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, 1951-01-10
{. Hotel Drops Color
Ban, Pearson Reveals

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9, CAMP
Drew Pearson, commentator, radio
personality, columnist, etc., re-
Gently called upon the white May
flower hotel here, prepared to
"eive 'em hell" about a traditional
policy or refusing Negroes &C.
commodations because of their
race. But his planned "raking over
the Goals" fizzled out quickly when
he learned, much to his surprise,
that the hotel management had
dropped the policy several months
ago.
The incident, as related by Pear
son, occurred in connection with
the scheduled meeting of the In
ternational Platform association at
the hotel Sunday and Monday. The
association is composed Of pro-
fessional concert artists, lecturers
and entertainers, and is one Of
the important organizations in it's
field. Its executive offices are at
the University of Minnesota, Mimi
eapolis.
Pearson, the 1851 president,
and officials of the association felt
that the meeting in the nations
capital was extremely important
because of the great crisis current
ly facing the country and the be-
lief that people who appear on
platforms before large audiences
can do a great deal to carry mes
sages directly to the public affect
ing morale.
One O the members of the as
ISOLATION, Eta Moten, had written
Pearson that she would like to at
tend the meeting. However, she
noted that sessions were to be held
at the Mayflower, and that most
Of the delegates were expected to
stop there. Her letter said she was
certain she would not be welcomed
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Many believe the Presidents
failure to ~reiterate his stand on
civil rights was the result of stu
dious concentration on an answer
to Sen. Taft, whose foreign policy
attack was made ahead of Presi-
dent Truman's State of the Union
speech. Others are of the opinion
that reference to civil rights was
omitted because of pressure of
responsibility brought on by the
Korean war.
NEITHER is A GOOD excuse.
It is common knowledge that MI.
Truman's speech was almost finish
ed long before the Taft attack,
hence there was no reference to
civil rights in the speech to begin
with. And it is difficult to believe
that Mr.. Truman omitted civil
I1SIlCS 1IOIl CIIC opSSSA DOS0ooS VI
the Korean war, for Americans
are fighting in Korea to protect
the Civil Rights of Koreans.
The irony of the Korean war,
as of World War l and ii, is
that Negro Americans are virtual
ly forced to fight to guarantee for
foreigners rights which, far too
often, are systematically denied
these Negro fighting men in their
own country.
WHY THEN, did the President
chose to bypass civil rights in his
all-important speech? The answer
to that question may not be forth
coming for days, maybe weeks OF
months; and the wisdom or folly
, 1951-01-10

as a guest, so she decided to fore
go the meeting.
In answer to Miss Moten's let
ter, Pearson said he was delighted
to hear that she was interested in
coming but Every much Distress
ed" by her views on certain I'M
American attitudes Of Washing
ton hotels.
He related that he called at the
Mayflower Immediately and pre-
pared to take them to task about
their racial bias policy. However,
he said, the hotel management
blocked his "boiling over" by in
forming him that it would be de-
lighted to have Miss Moten as a
guest.
The management added that it
had revised the racial policy three
months earlier and no longer
practiced the limiting of guests on
the basis of race or nationality.
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Admitted 10 Royal
Statistical Society

one of the youngest members of
either organization.
Born here in Colon, Spence is
the son Of Gordon Spence. He was
graduated from the Calabar high
school in Jamaica in 1912. The
following year he became a fellow
of the Institute of Bookkeeping
while attending the Durham Col
lege of Commerce.
, 1951-01-10
BY A. E. VILLIERS

COLON, Panama, Jan. 8, (AN-
P)-Ashley Bertrand Spence, 49,,
a Panamanian, last week was an
nounced as the first member of
his race from Latin America to be
elected as a fellow of the Royal
Statistical Society of London,
England.
He received the following an
nouncement from an official of
the society last week:
81 have the honor to inform you
that at the ordinary general meet
ing held on Nov. 20, 1850, you
were elected a fellow of the Royal
Statistical society, London"
Only a week earlier, Spence had
been elected a fellow of the Am
rican Statistical association with
offices in Washington, D. G. HI is
, 1951-01-10
LAUDS WILSON

NEW YORK, Jan. 9-The ap-
pointment Of Charles E. Wilson,
president of the General Electric
Company and chairman of the
Presidents Committee on Civil
Rights, as Director Of the Office
of Defense Mobilization, was hail
ed today by the National Associa-
ton for the Advancement of
Colored People.
, 1951-01-10
The WOODPILE

BY T. JOHN WOOD

The questions uppermost in the minds Of most Negroes who
listened to or read President Humans State of the Union message
is, has the President given up the fight for civil rights" Since Mr..
Truman's talk Monday, there has been considerable. speculation as
to why he made no reference to the civil rights program endorsed
by his party and opposed 81 vigorously by Southern Democrats and
conservative Northern Republicans.
, 1951-01-10
Words Of Wisdom

Faith is to believe what we do
not see, and the reward of this
faith is to see what we believe.
st. Augustine
I never worked a day in my life;
it was all play. Edison
Kodiak mirror., 1951-10-06
Iron Creek Cannerv Destroyed By Fire

A fire of unknown origin destroyed the cannery and herring reduction plant of the Southwest Canning Company in Raspberry Straits Monday night.
 The loss was estimated at $35O, 1000 by an official of the company. The only buildings left standing at Iron Creek, site of the, cannery, were a cookhouse and bunkhouse.
 The fire is believed to have started around 10:30 pm. Olaf Floe, president of the con-
Kodiak mirror., 1951-10-06
Connie Strickland To Be Married Today

Mrs. Connie Strickland, for mer D and A clerk, and Charles Christoffersen. winter watchman for Whiz-Halferty, will be married at 8:3O this evening by Commissioner A. M. Vokacek.
 Andy Petersen, uncle of the bridegroom, will give the bride away. Pete Hjelmelr will be best man and Mrs. Carmen Propin will be matron of honor.
 Invitations have been issued for a wedding reception to be held at 9 pm at the Mont martre Inn, following the wedding.
Kodiak mirror., 1951-10-06
Yom kippur
 Services Planned

Religious services for Yom Kippur, Jewish high holiday, will be held Tuesday and We'd nesday at Hillside Chapel at Kodiak Naval Station.
 Services will start Tuesday evening at 6:15 pm. The morn- ing service will start at 1O:3O Wednesday and will be follow ed by tho memorial servlce at at II am.
 Jules Radinsky will conduct the services. He read the ser vices for the Jewish New Year, .Rosh Hashanah, Sunday at the chapel.
Kodiak mirror., 1951-10-06

pany, was at the cannery when the fire occurred and brought word of the fire Tues day morning when he was here enroute to Seattle.
 Late Tuesday a navy pilot from Kodiak Naval Station flew over the area and said only a couple of small build ings were standing. The hier said the remains of the dock and cannery were still smoul- dering.
 Until reorganization of the company a year ago, 1t was known as Southwestern Fish cry Comany. Headquarters for the firm is at 222 Bell St. Terminal.
Kodiak mirror., 1951-10-06
Civil Defense
 Films Available

Juneau - A comprehensive program on civil defense training for school has recent ly been completed and is now available to all schools in the territory.
 The course consists of a number of drills instructing children in the necessary steps to minimize casualties in e. vent of an enemy bombing raid.
 Also available are movies and strip film on Civil Defense to aid the teachers in their course of instruction.
 Local directors will handle distribution of programs to all schools in their community. George Sonntag, commander of the VFW, is director for Kodiak.
Kodiak mirror., 1951-10-06
School Notes

Seniors ordered school sweaters and class pins this week. The sweaters are knit of blue wool with the Kodiak | High School emblem in gold. Before selecting rings the class decided to send for sam pies.
 The first party of the school year was given by the seniors Friday night at 8:30 at the community center. Each stud ent was allowed to bring one guest. Dancing and refresh ments were the highlights of the evening. A senior commit tee decorated the center with wall drawings of books and rulers and with spelling words on the blackboard to suggest the idea of going back to school.
 Marie Swenson A new student in Kodiak High School is Joyce Wyatt, freshman, from Inglewood, Calif.. who played the part of one of the nurses in the na- vy's production of South Pac- fife at the naval base.
 Eddie May
 Tryouts for the basketball team were held Thursday and Friday with 16 boys turning out. Coach Howard Carpenter is showing the boys several different plays that could be worked when the team plays in the Navy League which be- gins October 1. The squad practices every school day in the schoolyard from 4 to 5 pm.
 During physical education class the boys have been play ing softball.
 Gene Sundberg
 The sixth graders, who have elections every week to give each pupil a chance, have elected the following officers: Philip Wyatt, president; Otto Mahle, vice president; Sally Aulerich, secretary-tr treasurer. Dick Skinner
 Polar Bears is the title which the fifth graders will go by from now on. This week the class formed a literature club called the Polar Bears, which requires each pupil to read ten books or more if he ever hopes to become a mem- Der. Each time a book is read
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Kodiak mirror., 1951-10-06

The wedding of Vivian Wiest to Charles Weaver, scheduled for last evening, has been postponed for two weeks.
, 1951-06-06

The late King George II ST
Greece spent what were probably
the happiest years of his life in
exile in London.
After all, royal blood was thick
err than water in those days and
a democratic chap named Benja-
min Franklin once said that a
group hangs together Or hangs
separately. AS the Duke of Wind
sor points out in his memoirs, his
father, George V, never forgave
the British politicians whom he
blamed for fatal delay in rescu-
ing the last Car Of Russia and
his family from the Bolsheviks.
Victoria's descendants are le-
gion and the fund could always
be stretched to take care of any
of them who had fallen into I'M
popularity with his subjects.
But since the announcement
, 1951-06-06
Inb Brief Today

BY International News Service
TOKYO-UNITED' NATIONS FORCES in West Korea
have rammed to within IL miles of Chorwon after forcing Red
units back to stronger defenses.
WASHINGTON REPUBLICANS in the Macarthur dis
missal inquiry are claiming they have evidence contradicting secre-
tay Of state Acheson's contention that concessions t. Russia were
necessary at Yata. +.
FLUSHING ME~ADOW-UNITED NATIONS DIPLOMATS
have noted increasing developments toward a showdown on Korea
between the government of Communist China and countries with
troops fighting in Korea.
WASHINGTON AGRICULTURE SECRETARY BRANNAN
has refuted the report of a impending u. S. wheat shortage, and
has predicted the years supplies will meet domestic and foreign
needs.
X X X X X *
WASHINCTON-THE HOUSE WAYS AND MEANS Com
miuee will start final voting n its tx increase bill.
X X X X x F
TOKYO AMERICAN MILITARY and diplomatic leaders
ar concerned about communist propaganda emphasizing the threat
of new Japanese aggression. .u.
, 1951-06-06

NEW YORK, June 6 (INS)-
There is no royal road to the feed
bag in these trying times and the
erstwhile King Peter Of Yugo-
slavia, 81, and his queen. 3D.
year-old Alexandra, arr toying
with the pick and shovel in New
York.
The announcement that the re-
gal pair is going to roll up its
collective sleeves, spit on it's hands
and go to work is no less drama
tic, however, than the Inference
that the British Royal Family is
no longer supplying fish and
chips to princes and %potentates
now at leisure.
For many years it has teen an
open secret, or at least a legend,
that Britain's Royal Family never
let a member of the union down.
1t was understood the Windosrs.
maintained a private kitty to
help sustain in proper status any
king, queen or %princeling on the
lam from his ever-lovin' subjects.
This help on the part Of British
Royalty extended not only to kiss
in cousins but to any reasonably
staid and sober sovereign whose
impatient subjects had given him
the buns rush.
Naturally. you could not ex-
pect the descendants of Queen
Victoriato extend cakes and ale
and the loving hand of fellowship
to a King like Manoel of Portu-
gal who got the gate for chasing
Parisienne dancer Gabys Delys
when Uncle Horace was a boy.
But there was always eating
money for those honestly I'M
employed through no particular
fault of their own except unpopu-
larry, which can happen TO anyone.
, 1951-06-06
Luziestnmun
.Pro.Rester
BY international News Servic

BY international News Service
OAKWAY, S. c., June 6, (IN-
s. The guy who wrote that once
popular song, "Lazy Bones," sure
must have had Farmer Carl Spear
man in mind.
~Spearman, by his own admis-
sion, is the LATEST man in the u
S. A. What's more he's so lazy
he invents things so he can "spend
more time resting"
He sneers at people who elm
vent things to make money!, and
insists s"there's no end to the
things I could think up if 1 had
enough time to rest"
Spearman, the man who got his
best idea lying down, has come up
with inventions such as these:
A monster contraption to split
wood - a ram-like wedge that
splits logs in one blow. Other
farmers use an axe to split wood,
but not Spearman; he prefers to
spend days rigging up his "lazy
mans ideal wood-splitter."l
A sure-fire Tor nearly sure
fire, anyway, according to Spear
man) method Of saving trees.
Spearman rugged a buzz saw on
the front end of his tractor,
steered into a big pine. Only
drawback: "That DANCED pine fell
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that King Peter will take up work
as a future occupation, there is a
feeling abroad that the British
Royal Family's private fund for
deserving lmonarchs has revolved
once too often. Times are tough
all over, and it is just possible
the fund is exhausted.
d For the youthful claimant to
the Yugoslav throne is a great
grandson of Queen Victoria ana
certainly within the purlieus Of
kissin' kin.
, 1951-06-06

on me-"
Once he gets enough rest, Spear
man said, he plans giving some
thought to such other ideas as
these:
A conveyor belt which sets off
soothing chimes when a hen lays
ar egg on it.
A treadle hooked up to his shay
ing brush, permitting him, with a
few taps of his foot, to lather his
face.
A worm detector to reject rotten
apples.
, 1951-06-06

There's a Canadian law office
sign which reads Employees at
this office who feel they MUST
apply perfume to the lobe. Of the
ear will apply it to the right and
not to the left ear" according to
the "Blue Bell" publication of the
Bell Telephone Company Of Cana
da. 70
At first, this unusual injunc-zs
ton seems puzzling. But the reasS'
SON is simple. When girls used the
telephone a delicate bouquet lin.
gered in the earphone. This fairy
fragrance was impaired to the
auditory protuberances of males
who used the telephone afterwards
And it can be difficult for al
man to make his wife understand
why his ear should smell like ILL.,
les Of the valley.
, 1951-06-06

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, 1951-07-23
Denfk Closed
FOR September
EuhfRe-Mntch

NEW YORK, July % (INS)-
Randy Turpin, who recently lifted
Ray Robinson's middleweight
crown in London, will defend the
title against the former champion
in a return match at the Polo
Grounds on Sept. IL. Jim Norris,
president of the international Box
ing Club, announced that the
match has been closed and said
that tickets will be priced from
$50 down.
Robinson will return from his
European visit on Aug. 2 and
Turpin will arrive in New York
on Aug. 20 to complete training
for the return engagements. The
Britisher scored n of boxing's
major upsets by outpointing Ro-
binson in a 15-rounder for the
crown.
, 1951-07-23

described in a rhinestone-studded
nutshell.
AN EVENING BAG, for in
stance, shaped like a frankfurter,
made of velveteen, decorated only
with a nickel-sized jewel clasp.
And a seal hair handbag the
size of a junior businessman's
b%riefcase. 1t has a suede lining
and a handle that converts to a
shoulder strap. The color is tan
and backbone of the best color
combinations of the coming sea-
son.
For women who like to show
their chic and who don't mind ex-
posing their money either, there's
a triple-deck belt purse. It's a
three inch black suede belt, over
which is looped a foot-long strop
of matching suede.
In the, attached piece are three
slots. And into each of the trio Of
slots fits a suede coin purse, with
a gold metal clasp peeking out,
an invitation to conversation and
theft.
! For evening, the chief novelties
are still the plastic, transparent
boxes that inspire a women to be
, 1951-07-23

The authoritative authority to-
day. showed a new assortment Of
handbags in the 81 manner, to
prove that this is a super-import-
ant time for a lady to watch her
purse-strings (and the accessory
to which they're ~attached).
Why? Because the silhouettes
and colors of Autumn's ready to-
wear dresses and suits are so Mo-
note-1y conservative that the hand
bag along with other accessories,
has it's biggest chance in years to
be beautiful and extravagant.
It has a plush potential"
equivalent to that of the new
fancy hat and the fabulous rhine
stone shoe.
AMONG THE HUNDREDS of
Fall fashions which the handbag
authority showed to illustrate their
trend toward the elegant were
mammoth money-holders as big as
b~rief-cases; piddling penny-pin-
cheers as small as miniture hotdogs,
and medium sized models that the
conservative woman, who has al
ways bought medium-sized models,
could take to her wrist.
The overall trend pointed to a
definite long, narrow, flat look in
handbags.
About so percent of the newest
, 1951-07-23

orderly-or ordered out of the
best circles.
But the evening bags expected
to be carried for Especial occas-
ions' are still the ones made of
, 1951-07-23

magnificent fabrics that glisten
and sparkle.
For the woman who can afford
it, opulance, like good grooming,
is in the bag.
, 1951-07-23
By PHYLLIS BATTELLE

bags are eight inches to a foot in
length, and flat as a poor pan
cake. For ladies with no business
to transact, for non-smokers, for
women with orderly fingers-these
are the fashionable ticket.
In the more practical category,
there are shoulderbags, returning
to high-fashion after a style-dict-
ated lapse in which they did not
go out Of style completely on ac-
count of women who work
wouldn't permit it!
For evening" the bags can be
big as a domestic quarrel OF
small as a lovers. Anything goes
for after dusk, as long as it's
beaded, plush or silky.
But it's the novelties that are
fascinating in this Falls fashion
scheme. And the novelties can be
shine boys hoped a customer
doesn't change his mind. One of
the boys gave the customer a
shine and couldn't believe it when
he paid for it with a 500 bill.
The three companions looked on
enviously, so the man dug down
in his pockets and came up with
$3.50 more for them. A policeman
assured them the money was real,
then took custody of it to make
sure the customer doesn't decide
it was all a mistake.
, 1951-07-23

For All Ludies Seeking Beautiful
Grooming Next FALL Hs.M Bag
By PHYLLIS BATTELE
International News Service Wmn.E Mr
NEW YORK, July % QNSO "A lady who want sh be beautifully groomed next
Fall will .fnd-its in the bag! Sc, at least says the national authority for the ladies
handbag industry.
Smyrna times., 1951-03-01
ARE
PLENTIFUL
Bluegill Sunfish Are Found
From Great Lakes to
Florida
MANY KINDS OF BAIT

When the Bluegill Sunfish sees
baited hook dangling in the
water, it doesn't go after the NOR
sci with a rush. Instead it takes
the hook slowly and calmly. But
when it realizes that it has been
caught, there is nothing tame
about it's actions. 1t begins to put
up battle, trying every trick it
knows to get loose. That is why
many fishermen call it the gamest
of all fish for its size.
1t is also one of the most plenti-
full, reports the National Wildlife
Federation. The Bluegill is found
in a broad region extending all the
way from the Great Lakes to Flor
ida and the Rio Grande. In nearly
every quiet stream, pond, and lake
of this area, there are thriving
schools of Bluegill Sunfish.
The best place to look for them
is in spots where there are patches
of water plants growing in five to
fifteen feet of water. You may find
Smyrna times., 1951-03-01

them either in the sparkling cold
water of northern lakes or in warm
slow-moving streams farther
south.
If you go fishing, you will dis
cover that many kinds of bait at
tract the Bluegill. 1t will bite on
angleworms, grasshoppers, crick-
cts, white grubs, and small min
nows, and it will try artificial flies
and small spoons, too.
For its daily diet, the Bluegill
Sunfsh goes after insects which
live in the water or which fall on
the surface by chance. Now and
then, it also makes. a meal of
smaller fish. All the while, it must
be on guard lest it become a meal
itself-for hungry, large-mouth
black bass.
When it comes time for laying
eggs, the Bluegill hollows out
spot in the mud and sand at the
bottom of a pool. There the eggs
are deposited and guarded until
they hatch.
The young Bluegills are some
what silvery in color, with just a
faint touch of purple, and their
bodies are slender. AS they reach
adult size, they turn dark and blu
ish, and sometimes they show
patch of coppery red underneath.
They also lose their slender shape
and become considerably thicker
through the body. At full growth,
they may measure up to fourteen
inches in length and weigh pound
and half.
Because the Bluegill is a hardy
fish under many different condi-
tions, it is successfully kept in
unan-made ponds. Large numbers
Smyrna times., 1951-03-01

foreign troops. Their sister troop
is that of the Niagara Falls, On
tario Girl Guides, with whom they
camped last summer. Word has
been received from Mrs. Liddell,
captain of the Girl Guides, that the
evergreens sent to her troop by our
local troop were deeply appreciat-
ed. She stated that many of the
girls had never seen holly or mis-
tletoe, and each girl received a
small sprig of her own. Troop
is now looking forward to the sum
mer when they will again camp
with their sisters, the Canadian
Guides.
Smyrna times., 1951-03-01

of Bluegill are produced in hatch
cries.
The National Wildlife Federation
points out that this fish is also
known by other names. Among
them are the Blue Sunfish, Blue
mouthed Sunfsh, Blue Bream, Por-
gy Sunfsh, Blue Perch, Bluefish,
Blue Joe, Coppernosed Bream,
Copper-headed Bream, Black-eared
Pondfsh, and Dollardee. Most of
these names are used only in limit
ed areas, though, and it is most
widely identified as the Bluegill
Sunfsh.
Interesting information about
other wildlife species can be OBJ
tained by writing to the National
Wildlife Federation, Washington
10, D. G.