The guardian., 1951-12-08
WEST MEDFORD

sermon subject of Rev. Phillips
last Sunday. Mr. Percel Aston
of Virginia, delivered the Pas
toral Prayer and Rev. Phillips
conducted the Baptism of Mr..
Harold Frye. Sunday marked
the first anniversary of Shiloh
stewardship for both Pastor
Phillips and Mr.. William Con-
nors who helped rebuild the
Shiloh c, E. youth group. The
community certainly has bene-
fitted from their Christian SER
vice.
The Center Nursery School
will be. at least temporarily,
closed during December, accord
ing to announcement of Mr.. Leo
Barros, the president of the
sponsoring Parents Group which
will meet Dec. 13, next Thurs
day evening, to decide the issue.
The Nursery is not supported by
the Community Fund or Center,
but is an independently support
ed unit working to aid the Cen
ter youngsters. Many parents do
not realize that they must
support the Nursery School by
admission fees which they would
have to pay a baby sitter with
less benfits. The Center Nur-
Sery provides an adult trained
director and assistants who
teach youngsters as well as pro
vide games, rest periods and
recreation. In other cities and
towns the fee for such service
would be much higher than at
the Center Whether the local
Nursery continues or not is en-
tirely UP to the parents of the
youngsters who benefit the
most Which is more precious,
a small fee or a baby's welfare?
That is the issue, folks.
Thanks to forward looking
people of the community, the
Center Chair Fund committee
solicitors, Mr.. Al Hayes, Mr..
Dave Darden and Mr.. Precy
Evans, were able to collect suf-
ficient funds for new chairs.
The Center has weathered many
a rough storm with volunteers
always pitching in Going into
the New Year, many hope to
see the Center better situated
with more integration of both
the Board and working staff as
we will further outline next
week. The reason you did not
get your Guardian last week
was because it was held deliver
ed late in the mails. Remember
to shop and mail your cards and
parcels early. And don't forget
our sick friends and those now
confined Many of our service
men will spend Christmas over
seas. Navy Hospital mate, Cort-
land Dugger, will complete his
Naval reserve hitch this week.
He served in the last war Cap
tains Ted Thimpson and Russell
Stokes, now in Germany, expect
to be transferred to the States
in few months. They are also
vets of the last war, and have
completed about three years in
Germany to boot.
Last year this community lost
one of its most progressive citi-
zens, the late Sara v. Schenck.
And last week the community
suffered another great loss with
the passing of Miss Ethel Evans
fro none of Medford's pioneer
families. Few people knew and
loved the city and its people
more than Miss Evans who was
perhaps the first colored woman
civil service and State House
employee in Medford, and one
of the oldest in the state. Miss
Evans put in thirty two years
at the State House and before
that she was a Mayors secretary
to the colorful Medford Mayor
n1unity progress, but always in
Haines. Long active in COM
a quiet manner, Miss Evans was
intensely proud of her race and
its history and the achievement
of which she was so noble a
part. She workd hard, perhaps
too hard, and illness took her
away on Dec. 8, 1851, which was
her 63rd birthday and a day
which, she told friends in ad-
vance, that she would depart for
Better Planet. Services were
held at Peoples Baptist Church,
Rev Owens, Pastor, last We'd
nesday. Burial was at Oak