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Evening star., 1953-06-21

gownitwasl It was very expensive
but il was a simply horrible crea-
ton Of black lace which hung
absolutely straight from neck to
calves. All the other girls wore
charming bouffant dresses that dis
played their figures and swirled 90
prettily when they danced. Mine
was too short. too drab and too old
for anyone under so. The evening
was q complete bust.
Il all hdded up 10 nm almost
complete lack Of normal fam-
lily and social life. Inever learned
to mix with kids my age. / was
awkward and shy. / felt bitter at
everything. Actually. / learned
later. / harbored q deep. seething
resentment against my parents.
particularly my mother.
Il was bound to explode - and
it did. There was a disgraceful
episode into which / was pulled
relentlessly against every shred of
decency / possessed.
After graduation, / was sent to
afne women's college in the east.
Nick came into the picture. Look
ing back at him now. ! see q grub
by, pudgy. ilI-mannered man Of
IS. with small eyes Get in a fiabby.
ford face. Isee a confirmed drunk,
q man who couldn't hold 4 job and
who took money from me.
At IS, / saw these things. too.
but they important. What
counted was that Nick was the
first man who showed tenderness
and affection toward me. My chief
emotional tension at 10 was a hum
ger for love that I never got in
childhood. | grasped at the closest
substitute.
WaHoo ygish 4 D1umlE
| Met Nick when he was q cOun-
terman at q drugstore near the
campus. We went ON dates. not to
dances. and football games as my
classmates did. but to dirty tay-
ems where Nick's friends hung
out. / met hard faced women who
mouthed profanities.
Once. when ! went to meet him.
one Of his friends greeted me with:
Your boy friends in there" |
went into a back room and Nick
was lying on the floor in q drunken
stupor in his own sickness. In a
movie. he became % drunkenly
obnoxious that the manager and
an usher put him out Of the
Evening star., 1953-06-21
81 TRIED SUICIDE"
Co',fi,snsd from preceding page

theater. / followed. In the lobby !
met three of my classmates and
their clean-cut young dates. They
stared at me. | lowered my head
and Nick. arguing boisterously.
put his arm around me and stag
gered into the street. / clirdled
inside with shame.
/ had been 50 starved for love
that /. finally descended to this.
Why did do it? Many forces
were at work. First. ! WAS by nature
a passionate young girl and this
passion had been repressed. This
man made love to me. ]. was re-
PEELED, yet attracted, too. These
things can happen. The first awak-
ened emotion in q girl can jumble
things out Of all perspective. What
win later come into focus as icathe-
some has a compelling excitement
at the moment.
a 1--WE Day AGAxxiaDe
THEN, / was starved for good
times. And finally, | was subcon-
y 4l.t + =
sciously trying to hurt my parents
as deeply as ! could. / knew deep
down that it was all horribly
wrong. but | couldn't help myself.
And then Il happened. In 4
crazy moment, l did what |
thought would shame my
mother 20 the depths Of her
soul. l married Nick.
After my last class one after
noon, ! took q bus to town. met
Nick and We went to . justice Of
the peace. Nick wore q splotched
gray suit. My wedding dress was
a sloppy Joe sweater and q pair Of
scuffed saddle shoes. / chose It
deliberately
The marriage lasted two days.
College authorities called my par
ents and put the police On my trail.
We were discovered at q small
hotel and / was dragged back home
BY my mother. She spoke to me
only once during the entire trip
back.
Il just hope you're not preg-
nant, " she said. No sympathy. no
kindness.
The marriage was speedily an
nulled. Enrolled at another school
IN my home city - where / could
live home and be watched the
impact set IN. There had been fail-
ure, Illustration and loneliness All
down the line. My feelings Of
CONtiNNsd on ssext page
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1953-12-11

appear as a regular, on a once-a-
month basis, on the Ed Sullivan
show. Sam is also a regular on the
CBS-TV program "This Is Show
Business" Sol Hurok, impress
ario of the current sensational
Sadler's Wells Ballet tour of the
U. S., says he intends to maintain
himself as a kingpin Of dance
attractions in America. He's sign
ed the Festival Ballet Of London
for a long tour next season, in
the troupe's. first U. S. visit. This
will be Hurok's big ballet project
for '54-'55, since Sadler's Wells
won't be back. It will vie with
another huge Hurok British i'm.
port, the Old Vic Co., with MORA
Cred Shoes') Shearer and Rob-
ert Helpmann, in Midsummer
Nights Dream"
- = =
Ava Gardner tells me she's
preparing a try at the popular
record market via MGM records.
She'll sing with the George Shear
ing Quintet. Ava previously was
heard in a singing role on wax in
MGM's soundtrack album release
of "Show Boat" +. The irrepres-
sible Groucho Marx when asked
if he would make any more pic
lures, replied: mo, l can't afford
to make pictures. The Federal
Government takes all the money.
I may even get married to beat
the tax rap" Gle wouldn't say to
whom) Spencer Tracy and
Katherine Hepburn are set to CO.
star on Broadway next spring in
a new play by Carson Born
Continued on Page 23)
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1953-12-11
Pensacola, Florida
OUR film FOLKS

Sd, large screen, extra-large
screen and patented lenses in its
future productions, according to
Adolph Zukor, Paramount'S board
chairman. Adds 80-year-old Zu-
kor: 'If the story does justice to
the medium, then the producer
can't go wrong. I have no pre-
JUDGE against Cinema Scope.
However, the situation at Doth
Fox, where all films are made in
this process now. reminds me Of
the old days when the boys were
busy buying up patents instead of
making films. Goth can't. follow
up ''The Robe" with a Robe"
after Robe" and Robe"
- 20
Comedian Sam Levenson has
negotiated deal whereby he'll
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1953-12-11
BY LEON GUTTERMAN
HOLLYWOOD
Copyright, 1858. Jewish Telegraphic
Agency, Inc.)


HOLLYWOOD
''The Robe" directed by Henry
Roster, has become the greatest
bOxoffice smash in the history of
the motion picture business .
Rather than concentrate on any
single Photographic success, Para
mount studio will utilize a num-
Der of systems, including I'D,
Evening star., 1953-10-18
Miss Anne FeneH
Enq0qed to Wed

Mrs. Mabel Cook Ferrell of La
Crosse, Va, announces the en-
gagement of her daughter, Miss
Anne Claire Ferrell, to Mr.. John
j. Bordelon. He is the son of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Bordelon of
Mansura, La.
Miss Ferrell attended Smith
deal Massey Business College.
The bridegroom-el -elect is grad
uate of Southwestern Institute
In Lafayette, La. He served two
years in the United States Navy.
The wedding will take place in
the fall.
Evening star., 1953-10-18
To Discuss Benefit

Plans for it's annual benefit
dinner will be discussed at a
meeting of the Women's, Colum-
bia Chapter of the Izaak Walton
League at 8:15 pm. Thursday in
the Women's City Club, 1888 I
street NV.
Mrs. Buelah La Scola is chair
man of the dinner, assisted by
Mrs. Carolyn Hinchman and Mrs.
Gertrude Vermuele.
Thursdays program will in
clude an illustrated talk on a
trip through the South by Mrs.
Wallace Brothers.
Evening star., 1953-10-18
Wearing Them
| Shorter?

Shorter lengths in dresses and
skirts will be evident this fall.
Ranges from IA to Is inches OF
the ground will be seen, accord
ing to many StylistS. However,
some stylists report that the
shorter hens will not catch on
until spring.
Evening star., 1953-10-18
Save Steps

Keep staple ingredients for
baking cake and cookies on one
shelf in q kitchen cabinet and
you'll save time and steps. Flour,
sugar. baking powder. baking
soda, cream of tartar, salt. corn
starch, fiavoring, molasses,
honey. corn syrup and ready
mixes can all go on this shelf.
Evening star., 1953-10-18
Miss Margaret E. Donaldson.

AR4AoS 4VASSA 8 "a NS A1s OVAAoANSOAAs
st. James Catholic Church m
Fails Church was the scene of
the wedding October II of Miss
Margaret Eleanor Donaldson
and TISergt. William C..
Bchrouder. Friar Kenneth Dough-
erty off1ciated at the ceremony,
following which a reception was
held at st. James School.
The bride is the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Donald
son of Falls Church and Idlewild,
Md. The bridegroom's parents
are Mr.. and Mrs. Henry j..
Schroeder of El Monte, Calf.
After a wedding trip the cou-
pie will live in Arlington.
Evening star., 1953-10-18
Fruqrunce in Home

Bring a touch Of the garden
into your home by spraying the
air of your living room with a
floral bouquet. It will give a
fragrant welcome to all who en-
ter-Subtle yet definite.
Evening star., 1953-10-18

BY CANDLELGET OkYAdnrng
do home of Mr. and Miller
Of this years Alexandra House ondne and Mrs. Of
the Secretary OF the Army with Mr. Ching Some The Goodoe
GOT Onoo will condeGeht
will be
Mason Hotel Of
Mrs Iro Devonod q
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1953-09-12

be secured at the associations
Washington headquarters, 1888
Ninth Street, N. W., Washington
/, d. c.
The association has just inaugu-
rated membership drive with six
steps for contributing to the work.
Local branch membership is $l.00.
A $500 membership entities the
donor to the, Negro History Bull
letin published nine (9) times a
year, each month during the school
year. A donation of $500 will
carry a subscription to the Jour
nal of Negro History, published
quarterly January, April, July and
October). A $500 contribution
carries subscription to the Bulle-
tin and the Journal.
There is also the $1,000 sustain
ing membership and a 100000 life
membership which can be financed
in four yearly installments.
In addition to the two publica-
tons there are numerous releases
covering the activities Of the as
ISOLATION and planned programs
for depicting Negro life and his
tory on every level of study.
The Journal, founded in 1916 nv
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1953-09-12

the late Carter G. Woodson, is now
edited by DR.. William M. Brewer
Of the Washington Public Schools.
DR.. Wesley announced that two
appointments had been made to in
fuse a new vision into the associa-
Eion. Albert N. d. Brooks, editor
Of the Bulletin, was named acting
.secretary-treasurer. He will con-
tinue work as director of the mag
.azine. Mr.. Brooks is principal
in the Washington, d. C. schools.
DR.. j. Rupert Picott, executive
secretary of the Virginia Teachers
Association, will serve as director
.of promotions. Both men will
serve on voluntary basis and
without pay, DR.. Wesley said.
DR.. II. Council Trenholm. Mont
gomery, Ala, is a vice president
Of the ASNLH and president of
lche Associated Publishers, a sub
"ldlary of the Negro History or
ganization.
In addition to DR.. Wesley, Mr..
Brooks, and DR.. Picott, members
Of the national executive council
include: DR.. Clarence A. Bacote,
Atlanta, Ga; Randall A. Carter,
Chicago, H.; Mrs. Vivian ]. Cook.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1953-09-12
Negro History
Group Announces
New Program

WASHINGTON, D. c. Negro
! history has a key role to play in
the expanding process Of integra-
ton in American life, 'the Associa-
ton for the Study of Negro Life
and History declared this week in
announcing new program. Fol
lowing a session of the executive
committee in Washington in Aug
ust, sweeping promotional plans
were stressed to bring new vigor
into the association.
A nationwide plea is made for
public approval OF a decision OF
| the executive committee that the
full meaning of Indignation has as
a foundation 'the real and accept
/ ed knowledge that the Negro has
much to contribute to American
1 life out Of his rich history as well
as his current aspirations.
This led to the theme for the
1854 Negro History Week: Negro
History-A Foundation for Inte-
grafton" Next year the week, an
annual affair in recognition of the
birth of the Great Emancipation,
Abraham Lincoln, and the Great
Freeman, Frederick Douglass, will
be observed Sunday thru Sunday,
February TIA.
A statement from the commit
tee, over which DR.. Charles Wes-
lley, president Of Central State
/ College, Wherefore, Ohio, presid-
ed, stressed this role of the asso-
cations work. "To perpetuate in
adults and to inculcate in youth
| the greatness of the race" the as
ISOLATION leaders declared, "is alb
solutely necessar.y in this surge
of our efforts directed toward in
| tegration. 1t is fair to say that
a race which is aware of its heri-
tage will, like Jews, Italians, or
Irish or other groups, find them
selves much more acceptable be-
cause of what they may bring to
! the Indignation process"
Schools, churches, and other in
situations with special interest in
Negro life and history are called
upon to use association materials
on Negro history which may now
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1953-09-12

! uate Charlotte S. Hutchinson has
that amount of money every
month; however, she does not have
to worry about what to do with it.
As disbursing officer for the
civilian payroll at the Naval Sup
ply Depot in San Diego, Calf, it
Is Ensign Hutchinson's job TO see
that the 1000 employees at some
20 naval installations in southern
California are paid for their SER
vices.
A team Of $50 persons in the
18th Naval Districts Fiscal De-
partment and Disbursing Division
actually makes up the payroll, but
the 24year-old officer must APP
prove and sign each check before
the money can be disbursed. And
should any loss or overpayment
occur, she is liable.
Approving $4,000 checks each
month is an eXacting task, but
signing each check as not as
strenuous as it might seem. A
mechanical check signer performs
this task at the rate of 400 checks
per minute.
A native of Chicago, Ensign
Hutchinson, like so many other
"Washingtonians," migrated to
the Nations Capital during the
early days Of World War II. Her
mother, Mrs. Bessie S. Lightheart
of 222S n. Street. northwest, ac-
cepted employment as a secre-
tary-stenographer at the Pentagon
and l3-year-old Charlotte enrolled
at Francis Junior High. In 1913,
she was graduated from Dunbar
High and in September Of that
year, she enrolled at Howard.
Following her graduation from
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Civil Liberties,
Continued from Page One)

CONTINUED from Page One)
latter organization suggested to
the Legion today that it learn
how to oppose illegal acts while
defending civil liberties and how to
oppose what man says while de-
Tending his constitutional rights to
say it."
The reply, by Patrick Murphy
Mahn, national executive director
OF the union, was made through its
affiliate in st. Louis, where the
Legion today ended its national
convention. 1t said last year the
Legion adopted a similar resolu-
ton that was ignored by the Fed
eral Government and suggested the
Legion find out ''the high regard in
which Government officials) hold
us, even when they and we disagree
on particular problem"
Mr.. Malin declared that the un
'oii 1857 SSoI aIlilouIlCcd IL WAS
completely open, as it always has
been, to any governmental investi-
CATION. He said that sit exists
simply and solely to defend the civil
liberties-free speech, fair trial and
equality before the law-of every
body
Calling on Legion leaders to dis
cuss their differences with Off
Gals of the union, Mr.. Malin said
that last year thirty-five of the
leading newspapers in all parts of
the country reaffirmed their conf
dence in the liberties group after
the Legion attack. Despite such
attacks, he said, the union has
grown in membership since a year
ago.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1953-09-12

Baltimore, Md; Wilhelmina NJ.
Crosson, Sedalia, N. c.; DR.. Merle
R. Eppse, Nashville, Tenn; DR..
Lorenzo J. Greene, Jefferson City,
Mo-; Harvey C. Jackson, Detroit,
Mich; DR.. r. O'Hara Lanier, Hous-
ton, Tex; Frederick ID. Moon, Ok
fahoma City, Okla; John w. Riley,
Tallahassee, Fla; William F. Sa-
voy, Columbus, Ohio; DR.. Arthur
M. Schlesinger, Cambridge, Mass;
Lucy H. Smith, Lexington, KY;
and Harcourt A. Tynes, White
Plains, n. Y.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1953-09-12

lndoctrination course for new Of
ficers. She then moved on to
Bayonne N. J. to study at the Naval
Supply Corps School. 1t was there
that she received the training fo.
her present position.
Ensign Hutchinson's tour of duty
ends next year and although she
boasts that the Navy is the best
thing that could happen to young
woman, she is not able to say
whether she'll serve another
''hitch."
At present, her husband. Pri
vate First Glass James A. Hutchin-
son, is with the Army in Japan:
however, he is scheduled for dis
charge in November. He has an
other semester's work to complete
at Howard before getting his de-
gree, Ensign Hutchinson saws.
"And after that, I'll take my or
ders from the PFC"
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1953-09-12

Howard in June, 1852, Ensi en-
Hutchinson was selected as one OF
the 24O women to receive COM
missions under the United States
Naval Reserve program for women
officers. Her first station was
Newport, r. |. where she took the
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1953-09-12
u. S. Commission
Continued from Page One)

CONTINUED from Page One)
was set for Tuesday.
Negroes have been admitted to
the graduate school at LSU under
court orders.
The student is being represented
by his father, A. P. Threaud, prom
inent local attorney.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1953-09-12
Howard Graduate
Charlotte Hutchinson
Is Millionaire For A
Day In New Naval Job
Wave Officer Is
Now Paymaster
At 18th Naval Dist.

WASHINGTON, D. Gid you
ever wonder what you'd do if you
had 81 million?
Well, Howard University grad
Evening star., 1953-04-01
Word Game
Find 81 or more words in
RETHRNEn

r E T u NE ID,
meaning, turned or bent back" "
Average is 33; time limit. 80
minutes.
Rules of the game. Words must be
OF four or more letters. 2. Words which
acquire four letters by the addition of
as" such as bats" cats" are not
used. 3. Only one form Of a word is
used. 4 Proper names are not used.
Answer to NOVITIATE.
native, nave, neat, note oaten, oven,
ovate. vain. vane. veto, vent, vein, vine,
vitiate, vote, invite, into. iota. taint
tent. tint, tine. titan. titan, tone, ante,
atone.
Evening star., 1953-04-01
Uncle RAYS Corner By ee"o" cottne.

There is an interesting theory
about the origin of the name
Hawaii" This theory says that
the name grew from "Jawaii," q
Polynesian name meaning Lit
tie Java"
The early natives of the Ha-
waiian Islands were full-blooded
PolyneSians. We have reason to
believe that their ancestors came
from India, also from Java and
other islands of the East Indies.
Hawaii may have seemed like a
small island of Java to the early
settlers.
The distance from Java to
Hawaii is more than 5000 miles.
It is believed that good-sized
outrigger boats, or canoes, were
employed by the people who mi
grated to Hawaii.
Wooden platforms may have
been fastened between the boats.
Such platforms could have been
used to transport pigs and
chickens from island to island.
Probably there were several
stopping places" between the
East Indies and Hawaii. Tahiti
seems to have been an important
midway island.
| The early history of Hawaii is
misty, but we have clear records
of the discovery by Capt. James
Cook. This famous British sea
captain reached the islands ITS
years ago.
At first the natives were
friendly to the white visitors.
Some of them went so far as
to suggest that Capt. Cook was
Lono. one Of their ancient gods.
Evening star., 1953-04-01
Take Ny Word for 1t

ally vivid imagination has at
tempted to connect April Fools
day with the mistake Noah made
in sending out the dove from the
Ark before the food waters had
abated. Another explanation
bases the custom Of April fool
ing ON the mock trial Of Christ,
when He was sent from Annas to
Caiaphas, from Caiaphas to Pi-
late.-from Plate to Herod and
from Herod back to Pilate-and
on the assumption that the Cru
ciflxion took place sometime
around April /.
The word joke comes from the
Latin jocus, game" from which
come the English words j0vial
and Jove. You viii remember
from y6ur mythology that Jove.
the chief divinity Of the an
cient Romans. found great pleas
ure IN playing practical jokes.
Evening star., 1953-04-01
April. Fool!

April rOO1!
The jokes on you If you think
I know the origin Of the express
sion. The custom Of celebrating
April Fool by playing pranks on
our unsuspecting neighbors is so
old that is seems impossible to
trace back to its beginning. It
is in some way a relic Of those
once universal festivities which
were held at the vernal equi-
nox. They began on March Is.
the old New Years Day. and
ended on April i.
In India q festival known as
the Hull Festival occurs on March
81. It has been the ancient Gus
tom to celebrate this occasion by
playing tricks on others.
Some one with an exception
Evening star., 1953-04-01
By Frank Colby

And why practical" 3okes1
you may ask. Well Of course.
In one sense Of the word there
Is nothing practical about them.
as they are frequently painful
(the hot-foot). But practical
here Is used In the meaning Of
put into practice" as opposed to
use Of words alone.
Would you think I was Joking
II I told you to go to q toyshop
to buy your jewels? Well. II we
accept the literal meaning Of the
word jewel, that Is where you
would find them. Jewel Is from
the old French juel. which in
turn was . corrupted spelling Of
the late Latin jocaliS, "pertain-
ing to play" from jocus. "a Jest:
o Joke" From this we know
that jewe1ry originally designated
trinkets, playthings. amusing
toys etc.
Dtstripute6by by Melgausht svndisats. 1AA)
Evening star., 1953-04-01

1A4 C0AAy VAACA0 VI AAA6S Al
Hawaii.
After a long visit Cook and his
men sailed away. That might
have marked q happy ending to
the adventure, but Cook returned
to repair q broken mast. A row.
boat was stolen by natives. and
in an effort to get it back some
of the soldiers fired their musketS
It seems that Cook had not given
orders for the shooting, but he
was slain during the fight which
followed.
Thus is came about that the
great Capt. Cook died soon after
making one of his important
discoveries. A monument later
was set up to mark the place
of his death, and to honor his
memory.
Facts about Mexico's people ana
their strange customs, also about
the ancient Aztecs, appear In the
leafiet called Mexico and the Mexi-
cans" n1tso,,. This ieafiet win be sent to you
stamped. seif-addressed envelope.
Send your letter to Uncle Ray in care
OF The Star.