally, is the only concert attrac-
ton in the world that carries
its own basketball and softban
teams, and when there is Suf-
f1cient time during one of their
engagements they are available
for local challengers.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1950-02-18
CAMBRIDGE man
PERISHES IN FIRE

Services for Benjamin Wood,
Cambridg photographer killed
by fire Saturday, were held at
the All Saints Orthodox Church,
Tuesday, February 7, with Bishop
Nurse officiating. Solos were by
Helen w. Holiday. Interment was
in Mt. Hope. The ]. B. johnson
Funeral Home had charge of the
funeral arrangements.
Trapped in a smoke-flled room
of the Woods Brothers photo
studio, 146 Western Avenue,
Cambridge, Benjamin Wood, 26,
was asphyxiated as he attempted
to escape. His body was found
slumped in a far corner of the
studio, Efforts to revive him
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1950-02-18

failed. He was taken to the
Cambridge City Hospital.
Police and firemen believe that
the fire, which started in the
dark room, was caused by defec-
tive wiring. Wood, who had been
asleep, was overcome by the
smoke when awakened by the
fire raging in the dark room,
police and firemen believe.
The studio is situated on the
first floor of a two-story COM
bination store and dwelling. Mr..
and Mrs. Clayton Boutillier, oc-
cupants of the second floor were
driven to the street by the dense
smoke. The studio was COM
pletely wrecked.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1950-02-18
Colored American
Achievements

Mrs. Cora ]. Gibson, chair
man of the History Week pro-
gram of the Book Lovers Club
gave the following broadcast
over radio station WMEX,
Saturday evening, February IL.
Friends of the Radio Audience:
The Booklovers Club of Boston
is especially pleased to share
with you it's observance Of
Colored American History Week
this year.
Realizing that progress is the
law of life, we pause briefly tc
review our past achievements
mainly for the purpose Of evalu-
ating or present and future use.
tulness to the country Of oul
birth.
Our country is bigger than
mere physical or political dimen-
sions. We feel it is the sum total
Of the ideals and visions, the
faith and integrity, the sacrifices
and labors coming out of the
hearts and minds of many
peoples from many lands.
These constitute our nation;
and because of this important
factor, the incidence of racial
origin has become virtually
meaningless. The key to our
cations vitality and progress
rests upon our awareness that
each element is an integral part
Of the whole; that the gifts of
one benefit all; that national
Wilderness is dependent upon the
healthy state of all of it's parts;
and that every individual can
play an important role in our
ever-broadening concept of de-
nocracy.
Therefore, in solemn pride, we
reflect upon our duties and obli-
cations as citizens of these United
States and reaffirm our allegiance
to the principles of liberty and
Justice for which our fore-fathers
fought and died. We wish to pay
tribute to those men and women
whose eventful lives and achieve
ments inspire us toward more
selflesS living and illumine the
way for the coming generations.
Gratefully we salute such edu-
gators and leaders as:
DIR. MARY MCLEOD Be
THUNE, toVnder-president Of the
Bethune Goodman School of
Daytona Beach, Florida; or
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1950-02-18

The de Paur Infantry Chorus,
which will be heard here in Bos-
ton at SYMPHONY HALL, on
PALM SUNDAY, APRIL 2, under
the auspices of THE WOMEN'S
SERVICE CLUB of Boston, may
emphatically be called the most
successful new attraction in the
concert business. Since its civ
ilian debut two years ago, after
four years service in the uni
form of the United States Army,
the de Paur Chorus has given
more performances both seasons
than any attraction on the lists
of Columbia Artists Manage
ment which brings them here.
Last seasons tour broke al
existing records IN the concert
business and their Forthcoming
tour is expected to exceed this
signal accomplishment. The
chorus, which opened its season
in Poughkeepsie at West Point
Academy on Sept. 80, will give
more than ITS concerts before
the tour concludes the latter
part of April. The tuneful ex-
CTS will have sung their con-
certS from the tidewater country
Of Virginia to the wheatf1elds
of Manitoba.
The de Paur Chorus was the
first important musical aggrega-
ton to spring from World War
II. This unique group was or
ganized in 1912 by men of the
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1950-02-18

RACE HISTORY WEEK
GUIDE
As presented by
Anna Bobitt- Gardner. State Director
HORTICULTURAL HALL
Huntington and Mass. AYES.
Theme:
FIFTY YEARS OF
ACHIEVEMENTS
Saturday Feb. is, 1850
Doors Open loA.M. till s PM. for
PortTaysIs Of Finer Arts
Span Of Progress Business Exhibits
FREE TO PUBLIC
! o COCK
Emancipation Luncheon Served
4o'eIoek--
Episurean Display and for sale
s o'clock
$ o'clock Tea Served, Free
8 o'clock
clarifying the Women Of Color
Demonstrations talks on:
Hair Styling
Cosmetics
Fashions
9 o'clock
MID-cENTURY DANCE
Evenings entrance BY ticket or
Use At door,
Sunday February -
|. JOEL A ROGERS, noted historian
and author. Of New York City
guest speaker who has spent IS
Years Of travel throughout Egypt,
Ethiopia, and Morocco. gathering
absolute proof for his much talked
of book. 100 FACTS OF MEN
AND WOMEN OF COLOR"
Doors open at z PM. for
porFraYals Of Finer Arts
Span Of Progress Business Exhibit
; o'clock
ResesFeh Speakers
$3.50 c'eIcek--
TsbIeau-dFama
4:30 o'clock
Guest Speaker
$3.50 o'clock
Exhibits
$50 o'eloek--
Guest SPEAKER will hold Open
Forum.
Entrance Sunday sftennoon BY
ticket or $l.z5 81 door at
$50 PM. open FREE TO PUB
Lie for Exhibits and rorunl
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1950-02-18

net TO adjourn on Feb.,22, second,
to vote for consideration of the
PEPC bill and third, to vote
favorably for its passage.
The Progressive Party leader
also urged citizens throughout the
country to write their representa-
tives and demand that they adj
here to this course of ;tion.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1950-02-18

as Supervisor of Training and
as the Property Disposal Officer
In December Of 1945, Snowde1
reverted to inactive status with
the rank of full Colonel and was
assigned to Boston as the Adj
sministrative Officer. Office Of ths
Assistant Chief of staff. Ga,
First Service Command. It was
from this position that he was
transferred in June, ls47. to
Washington, D. c.. to serve as an
Information Specialist with the
Repatriation Of World War II
Dead program. He elected retire.
} naent with the completion of thg
Natter asst gunaent.
Colonel snowden's active con
Continued on Page Four)
Evening star., 1950-01-22
Science Calendar
Technical Society
Meetings Listed

Scientific and Technical Society
meetings have been announced for
this week by the Joint Committee
on Press Relations of the District
Council OF Engineering and Archi-
tectural Societies and the Wash
ington Academy of Sciences. All
meetings listed are open to the
public unless otherwise listed.
Tomorrow.
Instrument Society Of America.
Washington Section - Annual
dinner meeting, 8 pm, at Hotel
2400.
Tuesday.
Society of American Bacteriolo-
gists. Washington Branch-8
pm. in the auditorium of the
Research and Graduate-School,
Army Medical Center, near Six
teenth street entronce. Three
talks: The Effect of Mixed
Pneumococcus and Influenza vi
rus Infections in Mice on the vi
rulence of the Influenza Virus"
by Bernice E. Eddy, National
Institute of Health; Drying by
Sublimation." by Sidney s.
Breese, Marvin L. Well, and Joel
Warren Of the Army Medical
Department: and Utilization
of Cyclohexanol and Related
Compounds by Nocardia Opa-
Ca" by Raymond N. Doetsch,
University Of Maryland.
American Society of Civil Engi-
neers, District of Columbia Sec
tion-Social hour 7 pm. an
nual dinner 8 pm, at Hotel
2400. China and the Far East"
by the Honorable Nelson T.
johnson, Secretary General of
the Far Eastern Commission,
formerly Ambassador to China
and to Australia.
Institute of Radio Engineers,
Washington Section-American
Institute Of Electrical Engineers
Joint Meeting, $3.50 pm. at
Commerce Department audi
torium, entrance on Fourteenth
street. Color Television," by
DR.. Peter c. Goldmark, Direc-
tor, Engineering Research and
Development, Columbia Broad
casting System.
Wednesday.
Geological Society of Washington
B pm. in the Assembly Hall
OF the Cosmos Club. Three
talks by personnel of the United
States Geological Survey: Pa
Evening star., 1950-01-22

leozoic Rocks of Florida" by
Josiah Bridge and Jean M. Ber-
dan; Heavy Mineral Correla-
ton in Northern Alaska" by E.
H. Lathram; and Making a
Geologic Map Of Oklahoma" by
H. D. Miser.
Institute of Electrical
Engineers, Washington Section
(Electronics Group)-8 pm.
Pepco auditorium. "Electronic
Fire Control" by Roy M. Ben
nett, Project Engineer, Glenn
L. Martin Aircraft Co.
Thursday.
Society of Mechanical
Engineers. Applied Mechanics
Machine Design Divisions
pm. at Pepco auditorium.
Atomic Energy and the Me-
chanical Engineer" by r. s.
Neblett, Assistant General Man
ager, Nucleonics Department,
General Electric Co.
Society of American Foresters,
Evening star., 1950-01-22

Washington Section - Father
and Son-Daughter Meeting,
$50 pm. at Barkley Hall,
YWCA. Perspective in Con-
servation." by A. Raymond
Gregg, Chief Naturalist, Ma
tional Capital Parks.
Saturday.
Academy of Sciences
Annual dinner meeting, $50
pm. at Hotel 2400. An illus
trated dinner talk, "The Owl
and the Pussy Cat" will be
given by DR.. Herbert friedman.
Evening star., 1950-01-22

at the Jewish Community Center,
Sixteenth and @ streets NV. It
will be the third in a series of
forums presented by the center
and the WQQW radio program,
Jewish Life"
Participants in the debate will
Evening star., 1950-01-22

be Perry Laukhuff, officer in
charge of German political affairs
of the State Department, and Joel
Fisher. Washington attorney, who
recently served as chief counsel
of the Joint Distribution Commit
Evening star., 1950-01-22
tee in Europe. Harry Brsger, CO.
producer Of the Jewish Life"
radio show, will be moderator.

American consultants have ar
rived in Iran to aid in the Seven
Year Development Plan.
Evening star., 1950-01-22
Debate on U. 5. Policy
In Reich Planned Tonight

A debate on whether or not the
policy of the United States in Ger
many Is leading to rehabilitation
will be held at $50 o'clock tonight
Evening star., 1950-06-25
Boy Finds Parents Bodies
In Virginia Murder, Suicide
By the Associated Prose-


JARRATT. Va, June 24.-An g.
year-old boy found the bodies
of his father and mother, Mr.. and
Mrs. Willie Poole, in their home
here last night.
The lad. Buddy" Poole, and his
aunt, Mrs. Ohio Chappell, went
to the Poole home after Mrs. Chap
pell'S husband told her Poole had
not reported for work on the II
pm. shift at the Johns Manville
plant here.
Buddy found the bodies of his
mother and father side by side
in bedroom, each with a %
caliber bullet wound in the head.
Town Sergeant o. A. Fleshood
said his investigation showed it
was a case of murder and suicide"
A % caliber rifle was found lying
across Poole's chest. The coroner
has not completed his investiga-
ton.
Mr.. Fleshood said the shootings
apparently occurred about IL m.
yesterday, about three hours after
Mrs. Poole had arrived in Jarratt
for visit with her estranged hus-
band.
Evening star., 1950-06-25
Queen Mother Mary S
Housekeeper Stabbed
7 Times by Burglar
By the Associoted Press

LONDON, June PA burglar
slipped into Queen Mother Mary's
London mansion today and used
his fists and a penknife to strike
down two women housekeepers
who raised an alarm. The in
truder was caught.
The 83 year old dowager
mother of King George VI, slept
through the screaming and ex-
citement that took place below
her bed chamber in the 200-room
Marlborough House, Christopher
Wren structure filled with art OBJ
jects.
Scotland Yard officials immedi-
ately called huddle to see
whether the royal households, in
cluding King Georges Bucking-
ham Palace nearby, are ade-
quately guarded. The present
relocated guardsmen normally
have only ceremonial routines.
Man Found in Cellar.
Two hours after the pre- dawn
attack, at the end of a top-to- bot
tom search by police, servants and
shifting dog. a man was found
cringing in a cellar of the house.
He was identified as Gerald
O'Brien, a 26-year- -old Irish Gar
dener, and charged with assault
and attempted burglary. He will
have a preliminary hearing in
Bow Street magistrates court
Monday.
Police reconstructed the Incl
dent like this:
The burglar entered unnoticed
by rif1e-carrying, relocated SEN
tries who maintain front door
guard around the clock. He ap-
parently clambered over a vine
covered garden wall and slipped
in through a window.
Inside the centuries-o old build
ing, which houses one of England S
most valued art collections. he
made his way to the bedroom of
Mrs. Alice knight, 66, the Queen S
housekeeper.
She awoke and when she
screamed the intruder, slashed
her seven times on the head and
shoulders.
HouSekeeper is Beaten.
Mrs. Winifred Ralph, 40, as
siStant housekeeper. was aWak-
ened by the struggle and ran tc
help. The burglar blacked both
her eyes.
Others on the household staff
woke up and hurried to the scene
but the burglar had fed.
Outside, a policeman on duty ir
the garden saw a man on the ROOT
and gave the alarm. A oom-by-
room search followed, with all be.
ing careful not to awaken the
queen mother.
She telephoned the hospita
later to inquire about the condi-
ton of her injured servants anc
asked for hourly bulletins.
Mrs. Knights injuries were de-
scribed as quite serious" Mrs
Ralph's we're reported superficial
A hospital official said "both are
now getting over the shock and
making satisfactory progress"
The intruder apparently had no
time to steal anything.
Evening star., 1950-06-25
Stranded Students Set
For Trip on Transport
Offered by Truman
BY the Associoted Press

NEW YORK, June "a. - Six
hundred stranded American and
Canadian students. whose way to
Europe was cleared by President
Truman. today settled down to a
New York week end.
They were stranded when the
Norwegian ship on which they
were to sail today was declared
a "flretrap" by the Coast Guard.
The President, in reply to a
telegram. told the military to offer
the students a transport.
Minutes later an admiral was on
the telephone offering them the
transport General Ballou.
Contract Accord Reached.
But before they could accept the
offer, they had to get out of their
original contract with the Nor
wegian government for their pas
sage on the motorship Svalbard.
Late today an official of the
National Student Association and
the acting Norwegian consul gen.
eral, Ditlef Knudsen, announced
they had reached an agreement
to cancel the contract.
The students will get back the
$87, 500 deposit they paid on the
cruise and will pay the expenses
of the transport-about the same
amount they would have paid on
the Svalbard.
The Norwegian ship sailed today
with only her crew aboard.
Will Sail Tuesday.
The students are scheduled to
sail Tuesday on the Ballou. The
White House also has announced
it will try to arrange for their
return passage.
Meanwhile, the young people,
from 800 American and Canadian
college campuses, paired off to see
the town through their own hastily
organized date bureau.
Erskine B. Childers, vice presi-
dent of the Student Association,
said the Coast Guard had dam
aged the regulations of the asso-
citation and the Norwegian gov
ernment by its "hasty and unof-
fetal statement
The Coast Guard had listed nu-
merouS potential fire hazards on
the Svalbard as we'll as poor ven-
tllation and primitive sanitary
facilities.
Evening star., 1950-06-25
Douglas and Agar Named
To Shakespeare Board
BY the Assoeioted Press

STAFFORD ON AVON, Eng.
June 24.-United States Ambassa-
dor Lewis Douglas and Herbert
Agar of the London embassy staff
have been elected to the board OF
governors of the Shakespeare Me-
mortal Theater, it was announced
today.
MI. Agar, who was head of the
London branch of the American
Office of War Information, also
was elected member of the the
ater's executive council.
1t is a tradition of many years
standing to have an American on
the executive council.
Evening star., 1950-06-25

The Gold Coast has boosted i'm
port duties on autos and per-
fumes.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-10-06
Coaches Purchase
Uniform For Band

Lee Davis, chairman, Jack Bel
shaw and George Schafer were ap-
pointed by President Gene .Bolte
as members of the nominating
committee Tuesday evening at the
Downtown Coaches meeting in
City Hall. The committee will re-
port at the next meeting.
Members voted $62.50 to pur-
chase a uniform for the high
schol band, thus aiding the Band
Mothers drive to purchase new
uniforms.
President Bolte urged that
more fathers of high school ath-
letes attend meetings and thus
help their sons. DeForrest Max
we'll and his committee were
named to sell programs at the
Oak Harbor game next Friday.
Date for the annual grid ban
quet, to be held in st. John Luth-
eran Church, was set for Decem-
Der Z.
Principal B. H. Corthell was
named chairman of a committee
to study proposed constitutional
changes.
Discussion Of the high school in
jury insurance program. to be
supported by the Coaches and
other organizations, completed the
evenings program.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-10-06
Teletype System
Widened At Post

For the first time since July,
1916, teletype service for Erie Ord
nance Depot is scheduled on a "a
hour basis.
When the present internationa!
emergency arose last summer, i'm
mediate steps were taken by Capt.
Fred X. Jacobs, Signal Officer, 10
establish complete teletype unit.
This service formerly was handled
by the telephone operators who
rapidly became swamped with the
tremendous increase in communi-
cations.
Shirley Truck, Dorothy Meyer,
and Martha Howell were employ
ed to operate this important post
function, and with Virginia Het-
rick, Oak Harbor, supervisor of
teletype and telephone operators,
they comprise the first Erie Ord
name Depot Teletype Unit since
the war years.
AT present a 16-hour service is
maintained by this crew, with the
telephone operator handling the
service during the swing shift
period.
At present the single teletype
machine, deemed adequate for
the posts peacetime needs, is in
operation.
During the last war, the tele-
type unit included three teletype
machines, one Western Union
printer, and IL operators provid-
ing service the clock around.
From 1916 until the present cX
pansion, Mrs. Hetrick served as
teletype operator, maintaining an
eight-hour daytime schedule.
In June of 1949 Mrs. Hetrick
was the depot's representative at
Joint Tape Relay Procedure
School at Headquarters, Second
Army, Fort Meade, Md.
After this training, Mrs. Het-
rick instructed Telephone Oper-
ators Kathleen Green, Sarah
Terp, and Betty Atkinson, Port
Clinton, and Virginia FELTON,, Oak
Harbor, in teletype procedure, and
they served as assistant teletype
operators in addition to then
regular duties until the present
teletype unit was organized.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-10-06
Leads Lasses
In Local League

Betty Puffenberger lead the las
sizes in the Thursday Night Ladies
League this week with high sing
les, 200, and high series, 49o
Harriet Schmitt hit 462, includ
ing IT'S and 153 games, an6
Gladys Zimmerman had 461 total
with 165 high.
Other leaders we're; Ann Kucsik
with 1926; Pat Coyle, 157-151;
Maybelle Wahlers, 156-150; Doro
thy Fritz, 154-156; Florence Ying-
ling, ITS; Edna Boyle, 159; Mary
Snider, 1853; Eula McRitchie, l54;
Jean Schmitt, 152, and Vida Nor
gan, ISL.
City Loan took three from Gin
ton Cleaners, Gerner and Wolf
did the same to Jeannette's and
Eureka Ohio Sales won three
from Conner Films. Cardinal
Beverages were vistorious in two
games over Miller Motors.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-10-06
Wilma and Ann
Top Bowlerettes

Wilma Jacobsen and Ann Kuc-
six, a substitute, divided honors
in Tuesday Night Women's Bow
ling League this week. Mrs. Jac-
OLSEN had top series with her 537,
including big games of 1877 and
208. Ann Kucsik had top single
score, 224, and also had a 1862 in
her 532 effort.
P. c. Decorators tok three FROM
City Bakers, Ruby's Fishery won
three from Portage Block, PENN
Sula Candies took three from
Glickman's Store and N. o. May
tags took three from Waits
Plumbing. Matthews Cruisers won
two from Kelly Dunns, Philip S
jewelers. won three from P. e.
Mfg. Co., P. c. Fish won two from
Bolte's and Biro Mfg. Co. took
three from Ohio Edison.
Other leading bowlerettes were
Edna Boyle, 160, 161, 171-492;
Carol Petersen, 172, 189-477;
Virginia Dunn, 168-477; Carrie
Bahnsen, 161, 16O-476; Muretta
Hanck, 1872, 167-477; Fredna
Kreutzer, 199-476; Freda Cory,
176-167-490; Mary Snider, 178-
ATT.
jeanne Wight, 1853; Dolores Sny-
der, 1859; Florence Yingling, 161-
1874; Mary Brown, 176; Mary An
derson, 160; Audrey Sztuk, 1876;
Nora Westphal, 1862; Betty Macy,
1863; Marjorie Pulschen, ITS.
Barbara Pelyhe, 1852; Mary Lam
bert, 164; Evelyn Lay, 1872; l..
Williamson, 1876; Lola Schneider,
166; Myrtle Bahnsen, 189; Janet
Lambert, 180; Kathryn Keys, 162;
Rosemary Zelms, 165; Colleen
Gill, 164; Kate Macy, 174; Betty
Hemminger, 1859; Isabel Menier,
164, and Doris Biro, 181.