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Arizona sun., 1950-03-17
Dust And Tears
For Mt. Calvary
BY G. G. DObbs


crosses Buckeye Road, looking
south down the Avenue, one may
see many things. The track runs
down 18th Ave. The South Mts.
stand in the distance. Low price
houses of adobe and blocks, line
both sides of the Avenue. Two
blocks away towers Mt. Calvary,
with it's parsonage next door.
Looking from this corner one
realizes that 18th Ave. south is
but dusty country road. SO feet
to our left, is pile of dust covered
rags and trash, some scattered over
the vacant lot on which stands an
old weather beaten trailer with
out tires.
A big car driven by big fat
man passes, rolling up a cloud OF
dust, turns off Buckeye Rd. into
11th Ave. south. AS the dust settles
over the vacant lot, see two
three-year-old girls playing amid
that rubbish. Walking over to
them I said Hello. They said Hi.
I extended my right hand of fell
lowShip to one. She responded with
her right hand, five fingers eX-
tended into mine. The other child
held her hand out too. So from
one to the other we kept this
up several times. One said her
name was Bobby Jean and the
other was her friend. When I
started to leave they both hugged
me about my legs.
The next day I passed by there
again they were playing, up came
four dirty little hands, waving
greetings. They remembered me.
Why they never wave at that big
fat man in the car, did not hear
them say.
The sitting dust reminds one of
doughboy days, 80 years ago, dur
ing World War One. America, who
had done so much for the immi-
grants had slogan appealing to
their loyalty. It went like this,
Don't be like the dog in the story
book that bit the hand that fed
him."
On 10th Ave. within sight of Mt.
Calvary, we stopped to talk to a
man in front of a neat little house.
He said to me, pointing to the
little house, that there was the
place the Rev. Washington stayed
when he first came to Phoenix.
Those folks he said let him sleep
in their best room, ate at their
table as an honored guest, and
enjoyed every courtesy, and vowed
he would always remember and
appreciate their kindness. Now, the
gentleman said, the man of that
house has been sick for Is months,
though he, his wife and daughter
are members of Mt. Calvary, the
pastor has not visited them since
the husband has been sick.
Up until now I have not been
able to find anyone who would say
that this was not true. And / am
still looking, because one of the sad
dest things in this would is the af-
Fiction of ingratitude.
Out on the edge of Phoenix is the
silent grave of the late Rev. Jacobs,
the former pastor of Mt. Calvary.
On that grave grows a flower. On
that flower in the morning there is
a dew drop, but I say it's tear drop
and you know what for. Flowers
don't shed crocodile tears without
cause.
Arizona sun., 1950-03-17
The Cow Story Up-To-Date

1t doesn't make any difference whether you are a
Republican Democrat Independent, the following
article from the Bernce La News good for all
to read who wish American system of repre-
sentative government survive.
Capitalism: If you have two cows you sell one and
buy bull. Gill;.
Socialism: If you have two cows you give one OF them
to your neighbor. 4, l.
Communism: If you have two COWS, you give them to
the government and the government gives you milk
Fascism: If you have two cows you keep the COWS
and give the milk to the government .
New Deal: If you have two cows you shoot one, milk
the other then pour the milk down the drain.
Fair Deal If you have two cows, you let them starve
so YOU can buy milk in cans thus making business better
Arizona sun., 1950-03-17
Yuma News

A birthday dinner was given in
honor of Mr.. James Daniels and
Mr.. James Bradley, by their wives
which was served buffet style:
Fried chicken, potatoe salad, stuff
fed celery, broccoli, and hot rolls.
Among guests present were Mr.
and Mrs. j. Johnson and Mr.. K.
Cook.
The Chicken Casserole will be
the center of a beautiful Silver
Tea. Mr.. and Mrs. Biggs are spon-
soring this tea for the Carver
P.T.A., Sunday, March 26. Hours:
2 to 5 pm. The public is cordially
invited.
Mrs. Lucille Coleman is on the
sick list. Mr.. Fillmore just
returned from California where
he visited a sick brother. His
brother is reported much improved.
An uncovered garbage can is one
lof the commonest sources of food
for rats. Eliminate this source of
food by keeping barbage cans COW
cred.
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ten as early as 4:3O a. m. every
one rises (some people stay up all
night and goes to church. In the
country this often means that the
families transport themselves by
horse and sleigh. Some people pre-
fer to lay in bed and listen to the
early morning service over the
radio. The rest of the day and
the following day, (Second Christ
mas Day. is reserved for church
visits and family gatherings and
dinners.
The days between Christmas and
New Years are spent mostly in
resting (resting the stomachD.
This is a particularly happy time
for youngsters, who then do much
skiing and ice skating. New Years
eve is also celebrated festively in
Scandinavia and traditional din
ners and foods and family gather
ings mark the observance of New
Years Day. The 18th day after
Christmas is also celebrated as a
holiday and the 18th of January
marks the official ending of the
Christmas season, when Xmas
trees are taken out of homes. On
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crowds, who mill back and forth
on the streets during an entire
evening. In connection with this,
parades with Santa Claus as the
main attraction are held in some
cities.
The Scandinavian housewives
Christmas baking schedule is in
credibly long and begins weeks be-
fore Christmas. Sometimes as
many as IS different kinds of
cookies are made in one household
and it is in this that one can dis
Germ an odd trait among the
housewives, for they actually COM
pete in seeing who can bake the
biggest and most varied assort-
ment of cookies, etc. Only the very
best will do. The tendency to heap
enormous amounts of foods on the
Christmas table is a carry-over
from the feasts of the Viking days.
This tendency to prepare pyramids
of food, the laborious effort in
volved and the incredible cover
eating during the Xmas holidays,
particularly distinguishes h
Christmas celebrations in Scandin-
avia from that of other countries
A few days prior to Xmas eve
a "sitting-up night" is arranged to
apply the finishing touches to all
Christmas gifts. 1t is customary
for the father of the household to
take the children along into the
woods to chop down a tree or to
find one in town only few days
before Christmas. The decoration
of the tree is considered a family
affair, not to be trusted to any
special person.
In Norway as in Sweden the
church bells start ringing every
where about five o'clock on Christ
mas eve. At that time all the Nor
wegian Sunday school children are
seated in the churches where they
sing for about half an hour while
the bells ring out their resounding
notes of holiday cheer throughout
the countryside. After the half
hour is up, the kids rush back to
their homes to receive their pres
ents, distributed by the youngest
member of the family. None of the
presents are opened until they
have all been properly distributed.
In Sweden the distribution of
gifts from house to house is made
mostly by children dressed as
"tomtar" and in some cities there
are actually Santa Claus agen-
cies" from which Santas can be
obtained for a small fee. These
Santas also receive cookies and
sweets from the various house.
holds and an old custom sevs that
if they do not taste some of the
Christmas foods or sweets in each
household they visit the Christ
mas spirit in that home will dis
appear with them. So naturally
everyone wants to give them
treat. The Christmas supper fea-
lures an deliberately decorated
ham, the traditional "lutefisk" and
of course the smorgasbord. Rice
porridge with butter and CHINA
mon is served for desert. After
ward there is singing of Christmas
caroles and dancing around the
Christmas tree. Next morning, Of
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ming around beating away" the
Yule spirit with sticks and clubs
A couple of days later. school
starts again and life is back to
normal.
This rough outline of how Christ
mas is generally celebrated in
Scandinavia does not include many
of the multitude of intimate fea-
lures and customs of the celebra-
ton. Yet one can see from this
description that the Scandinavian
Christmas is far from brief and
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ties and customs add much
color and lustre to the cele-
bration, which officially b =
gins about the latter part of
November and ends January
18th.
The observance and many of the
preparations commence on the
first Sunday of Advent, four weeks
before Christmas. According to
the old traditions the whole house
must be cleaned thoroughly from
the basement on up to the attic,
If you have a farm the Christmas
pig is slaughtered and the ham
prepared way ahead of time, which
is also true of many Of the delica-
lessons used for the smorgasbord.
One on the earliest customs still
observed in some parts of Scandi-
navia at fourth Sunday of Advent
is the lighting of candle with
three others lighted on subsequent
Sundays. And of course candles
are still dipped" in preparation
for the Christmas season in many
households. Naturally, this custom
along with many others pertaining
to old-time rural modes of living
is dying out since the modern
housewife can buy all she wants
or needs for Christmas in the
stores. But it is really surprising
how the old customs persist, and
how eager the people are to make
and do things themselves, true to
the tradition, as though they de-
liberately snub the slick, packaged
and easy-to-buy goods and items
which could easily supplant the old
variety, at least for the sake Of
convenience.
Sweden, of course, has a little
Christmas" of it's own on Decem-
Der 18th, when Lucia, the Bride
of Light, makes her appearance in
all parts of the country. 1t is no
uncommon sight to see her taken
for horse-powered sleigh-ride in
the dark with lighted torches eth
err along the roads and streets she
passes, or on her carriage. About
this time, as elsewhere in Scan
dinavia, the stores simultaneously
unveil their special Christmas win
dow displays. attracting huge
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Swedish Ship Due

The Swedish motorship Golden
Gate, Capt G. Dahlquist. is due
in Seattle December "a, Johnson
Line reported. The ships cargo
for Pacific Coast ports includes
newsprint, glass, bar iron. pipe,
pig iron, nails, sesame seed, cof-
fee, rails and general freight.
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commonplace. Any American
would find it quite an experience
and an ordeal, too.
Evening star., 1950-11-16
Presidential Cup Foes
To Be Chosen Soon

Opponents in the Presidential
Cup football game December Q at
the University Of Maryland soon
are to be picked by officials of
the American Legion-sponsored
affair. s.. g. &
A group Of 81 sports writer's
and sports broadcasters yesterday
selected Oklahoma and Kentucky
as top choices. However, it Is
probable that neither will be
available.
Other teams listed yesterday
were Tennessee, Texas, Southern
Methodist. Clemson, Wyoming
Miami, Loyola of California
Texas A. & NJ, Nebraska, Mary
land, Pennsylvania, Tulane, Vir.
ginia, Washington and Lee, Van.
derbilt, Ohio State, Alabama anc
Wisconsin. OF these, Texas, SMU
Ohio State, Pennsylvania anc
Wisconsin will not accept because
of previous commitments or rules
against post-Season games.
Evening star., 1950-11-16
Maryland Out 10 Beat
Both West Virginia
And Moreantown Jinx

Maryland's football team takes
off for Morgantown, w. Va, by
plane tomorrow, heavily favored
to beat West Virginia University
on its home field for the first
time. The Terrapins are using
two smaller planes instead of their
usual one large craft because of
the limitations of Morgantown's S
airstrip. Even at that, the team S
equipment and managers will go
by bus.
The return of Joe Fullerton to
fullback and Jack Scarbath to
quarterback enhances Maryland's S
already good chances. Scarbath,
who has missed two games with
an injured arm, may not have
all his passing strength, but his
ability with pitchouts and runs
should return the polish to Mary
lands backfield.
Ed mighty Mo- Modzelewski
halfback injured in the North
Carolina game last week, is okay
and also is listed as starter.
Maryland tied, 1913, in 1945
at Morgantown and in 1948 the
favored Terrapins were beaten
1914, after a tumble led to a
West Virginia score in the game s
closing minutes. Maryland was
unsuccessful in two other games
on the West Virginia field.
Although the Terps are three
touchdown choice Saturday, there
seems to be no overconfidence in
the team that managed only a TT
tie when favored over North Car
olina last week. But Maryland's S
football season already has
turned out poorer than expected
and apparently the Terrapins are
in no mood to be upset by West
Virginia.
Denver Crawford, Maryland as
Sistant coach who secuted the
MountaineerS, reports them as a
team with a good potential that
hasn't quite been realized be-
cause of injuries and bad breaks.
An injury that may hurt the
Mountaineers considerably Satur-
day is the broken leg received by
Dick Loring, a talented passer
and runner. in the game against
George Washington here.
Kent Bartges, who also played
we'll against the Colonials, has
taken over West Virginia's passing
and is doing well with Paul Bis
choff. left end, as his receiver.
Evening star., 1950-11-16

He hit 1000 in the Pacific Coast
League Zone for one).
Regis College in Denver signed
him to coach football in 1928
Four years later he returned tx
st. Mary's as assistant to Slip
Madigan, and labored in the OBJ
scurity of that position until 194(
when he got the head job, Stradel
had two winning seasons, handing
Fordham its only licking of the
1910 campaign. and then the Navy
beckoned. He coached several
service teams.
Assisted Ray Flaherty
In 1946. Ray Flaherty grabbed
him to assist in the coaching OF
the Yankees of the new AAC. Fol
two years only other coaches
knew his Importance to the teams
success.
Then, midway through the l94s
campaign. Flaherty quit and
Strader took over a flounderine
team. righted it and won some
big games. In the AAC's dying
season last year, he had Yam
kee team without a quarterback
and still finished third.
Then came his chance. Early
this year. after the pro leagues
merged, Collins was looking for
a coach for the Bulldogs-Yan-
kees-Yanks. Collins had been
granted all but six of the old
Yankee players. had Ratteman
and a few good players from COL
leges and other teams. All he
needed was a man to put them all
together and make a team out of
them.
He called on Strader, Red
quoted salary figure. a hefty one
That's a lot of money, Red "
said Ted.
Il do a lot of coaching" said
Red.
He does. ton
Evening star., 1950-11-16
Caps Aim to Climb Out of Celia,
Against Fort Wayne Tomorrow

! The Caps will try to put the
brakes on a plunge which ha;
sent them to the bottom of the
Eastern Division of the Nationa.
Basketball Association tomorrow
night when they play Fort Wayne
at Uline Arena. The game will
start at $50 o'clock.
Most observers expect the
Caps, who lost, 1914, to Boston
last night in Providence, r. l., to
snap out of it. Admittedly green
Player-C Coach Bones Mckinney s
crew has a potential power which
should start exerting itself.
, The question is-When? The
Caps have lost four straight and
six of eight games for the lowest
percentage in the league How
ever, no team is running away witt
the race and a few victories coulc
put Washington very much ir
contention.
Fort Wayne. victor over Roch-
ester last night, beat the Caps
at Fort Wayne last Sunday. The
Pistons will be bringing in high.
scoring squad that includes Larry
Foust. 6-foot-9 former La Sale
College center and Fred Schaus
former University of West Virginia
sharpshooter who was a prize
rookie last season.
Mckinney, who originally
planned to restrict his activities
to coaching, played his first game
of the season last night, alter
mating with Chick Halbert anC
Dick Schnittker at center. This
trio held Ed Macauley, a 24-point
scorer here last Saturday night
to z points, all from the foul line
and Harry Boykof to points.
! Boston is one of the most i'm
proved teams in the league. Un-
der Red Auerbach, former Wash
ington coach, the Celtics now
have won five in a row for the
longest streak in their history.
| A gathering of 2,402 spectators
watched the Caps go out in front
74-70. with only three minutes to
go. Bob Cousy. former Holy Cross
standout, and Chuck Cooper
Negro star from Duquesne, each
scored to tie it. Then Cooper, Bob
Donham and Sonny Hertzberg
combined to put Boston over.
Bill Sharman was outstanding
| for the Caps, putting in 20 points,
Evening star., 1950-11-16
Leaders Well Bunched
In Both Divisions
BY the Associated Press

If Washington, New York and
Indianapolis ever get going in the
National Basketball Association,
there's no telling how close the
race will be.
They are the only teams in the
newly streamlined 11-club league
below 500 today. The leaders in
both the Eastern and Western
divisions are we'll punched, making
good the preseason talk that this
will be a well-balanced circuit.
The Boston Celtics grabbed the
Eastern lead last night by whip
ping the Washington Capitols.
The Philadelphia Warriors were
dropped from first to second place
when they made a losing visit to
Baltimore, 80-72.
In a wild and woody game at
Minneapolis, the Lakers eked out
72-71 overtime victory over
Syracuse. And at Fort Wayne, the
Pistons edged Rochester.
Evening star., 1950-11-16

were rolling through opponents
but were letting the other teams
score q mess of points in the
process. There was considerable
criticism of Reds defense. CThis
was odd. because last season some
critics called Strader a defensive
coach.") The sports writer's asked
Red what was wrong with the
platoon assigned to stopping the
other guys. Red said a lot of
things about the Bears; and his
quarterback, George Ratterman,
and the corn crop in Southern
Illinois. Finally, one of the scribes
said:
But Red, what's wrong with
your defense?"
Said Strader: Boys, I wouldn't
tell my own wife what's wrong
with that defense"
But whatever was wrong,
Strader seems to have located it,
for every week his club gets
tougher to move the ball against.
Moreover. even veteran foot
ball men are amazed by the feel
ing Strader inspires among his
men and his assistant coaches.
You can feel the spirit of the
club in the locker room, on the
practice field. sometimes even in
the stands.
The players unashamedly will
tell you they'd gladly break a leg
for the guy.
Where has Strader been all
this time?
He was born in Newton, N, J..
and reared in California. He was
a topf1ight fullback for st. Mary's,
graduating in 1925. Later he
played pro football with the Chi
cago Cardinals and pro baseball
with Cleveland and HOLLYWOOD
Evening star., 1950-11-16
NBA Standings
BY the Assoeieted Press
Tonighf's Games

Tonight's Games.
Baltimore at Boston.
Minneapolis at New York.
Indianapolis at Philadelphia.
Syracuse at Tri-CitieS.
Last Nights Scores.
Baltimore, 80: Philadelphia, 12.
Boston. 70; Washington, "a.
Fort Wayne, 80; Rochester, IS.
Minneapolis, 70; Syracuse, II 10
Evening star., 1950-11-16

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Evening star., 1950-11-16
Fiery Yonks, Hot After Title in Pro Football,
Got That Way From Stroder, Amazing Coach
By Jim Becker
AP SPORTS Writer

NEW YORK. Nov. 16.-The
amazing thing about Norman
lRed) Strader is the way he has
walked into a strange football
league to battle some of the
most highly touted coaching
brains in the game-and is max
ing motions like bringing the
championship in his first try.
Strader is coach of the New
York Yanks. Ted Collins team
which is making a real run for the
title in the revamped National
Football League. Sunday the
Yanks play the Los Angeles Rams
in New York with leadership in
the National Conference of the
league at stake.
The Rams now lead the divi-
sion with seven victroies and two
defeats, while the Yanks and
Chicago Bears are tied for second
place with six-and-two records.
The Bears play San Francisco this
week end.
Red has developed an eleven
with fantastic striking power, a
sturdy defense and spirit that
surpasses most, if not all, the rah-
rah institutions. In the process,
he has catapulted himself into
the very front rank of the ma
tion'S grid coaches. That's where
he has long belonged.
Why the belated recognition
for the clever redhead?
It's a hard question to answer.
Probably. it's because this is his
first real chance to make a mark
in the game. Red is As, and the
fellows who follow football very
slowly have rated him In the top
row of grid brains for many years.
Most fans never even knew his
name until a couple of years ago,
and some not until Just lately.
Nodded Bric-a-Brac.
But it's tough to ignore Strader
this season. His teams record is
remarkable, but even more SO is
the way he nodded the squad
from a conglomeration of former
Yankees of the All-America Con-
ference, few NFL Bulldogs, some
college draftees and players from
three other AAC teams.
From that diverse crew has
come a well-knit striking force
that rolls up points in big totals.
And lately the defense has come
around to rank with that of most
clubs in the loop.
This new arrival in coaching'S
big league is a soft-spoken former
professional baseball and football
player. He's genial, friendly, per-
sonable. He'll talk about the for
nations Of his rivals all day.
You'll never get a word out of him
about his own. But he's congenial
about keeping his secrets. Here's
an example:
Early this season, the Yanks