The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1955-02-05
BLUE EAGLE NEWS
By BARBERsHoP CHORD

plified middle initial for flu
ture tonsorial releases of his
empoium. We hope readers
viii share with Owner Jack
son in the significant abbre-
Waited alteration to make oul
publication one of the leading
news sheets of nationwide un-
Outstanding.
Former Governor of this
Commonwealth and Mayor OF
Boston, Hon. James M. Curley
graciously honored our execu-
tive editor, Maude Trotter
Steward by a visit to her bed
side at Boston City Hospital
This unprecedented incident
will be tabulated as a courte-
GUS historical gesture without
/ political fanfare. A citywide
handshake should be given
this great man for his noble
effort of friendlineSs.
The old Bay State Cut-Rate
drug mart across fremont
Boulevard from our emporium
has reopened under new man.
agement The racial complex
ownership has been obliterat-
ed. bill" Browns spirit ling
ers a glowing memory of many
years as business neighbor
-. Noel" Jackson, I. Hamil-
ton Perkins, "Shag" Taylor
and Ernest Louis carry on
their respective medical pre-
scription and sundries cent
ers as old time drug store
mementoes
Bob" Russell is again pour
ing out happy" fluid spirits
on fremont Boulevard at
Johnny" Wilson's tap-room.
He is awaiting the call of
Red SOx" Tom Yawkey to be-
come pioneer Tan Base
Ball Scout" in the Red Sox
organization. This .Fenway
Park outfit will be a second
division contender for the
next decade according to
your coIumnists' prediction,
unless an about face is per-
feeted to hire colOred efficient
r" t"'~nt on its farms
and regular Boston team.
iUCe FED" Williams has
been the Red Sox dawring
card for many years. Accord
ing to last report "Ted' has
dumped his base ball tradi-
tiOns and will never again
wear a uniform. A combina-
ton of Tan players can take
his place, We hope Yawkey,
CrOnin and Higgins, who bare
the present Red SOx burden,
will take due notice and act
accordingly to give base ball
fans of Boston the break il
deserves. The American League
representative in Boston win
never attain another perma-
nant height unless unrec0n
structed picayune racial or
gained baseball snobbishness
is tabOOed. These are harsh
"brick-bats for the Yawkey-
ties to null over and dodge
Northern Democrats in their
eagnerness to promote ma
jority rule in Congress give
Solid South Democrats the
green light to impede and OBJ
struct government programs.
One case Of vital Importance
is the failure of the US. SEN
ate to confirm Mr.. Harlan
Associate Justice of the US.
Supreme Court. A full stated
court is necessary to imple-
nlent a decision Of recent
leading case the desegregatiOn
of public schools in the Solid
South and Border States of
the nation. Agenda of the US.
Supreme Court is at a stand
still because the Senate Judi
ciary Committee has not in
dicated whether or not Presi-
dent EisenhOwer's nomination
of MIR. Harlan will be APPROX
ed. The above should be term
ed unmitigated obstruction en-
dangering public welfare
without provocation. The Sol
i'd South Political dissidents of
Congress can doff their hats
in shame to leaders of Soviet
Russia and Red China as CO.
conspiratOrs, whose seIfishness
should be condemned with ma
tionwide contempt. To daily
any longer with this momen-
tous question will widen the
gap of inhumane relations
whereby school children of all
races in the Solid South will
be innocent pawns of Jim
Grow traditions"
Former court offices of the
House Of Representatives of
the Massachusetts, General
Court, Clarence R. Van Allen.
suffered compound leg frac-
ture early this week. A hit
and-run taxi caused this old
time barber to be hospitalized
at Boston City Hospital until
the knocking birds" of spring
begin to sing" "Van'sp luck
changed since his DAYS on
the battlefield in WV. I when
! he didn't recaiva . enroA.i.