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Evening star., 1953-08-02

gerated in his radio characterize
ton, his sense of values has never
been upset by great success. At a
fancy night club in New York, a
bill for $57 for a single round of
drinks sent him moaning into the
streets. His companion was even
more completely undone. What
are you kicking about?" demanded
Evening star., 1953-08-02
BENNY In BLOOM

Jack. Il paid the tab, didn't II"
Il know" agreed the companion
(who happened to be myself, but
/ reached for it."
One old crony who really stopped
Jack cold borrowed two dollars
from him at the stage door of the
Roxy, promising to return it
promptly. Six months later, Jack
received this note from him:
''I've really hit it rich, Jack.
Got me a great job and am en-
gagged to bankers daughter.
Happy days are here again.
Am enclosing one dollar. Will
send the other as soon as pos
sible."
THE LAST STRAW. Jack Benny
not only laughs at his confreres,
but cues them into repeating their
best stories. 1t was at his insistence
that Jesse Block, of the famous
team of Block and Sully, told US of
their appearance at the London
Palladium, where Miss Sully sud-
denly discovered that her necklace
was missing. Don't worry"
soothed Block. There are no gang
sters over here. All we have to do
is summon Scotland Yard"
In due course, exactly the kind
of character they were expecting
turned up from the Yard - COM
plete with walrus mustache, derby,
rolled umbrella and black note
book. They heard nothing from
him for "a hours. Then Block was
told he was calling. What did l
tell your" he exulted
When he returned to the
dressing room, Miss Sully de-
manded, HAS he found my
necklace?"
ION the contrary" answered
Block glumly. ''He's lost his
UMBRELLA BENNETT CERF
Evening star., 1953-08-02

~ slung over his
shoulder. "OhO," quipped
George Jessel, 81 see you've
got a date with Eisenhower"
Jack thought this was very
funny and laughed. That
established him Immediately as
practically unique. Very few i'm
portant comedians laugh at other
important comedians. Very few, in
fact, even bother to listen.
The two comics who break up
Benny by merely opening their
mouths are George Burns and
Danny Kaye. Rochester Stays him.
too. Like the day after the Walcott-
Marciano fiasco, on which Roches-
ter lost a bundle.
"DO you think WalcOtt will
ever fight again?" asked Benny.
''BOss," answered Rochester,
''he will if l rum into him.
JACK was still saving away on his
fiddle in the two-a-day when he
first met Mary Livingston toiling
in a Los Angeles department store.
For years, the details of their swift
romance have been built into a
running gag on their radio pro-
gram, with the name of the store
repeated over and over again.
This is the kind of publicity for
which most outfits would pay thou
sands. A rival emporium, in fact,
told them they could set their own
price for substituting its name for
the one where Mary actually had
worked. They refused, of course.
Mary's former boss, however, re-
mains blissfully unaware that he
hasn't exactly overwhelmed the
Bennys with appreciation.
He even complained to an
associate, ''Imagine that Jack
Benny not being able to give
. me tickets at the last minute
to his TV show after all the
times he's mentioned my name
on the air!'
BOTH MARY and Jack are balmy
over golf. They take lessons from
Ben Hogan at the new Tamarisk
Club in Palm Springs. hope
they'll do Mary more good than
the course in automobile driving
for which she and Barbara STAN
wyck once enrolled.
When the two girls felt they had
achieved a certain degree of pro-
ficiency, they arranged to drive
Evening star., 1953-08-02
TACK BENNY

% entered the
CHS broadcast
ing studio in
Hollywood re-
Gently with his
bag of golf clubs
, 1953-09-04

The SIS .ALCOA RANG
En- is scheduled to sail from
Baltimore September 21st,
New York September 18th, &
is due at Frederiksted October
3rd, via San Juan & st. Tho
mas, accepting freight for We
neuzela and Paramaribo.
co. Inc
, 1953-09-04
NOTICE

The attention of taxpayers
is hereby invited to the fact
that after the close Of August
81, 1858, interest at the rate Of
pa will be charged on all
arrears Of Real Property Tax
es and Nightsoil Removal Ser
vice Fees for the year 1852, IN
accordance with Section 81 of
the Ordinance of September 5,
1886, providing for the Assess
ment, Levy and Collection Of.
Taxes upon Real Property, &
Section 8 Of Ordinance Of
September 10, 1913, concern
ing fees for Nightsoil Removal
Service.
August II, 1858
b. c.
Administrator for st. Croix
, 1953-09-04
BY THE GovERNoR
Of the
VIRGIN ISLANDS or THE UNITED STATES
A PROCLAMATION
N OBSERVANCE OF LABOR DAY. SEPTEMBER :. 1883

- #M#&sN
ii theyear 1882 the celebration Of Labor Day in honor Of
the working class was initiated by an organization then n
existence III the United States Of Amerca known as the knights
~ labor. III 1887 the first law declaring Labor Day a legal
holiday was passed BY the State Of Colorado: and il 1894 the
Congress Of the United States declared Labor Day as q ma
Etional holiday.
Il Is fitting and proper for al democratic nation to set aside
one dav each wear to be observed in honor Of the working
men and women. Labor is an essential factor in the proper
development and expansion Of . community.
Here ii the Virgin Islands the people have always been
conscious Of the importance Of Labor and in the value Of
labor organizations. AT present there are lobar organizations
iii both municipalities which are actively engaged IN repres-
entfng the workers.
This year Labor Day will be celebrated as alegal holiday on
7h. We here in the Virgin Islands should join m
this day which has been set apart IN honor OF the
workers Of our community, and in rededicating ourselves 20
strive for their continued ~upliftment.
WHEREFORE, j, MORRIS +. DE CASTRO, Governor Of
the Virgin Islands, do hereby call upon the people Of the Viz
gin Islands to observe, September z, 1858, Labor Day, in a
manner fitting and proper, in honor Of the working men and
women who daily are making their contribution to the eco
|nomic development Of the Islands Of ST. Thomas, st. Croix
and ST. John;
AND ALSO CALL upon the workers Of the Virgin Is
lands to continue to strive through their laobr organizations
for better relationship and understanding with Management
for the mutual benefit Of all concerned.
IN WITNESS R i have hereunto Get nv hand
and caused the Seal of the Government Of the Virgin Islands
to be affixed a Charlotte Amale, st. Thomas. this 28th day
Of August, A. D, 1858.
NORRIS +. DE CASTRO
Governor
Attest:
Louis Shulterbrandt
... Acting Government Secretary
@A19LnMNl9 @&1AN1SEvekAs GaMna Mgt9 EsBsSoh2ErA-v aE
, 1953-09-04
Shipping News

The SIS e-THEMISTOCLES
is scheduled to sail from New
Orleans September 9th, Mo
bile September 18th, and is
due at Frederiksted Septem-
Der 22nd, via jamaica, Haiti,
La Romano dom. Rep.) & ST.
Thomas, accepting freight for
Dominica, Barbados, George
town and Paramaribo.
The guardian., 1953-04-11

Congress chartered the Red
Cross to serve the armed forces
and. their loved ones at home. To
continue its work, the 1858
Greater Boston must raise ST.
100000 this month. Give gener-
OusIy.
The guardian., 1953-04-11

EVERY DOLLAR you lay up
represents one days independ-
ence, one day of rest, and secur-
ity in the future" said Douglass,
'If the time shall ever come
when we shall possess in the
colored people of America, class
of men noted for enterprise, in
dustry, economy and success, we
shall no longer have any troubles
in the matter of civil and politi-
cal rights"
50 - -
"PUT US in Kansas or Africa
and until we learn to save more
than we spend, we are sure to
sink and perish" admonished
Douglass in this brilliant speech
of the middle 180O's which stands
just as true a century later. 1t
is obvious here to most readers
that Booker T. Washington took
some of his philosophy from Fred
Douglass but soft-pedalled equal
rights. Fred, as everyone knows,
never yielded one freedom. That
was the difference.
Na 80 -
THE FINANCIAL progress of
the coIOred American must not
be played down by the presence
of varied obstacles along the
course. Since the time of both
Douglass and Washington much
progress had been made. There
have been eminent cOlOred bank
ers like DR.. Spaulding, and there
were IA cOlOred banks in 1947
and 2O4 cOlOred insurance COM
panies in 1948, not to mention
other business enterprise and in
creased ownership of property.
progress has been made. There
aR s& So
EVEN so, the $50 million dol
lars (much of it wasted) on in
toxicants by colored citizens spent
last year, tops the total assets of
IA colored banks, and 81 building
and loan companies. There is no
question but that such wasteful
spending is bad for many reasons.
That $50 million dollars could
have been in u. S. Bonds; much
of it could have been put to busi-
ness enterprise and homes.
People could have been saved.
&c - ss
THE LARGEST single concen-
tration of bars East of the. Mis-
sissippi is found in the colored
community (South Side) in Chi
cago, reports Jet. There are
EIGHT TIMES more liquor stores
there than anywhere else in the
entire city. The Guardian has
noted a similar ''jamming of
LIQUOR stores" in most colored
communities, including Harlem
and the South End. BY seeking
profits some men are willing to
ruin a race. It is time the people
woke I'D.
The guardian., 1953-04-11
OHIO GETS
FEP BILL

COLUMBUS, o. - The Ohio
State Senate, which killed Fair
Employment Practice bill here
two years ago got a new one
this week which had a chance
for passage.
Called the Davis-Burton bill, it
differs a lot from four others in
the Legislature in that it does not
provide state Fair Employ
ment Practice Commission, but
instead provides a $4,000 a year
Director who would refer dis
elimination complaints TO the
local boards after discarding
"groundless" complaints. The
reasoning behind this, according
to Co-Sponsor Representative
Burton, is that of the thousand
complaints handled in other states
onlfi We have ever gone to court.
The Davis-Burton bill does con-
tain a provision for contempt of
court punishment in extreme
cases where local boards are un-
able to settle by Cancellation or
by public hearing. In speaking
before the Senate Commerce and
Labor Committee, Senator Harry
E. Davis, also a sponsor of the
bill, urged adoption of the Davis
Burton Bill 'to add a bit of AM
ericanism, a bit Of fair play to
Ohio industry"
The guardian., 1953-04-11

BARBADOS, B.WL-In short
while the st. Michael Vestry will
take steps to make an appeal
through Hon. v. C. Gale in the
daily newspaper and over Re-
diffusion to the public to con-
tribute to the fund for the Hilton
Green Home for Elderly Couples.
The Vestry decided this after
adopting a Report made by
Committee appointed to inter-
view Messrs. Haynes & Griffith
and their client Mr.. Green who
offered the Vestry $4,000 towards
the purchase of such a home.
Mr.. Green is a Barbadian who
has resided in U.S.A. for many
years and recently returned to
this island.
A committee has been appoint
ed to- arrange for the public
appeal. This committee is the
same as the committee which in
terviewed the donor and his
The guardian., 1953-04-11

Founder and Director of the
Academy of Musical Art, which
holds a Dedicational rogram for
the Academy, Sunday afternoon,
April u, at Ebenezer Baptist
Church, Rev. w. S. Ravenell.
Anna Bobitt- Gardner, a grad
uate and degree holder from the
New England Conservatory of
Music, has studied under some of
the foremost teachers of music
in the country. Besides her music,
she is a tourist director as well
as a producer and playwright.
She is the State Director of Race
History Week Celebrations and
has established at the Academy
the Bobitt Gardner Scholarship,
in memory of Mrs. Amy Cox
Bobitt and Malcolm Michael
Gardner, her late mother 'and
husband.
The ACADEMY OF MUSICAL
The guardian., 1953-04-11

sour Unfinished Task" will be
the subject of the address by DR..
Benjamin E. Mays at Community
Church of Boston at John Han
cock Hall Sunday, April Y at
1890 Am. DR.. Mays, President
of Morehouse College in Atlanta,
Georgia, and a prominent Baptist
clergyman, was delegate to the
First Assembly of the World
Council of Churches. One of the
outstanding leaders of the Afro
American people, he was given
the Degree of LIND. at Boston
University in 1850. He has con-
tributed to numerous journals
and is an author and has lectured
in over 100 colleges in the U. S.
The. service will be conducted by
the minister, Rev. Donald G.
The guardian., 1953-04-11

/ GUSTAVE M. SOLOMONS
OF 85 Imam ST., Cambridge
an electrical engineer with
the Bethlehem Steel Com
pany's Shipbuilding Division
in Quincy, who has been
named New England co-chair-
man for the United College
Fund, which will seek $4,000
to aid 81 leading Afro-Ameri-
can colleges and universities,
it was announced by Edward
A. Weeks. Jr., editor of the At
lantic Monthly, campaign
chairman.
Mr.. Solomons, assistant CO.
chairman in last years campaign,
is an electric engineering grad
uate of Mass. Institute of Tech
nology mem, Der of the Cambridge
Community Center Board of Di-
rectors, is also member Of Cam
bridge Boy Scout Council and
Community Relations Committee;
also he is a 32nd degree Mason,
member of Omega Psi Fraternity
and treasurer of the Longfellow
School Parent Teacher Associa-
ton.
The guardian., 1953-04-11
A. P. Randolph Here Sun. A pr. I9
Named Full Assistant
Attorney General

Attorney Keesler H. Montgom-
cry of Roxbury, who has been
serving as Legal Assistant, was
promoted last week to a full
Assistant Attorney Generalship
by Atty. Gen. George Fingold
of the Commonwealth of Massa-
chusetts.
Mr.. Montgomery has been
working in the Civil Division Of
the Attorney Generals Office with
Miss Dorice S. Grace, Esq, Of
Worcester, dealing with matters
of probate and the Department
of ublic Welfare. His promotion
and new assignment places him
in the State Housing Division
with Attorney Milton I. Abelson
of Brookline, which is located
at 80 fremont ST., Boston.
Mr.. Montgomery is an associate
of Attorney Benjamin T. Johnson
and Manuel v. McKenney with
offices at 18 fremont st.
The guardian., 1953-04-11
Grand Master
Grand MatrOn
HOnOred

NEWARK, N. J.-Hon. Charles
E. Hall, So, Grand Master Of
M. w. Oriental Grand Lodge
! A.F. & AM, snd Georgianna Rob
inson, Grand Matron of NV
4 Oriental Graf Ca ter, O.E.S,
were rendered a testimonial din
ner by Masons and Eastern Stars
in their respective jurisdictions
at the Terrace Ballroom, Newark,
N. J., on Friday evening, March
27
Numerous friends and well
wishers of the honorees were
present to demonstrate their high
regard for the outstanding lead
ers. A short musical program
preceded the dinner which was
followed by more entertainment
and interesting speeches.
Seated at the head table were
the following invited guests:
Newark Assemblyman Edward B.
Bowser, Jr.; Grand Master st.
Clair Kirton, of Hiram Grand
Lodge of Mass; Grand Master
Wycoff, 33', of Baltimore, Md;
Hon. Harrison jackson, noted
New York attorney, and asso-
ciate of Congressman Powell who,
in the absence of DR.. Powell de-
liyered the principal address on
Civil Rights; Ill. Arthur Townes, /
R.W. Grand Master of Oriental
Grand Lodge, and chairman of
(Continued on Page Folr)
The guardian., 1953-04-11

ART is a registered School for
Professional Training. 1t is stated
with teachers of both races. All
work is Systematically arranged
to meet the needs of the indi-
vidual student. There is estab-
lished at the Academy private
as well as community program,
prepared to serve best the needs
of the neighborhood and sur
rounding areas. The Academy
is a place where both youth and
adults find activities to meet
their personal needs. The dis
tinquished guest speaker will be
Rev. Noah w. Moore, Jr., OF
Philadelphia, who will fly here
for the program Immediately after
his morning service. DR.. Roland
Hayes, nationally known tenor, is
the honorary chairman and the
mistress of ceremonies will be
Mrs. Carrie Satterwhite.
The guardian., 1953-04-11
BOSTON
BAKED
BY MABE KoUNTZE

1T was in the church the
ideal of racial responsibility
found its most ardent champ
ions
= Banker, C. c. SPAULDING.
JET weekly magazine of March
), revealed a serious fact which
hits hard at every colored COM
munity. Jet magazine editors
claim a survey shows colored
Americans are spending an an
nual $50 million dollars year
on liquor, or more than Is per
cent of the entire American ex-
penditure on alcohol. IT is rem
iniscent of the "irewater" sales
which helped to thwart the ad-
vancement of the Indian natives.
It could hurt us.
- Ra
THE DRINKING of Is per cent
of the nations fre-water by one
race does not, of course, make us
the worst offender. 1t still could
be pointed out that the other 85
per cent of drinking is done by
those not colored. The danger is
that the IS per cent ratio among
20 per cent of the population
could even zoom higher. And
where some other groups can
afford to copy the paleface errors,
the colored race has neither the
time nor money to waste.
FRED DOUGLASS has gener-
ally been quoted on civil Hber-
ties. But among his speeches,
Douglass said this: "YOu can not
make an empty sack stand on
end. A race which can not save
its earnings, which spends all it
makes and goes in debt when it
gets sick, can never rise in the
scale of civilization, no matter
under what laws it may chance
to be-"
The guardian., 1953-04-11

National
Weekly
The guardian., 1953-04-11

A. Philip Randolph, prominent
labor leader, lecturer and au-
thor, International President of
the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car
Porters, which he organized in
August, 1925, comes April 10, to
Boston, Sunday as speaker at
the 18th anniversary Apprecia-
ton Day by the Resthaven Lea
que at Columbus Ave. A.ME.
Zion Church.
For thirteen years, until 1928,
he was publisher and editor of
the MESSENGER MAGAZINE, a
journal of race life stressing
economics as the basis for the
solution of the color problem in
America He is now editor of the
BLACK WORKER, official or
gan of the Brotherhood of
Sleeping Car Porters. He is CO.
author of Terms of Peace and
the Darker Races, The Truth
About Lynching'': is author OF
the World Crisis and the Col
ored People Today" and "The
Crisis of Colored Railroad Work
erS".
Mr.. Randolph received his
early education at Bethune-
Goodman Institute, Florida, and
later attended City College in
New York. He holds an honorary
degree. LID, from Howard Uni
versity; was awarded the Spin
garn Award for outstanding
achievement in 1941 At one
time, Mr.. Randolph was lecturer
on economics and history at the
Rand School of Social Science. /
He organized during the war
years, the March on Washing
ton movement which resulted in
President Roosevelt's establish
ment of the FEC.
The guardian., 1953-04-11
5000 DONATED TO
START HOME FOR
ELDERLY COUPLES

attorneys. The members are
Rev. C. V. E. Lakewood, Hon.
Mr.. Gale, Mr.. A. R. Toppin, Mr..
Continued on Page Four
The guardian., 1953-04-11
INFORMATION
WANTED

"Dorothea Clark, wife of Julian
r. Clarke, formerly of New York
City, contact Edward I. Koch, at
torney, '38 Park Row, New York
38, NY, Immediately"
The biggest mistake is the
fear that you will make one"
The guardian., 1953-04-11
President Mays Of Mrehouse
At Community Church Sunday

Lothrop. Henry Ellison will be
the guest soloist with James F.
Armstrong at the organ. The
Community Church is non-sec-
tartan and the public is invited
Evening star., 1953-06-25
Natures Children By yL'l'o" Co. A'Asy

ing November. The males are
not mature until they reach 212
pounds. The females average
31A pounds. She will deposit
from 10000 to $4,000 eggs.
Eggs are hunted by the mud
puppy, commonly known as
water-dog or lizard. Another
destroyer of whitef1sh eggs is
the perch.
Artificial propagation of white
fish is carried on with great
success and since practically all
of the eggs hatch. the number of
young fish liberated is vast.
The common whitefish may
weigh as much as 20 pounds,
though the average is 4. A large
part Of the catch reaches the
market in good condition. With
deep-freeze facilities, quicker
transportation, the outlook is
brighter.
Evening star., 1953-06-25
Whitefsh.

WhitefiSh have great value as
food and are worth millions of
dollars to the peoples Of several
communities.
The common whitefish is the
largest and best known of the
group. It is found from Labra-
dor through New Hampshire to
Western New York and in the
Great Lakes through Wisconsin
and Minnesota to Northern
British Columbia.
They rarely occur In large
numbers at depths greater than
100 feet. But in late spring and
early summer they concentrate
IN shallow water less than so
feet in depth. In July and Au-
gust the larger ones migrate
into deeper waters.
Generally whitefish spawn dur
Evening star., 1953-06-25
Take Nv Word for 1t

prising fact Of all, 1t Is Impossible
to use the title Mrs. in the plural.
For example, one may list two
or more unmarried women thus
The Misses Jones, Smith and
Brown. But one does not write
"The Mrs. Green, White and
Black" Even If such a form
were used, "the Mrs" and "the
Misses" could not be told apart
If read aloud, for the pronuncia-
tions are the same.
In order to denote two or more
married women. it is necessary
to resort to the awkward and
archaic title "Madams," or to
use the unfamiliar French form,
"Mesdames," which is not pro-
nounced "MEZZ-daims," but:
may-DAM. making it a word Of
meaningless sound to the aver
age American ear. Moreover.
when MeSdameS Is abbreviated.
Evening star., 1953-06-25

Columbus: We would like to
know why we say "missez" when
speaking of q married woman,
yet write it as MRS. "A. M.
A. The most incredible word
in the English language Is the
word Mrs"
To begin with, it has the gen.
eral meaning of wife Of" al
though literally 1t is the alb
breviation Of the word mis-
tress," a designation which i'm
plies no marital status, and is
simply the feminine form Of
mister" AS a matter Of fact,
until $50 years ago single and
married women alike were called
Mrs. The title Miss" was given
only to very young girls. And.
until the 18th century the alb
breviation in common use was
not Mrs." but 'Mris." or Mis-. /"
Also. and this Is the most sur
Evening star., 1953-06-25
A One-Minnte Test OF YOU
NetDS knowledge
NEWS QUIZ
BY Tom Henry

1. CARRIER-What Unit
ed States aircraft carrier set
a record when the 58.000th
landing was made on her
fight deck?
2, SLAS How much
does the United States Army
expect to save by shutting
down seven more OF its
training bases?
3, BABIES What State
had the lowest infant NOR
tality rate last year?
4, CHAMP Ben Hogan
won the National Open Golf
championship for the fourth
time. What was his score for
the u holes?
s. QUOTE-To whom did
President Eisenhower say:
Don't join the book burn
ers. Don't think you are 60
ing to conceal thoughts by
concealing the evidence that
they ever existed?"
Answers.
1. The U. S. S. Boxer now
in her fourth tour of Korean
duty. 2. An estimated $11.75
million the first year and
$30,0O0,0OO in the second
year. 3. Connecticut with
2O.8 deaths under one year
for each 1000 live births.
National average is 28.6.
4. 283-fi five strokes under
par for the course. 5. The
Dartmouth College gradual
ing class.
Tom Henry's "Quiz EN-"
appears every Sunday in
THIS WEEK Magazine with
The Star.
Evening star., 1953-06-25
By Fronk Colby

thus: Mines. it serves only to
make bad matters worse.
AS for the abbreviation Mr."
it. too, cannot be used as q
plural. for to add the pluraliz-
ing IS" would simply result in
Mrs" One might write "the
Misters Brown, Jones and
Smith," but one never does. In
stead we use the plural title
"Messrs." pronounced: NESS
erZ) which in reality is the abb
breviation for the French plural
MeSSieurs.
distributed by McNausht Syndicate, Ine)