The guardian., 1953-09-26
west MEDFORD

led by Mrs. Madeline Hazel,
working hard. The familiar
names among those nominated
last week include Mayor John
c. Carr, Fred McDermott, Ann
Roberts, Jack irwin, Jim Norton,
Helen Vita, and Pat Skerry.
They received big margins here.
A recheck Of our college stud
ents: Gene Lambert, James Nc
Donald, and Wally Kountze at
Boston University; Charles
Booker at Northeastern; Roland
Clark at Tufts Dental; Janice
Roberts at ST Elizabeth, and
lone Dugger, U. Chicago. Let's
hear from any student not list
ed. Although he started late,
Charles Booker, now a junior,
is to be commended Medford's
first colored Fireman, Shiloh'S
youngest deacon, and World
War II vet, Booker has shown
quiet determination that
should inspire the younger stud
ents. Last year, although we'll
past his brilliant peak as an
athlete, Booker played defense
on the Northeastern Varsity
hockey team. He could have
been one of Northeastern
greatest football player. Roland
Clark, a Navy vet, put two years
of pre- dental at Northeastern
before entering Tufts this year.
His dad was a top dentist. Form
, er 272nd Artillery Sgt. Kenney
Grant has now been officially
announced as one of IA Civil
Service certified candidates for
the Medford Polic,. If appoint
ed it will give It's city two color
ed policemen as compared to
three colored Firemen More
vets should get on both lists.
And Police Patrolman and Mrs.
Bill Smith are proud parents of
a new baby daughter, Marilyn
Ann. Bill is Medford's first and
only local policeman at this time.
And Captain Russell Stokes, Mi
litary instructor at Wilberforce
has married his Florida sweet
heart. The school commander
was Best Man. Another MHS
grad making good is commander
Hamilton Kelley, now a Major in
Germany. Kelley served as a
Captain in italy during the last
war. And if the Red Sox have
signed a colored player, a Med
fordite got the first scoop. What
say, Bill?
The w. Medford Community
Center begins its fall program
with a newly appointed Boys
Worker, Jerry Gale, assisting
Keith RaWlins, director. The
Center staff is contemplating
many programs, including the
renewal of the Center Nursery
The regular Adult Center Game
Mites will also resume.
The Medford Primary vote
last week had 80 candidates for
City Council and % candidates
for School Committee. But
among the 81 candidates none
were colored. There was, as
usual, local participation, and
the MeSdameS Portia Bosf1eld
and Vivien Fisher again served
efficiently at the Precint One
official Ballot boxes. But where
were the local candidates? In
response to a question whether
we have qualified candidates"
this column will list a few local
people who could have been put
up as candidates last week, or
in recent elections of the past.
Let the reader judge whether
they are qualified even more
than some of the 81 who we're
on last weeks ballot. For exam
pie, among local School Com
mittee candidates why has no
one sponsored Mrs. Mittie Phil
Lips, the officially honored pat
World War II who had five sons
in the service, all educated in
triotic Medford War Mother of
Medford schools and a woman
from one of Medford's oldest
families who knows the city
end its problems and has been
in particular, along with the
late Mrs. Puryear, well acquaint-
ed with the city's leading politi.
clans. An active civic worker,
clubwoman, wonderful person.
ality, engaging speaker, and an
ambassador of inter-racial good
will who should have long held
office. And for city council, Mrs.
Madeline Dugger Garnett, 1852
Mass. Mother of the Year, form
er U. S. Army Hostess, Sargent
(BU) and Portia Law graduate,
a worker for U. S. Veteran bene-
fits, member Medford Red Cross
volunteers, member of Shiloh,
Center, NAACp, AKA, and mo-
ther of six children all MHS and
college graduates, and, like Mrs.
Phillips : Medfordite who knows
City Hall and the city problems.
Here were two women who
should have been on Medford
ballots. We have no one to
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