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The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1955-07-23
ALL SAINTS LUTHERAN CHURCH
NAACP news

The Boston branch of the
NAACP has been notified by
the New York office that the
latest move in Congress on
the Anti-Segregation amend
ment to school construction
bill is an effort by combina-
ton of Democrats and Repub-
leans to bring up a bill with
out amendments and have
only voice vote so no one will
know how members voted.
Colonel LAKELAND F. Hewitt
was asked to contact county
and state chairmen of both
parties explaining how strong
" colored citizens feel on thi;
matter.
Mr. LemueI Wells is Pub,
lie Relations representative
and has charge of radio pro-
gram over station WBMS Sat
urdys from 1915 PM. The
speaker Saturday, July Is, was
Miss Katherine N. Robinson
member of the faculty of Che
ney State Teachers College
and Vice Chairman of the Ed
ucation Committee of the Bos-
ton branch of the NAACP
She explained the when, why
and how this committee func-
tions and named some of the
persons who were given schol-
arships.
LISTEN IN NEXT WEEK
SATURDAY. Colonel Hewitt
wrote to station VEINS express
sing his personal appreciation
for the use of this station. If
you heard the program, why
not do your bit to keep the
NAACP on the air in Boston
let them know you like it.
Frank w. Norris, Jr., Chief
of Development of the State
Housing Board of the Com
monwealth of Massachusetts,,
will be the featured speaker
on the National Association
For The Advancement of Col
ored Peoples Radio Program,
Report To The Boston Com
munity," Saturday, July %,
12:45 Pm. on radio station
WBMS, 1890 on the dial. The
subject for the day is "Hous-
ing Problems in the Greater
Boston Area"
Lemuel M. Wells, program
producer, announced that Mrs.
Irene Mccoy Gaines of Chi
cago, president of the Nation
al Association of Colorede Wo-
mems Clubs, will be the fea-
turde speaker on the program,
July 30, 1855. Mrs. Melnea
CaSs, president of the Massa-
chuSetts State Union of Wo-
mems Clubs will serve as mod
ator.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1955-07-23
CORDIALLY INVITES ALL
ROXBURY CHURCHES AND
FRIENDS TO CELEBRATION
AND THANKSGIVING
SERVICES

IS West Newton Street
Rev. Vernon E. Carter, Pastor
This Sunday, July "a, 1855.
Services - IL AM Rev. Yer
non E. Carter, preaching, THE
Majestic Gift. 1890 PM Lun-
cheon. 3:45 PM Rev. Arne I'm
hjem, representative of the
United Lutheran Church of
America, preaching, 1.-The OPP
en- Door" and performing the
Rite of Confirmation on the
new congregation. Mr.. Marvin
Behren, recently studied in It.
ally will be guest soloist and
directing a special chorus. tbs
PM Rev. Nathanial Wright,
Rector of st. Cyprian EpiSco-
pal Church of RoXbury, prea-
ching and Miss Jewel Ander-
son, majoring in voice in Bos-
ton University, guest Soloist.
After the benediction, inform
al remarks will be made by
representatives of the Missouri
and Agustana Lutheran chur1
ches; also representatives of
the Southend Settlement Hou-
seS, Urban League and a state
ment from all Saints Lutheran
Church.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1955-07-23
CARD OF THANKS
ELIZA B. BRANKER

Funeral services for Mrs.
Eliza B. Branker were held
Wednesday. Interment was in
Mt. Hope Cemetery.
Mrs. Branker died Monday,
July 10 at the age of 81. She
was the mother of Mrs. Vera
Browne, Mrs. Anita o. Fer
relonge, Charles H. and Ju-
liam C. Branker.
Julian c. Branker and Fami-
ly wish to express their sim
cere thanks for the many ex-
preSSions of sympathy and
floral pieces from relatives and
friends during the passing of
his mother, Mrs. Eliza B.
Branker.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1955-07-23

TIME WAS when Colored bu-
SinesSmen could count on the
Continued on Page Four
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1955-07-23

Your grandfather may havt
been gread man but all the
same, you must stand On your
two feet"
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1955-07-23
Va. City BaTks At
DeSegFegaiiOn

ALEXANDRIA, va. - In a
strongly worded petition to
the Alexandria School Board
Colored Citizens here tried to
get the board to integrate the
school system in time for
next year. The board stated
that it was kindly received"
but thought that it would up
hold the policy as set by
Governor Stanley and the
State Board of Education
which points outthat "hasty
action would result in serious
damage to the public school
system"
Evening star., 1955-02-18
Weather Blocks Search
For Missing Airliner
BY the Assoeioted Press

RIETI, Italy, Feb. 18.-zero
visibility forced cancellation Of
plans for a sweeping airplane and
helicopter search of Central Italy
today'for Belgian airliner miss
ing since Sunday night.
Police land patrols continued
to cover miles of back country
and mountain roads, stopping at
one farmhouse after another to
question inhabitants for any clue
to the planes disappearance.
The airliner vanished Sunday
night with 20 persons aboard,
including four Americans. It was
last heard from only 16 minutes
before it was due to land at
Rome's Ciampino Airport.
Col. Emilio Radaelli, the officer
in charge of Italian police search
patrols, said last night the gov
ernment was investigating the
bare possibility" that the pilot
may have been forced to fly to
some Iron Curtain country.
"Such a possibility" Col. RAN
daelli added, "can be excluded
only after the plane or its wreck
age Is found"
Evening star., 1955-02-18
Rails Safety Record
Ties Second Best
By the Associo.ed Press

President William T. Farley
of the Association of American
Railroads reports the rail carriers
set a passenger safety mark in
1854 that equaled the second
best record in their history.
Mr.. Farley noted yesterday
that a preliminary summary Of
safety statistics compiled by the
Interstate Commerce Commits
sion showed a passenger-fatality
rate last year of OF per 100
million passenger-miles.
He said that Of the 81 fatalities
reported by the railroads in 1854.
only five actually involved pas
sengers in train accidents. The
others resulted from sub causes
as boarding and lighting or
jumping or falling from moving
trains.
The report said fatalities re-
sulting from both train and
train-service accidents last year
were less than half the number
reported in 1858.
Employe fatalities declined
about Is per cent under the
previous low established In 1858.
Evening star., 1955-02-18
DR.. Haynes Indicted
| With Three 0ihers;;
Mail Fraud Charged
REM Photo.
BY the Asseeiated Press

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. Feb.
18.-Indictments were handed
down here yesterday by a Fed
eral grand jury against an
Arlington psychiatrist, his wife
and two associates on charges of
using the mails and wires to OBJ
tain money by fraud.
Included in the indictments
were DR.. Harry James Haynes.
Mrs. Gladys Rolseth Haynes,
Mrs. Anne Newman Parham and
Francis H. Crawford, all resi-
dents of Washington.
The grand jury considered the
charges az days last week and
again yesterday morning be-
fore returning the indictments
against DR.. Haynes and his
associates.
Medical Treatment Involved.
The charge states that IN
August, 1858. DR.. Haynes made
an agreement with Mr.. and Mrs.
Sam Kitayewitz. then OF Los
Angeles, to provide medical
treatment and room and board
for their 26-year-old son, Marvin
Kitayewitz, in a Washington
home.
The Government charges that
between that time and January
of this year the man was not
given treatment by the doctor
nor was he provided adequate
room and board. During most
of this period DR.. Haynes adj
vised the Kitayewitzes by mail
and telegram of their sons con-
dition and his alleged medical
treatment, the charge said.
wouldn't Free Patient.
DR.. Haynes is accused of tax
ing elaborate precautions to pre-
vent the Kitayewitzes from
learning where their son was
being kept. About January 20,
when the Kitayewitzes attempted
to have Arlington police-armed
with a writ Of habeas corpus
get their son from DR.. Haynes.
the doctor refused to release the
man, the Government claims.
The indictments specify
number of letters were sent to
Mrs. Kitayewitz on the West
Coast by the doctor "for obtain
ing money or property from the
said Sam and Frances Kitaye-
witz," and also that the doctor
sent a telegram over interstate
wires in an attempt to defraud
his patients parents.
The case was presented to the
grand jury in Newport News be-
cause the jury is not in session
now in Alexandria. All Of those
indicted will be arraigned at 10
am. Monday in Alexandria Fed
eral Court, according to Marian
Freeman, assistant United States
attorney.
DR.. Haynes was indicted in Ar
lington County Monday on
charges of practicing medicine
in Virginia without a license and
secreting the Kitayewitz youth
from his parents.
Evening star., 1955-02-18
Soldier Tried 10 Bar
Marines Release by
Reds, Court Told
BY the Assoeio,ed Press

FORT BRAGG, N. c., Feb. 18.
More witnesses were called to-
day as the Army pressed its
case against M./Sergt. William
H. Olson, charged with col
laborating with the enemy while
a prisoner of war in Korea.
Sergt. Olson, 40. a veteran OF
20 years in the service. Is
charged with informing on four
Marine sergeants during cap
tivity in North Korea, delivering
speeeh derogatory to the
United States. writing q sur
render leaflet, writing pro-Com-
munist newspaper articles for
publication, making propaganda
recordings and informing on
fellow prisoners.
M./Sergt. Chester Mathis of
Santa Ana, Calf, said on the
witness stand yesterday. Il
despise him"
Tried to Bar Release.
Sergt. Mathis and Army Sergt.
1/c. Daniel Martinez of Fort
Benning, Ga, were the Army's
principal witnesses yesterday.
Sergt. Martinez testified that
Sergt. Olson told a Red Chinese
officer that another American
captive, identified as Marine
Sergt. Charles Dickerson, should
not be released. He testified
this occurred shortly before a
handful of Marine prisoners
were to be freed through United
Nations lines. Sergt. Martinez
said Sergt. Dickerson was re-
leased anyway.
However, Sergt. Martinez said
that Sergt. Olson turned very
reactionary" at one time. He
defined a "reactionary" as a
prisoner who would not co-op-
crate with the Chinese. He tes-
titled that at that time Sergt.
Olson refused to write an article
for the Reds. Sergt. Martinez
said that the other captives
would have nothing to do with
Sergt. Olson and then the Chi
nese, previously friendly to
Sergt. Olson, also, Stunned him.
Admits Writing Article.
Sergt. Mathis identified Sergt.
Olson as chairman of a prison.
ers' committee elected to draft a.
peace proposal when armistice
talks started. Sergt. Mathis, ad-
mitting he was a member Of the
committee, said nearly every
edition of the camp newspaper
carried an article by Sergt. Oh
son. Sergt. Mathis also admitted
writing an article for the paper.
Both witnesses identified an
article that appeared in one as
being from a speech by Sergt.
Olson. The article, which car
ried Sergt. Olson's by-line, said
that prisoners have the blood
of innocent people on their
hands and warmongers led them
blindly into a war that was none
of our business"
The Army has 80 witnesses it
expects to offer during the court
martial. Sergt. Olson. a native of
Youngsville, Pa. now lives near
Iamherton NJ g
Evening star., 1955-02-18
Convenient FREE
Parcel Piek.Up Service
rREET, BETHESDA

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ehoses to your cor. Just ieove them with
the ottendont at the ASP Free Poreel Pick
Up st entrance foeins the parking oreo. who
will give you receipt. Whenever you're
ready 10 leave. simply drive around to the
AGP Free Porce lek-Up Station accessible
from any port Of parking lott ond present
your receipt to the ottendont. who will stow
your packages in your cor. There's no ehorse
for this extra service ond no tipping
pIeose!
Evening star., 1955-02-18

is your guarantee that you, do not
nav any higher price on the par
ticular item of YOUR choice than
the advertised price.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-02-17

Rich GRATIS Harrod club. After
dropping their first five starts of the
campaign, Harrod has found itself in
the late season going and finished in
fourth place in the loop race and now
stands Clio on the season.
Coach A. q. Burcky, athletic
director at Blufton college, who will
again act as tournament manager
has announced that the gates for all
tournament games will be open al
6:3O-one hour prior to opening
games Of each session.
At the same time BWcky stated
that all tickets sold at the gate fol
the Class B county high
school or adult-Awill be 60c. Nc
student prices will be available ex.
cept at the participating high schools
Winner of the tournament along
with the runnerup will represent AL.
len County in the Glass B District
tourney at Celina March PIP.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-02-17
Beavers Host To COncOrdid
Of Fort Wayne Friday Mite

Bluffton colleges beavers continue
on their whirlwind Schedule which sees
them playing their sixth game in IA
days Friday night when they meet
Concordia college Of Ft. Wayne on
the Founders Hall court. They then
take to the road Saturday night for
Mid-Ohio gan1e, at Cedarvillc.
Last week The \Beayers dropped
their 11th and II th games of the
season bowling to Heidelberg Student
Princes 80-75 Wednesday night on the
local court as they lost the services
of four players via the foul route
and Saturday night travelled some 200
miles only to take a 106-90 defeat
at the hands of little Rio Grande -
minus the fabulous Bevo Francis.
While little is known of the
strength of the Concordia quintet,
the Hoosier team holds a victory over
Defiance college which only Monday
night of last week handed the Beav-
ers an 81-76 defeat. One thing is
certain, however, the visitors will play
the running brand of game which
is synonymous with Indiana basket
ball teams. And with the Beavers in
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-02-17

cerville engages the Harrod-Beaver
dam victor.
Lafayette! which held undisputed
possession OF first place in the league
race going fpto last weeks games,
met a stumbling block in the cellar
dwelling ElidaI Bulldogs and came
out on the short end of a 64-63 score
and had to settle for a tie for loop
laurels with the Conner club. The
Bobcats edged Beaverdam 84-79 TO
gain the share of the top spot. Five
men hit in the double figures for the
Cats who Joutscored the Beavers 26-
13 in the last quarter.
Beaverdam, one of the league fav-
orites when thg"season started on the
basis of five returning lettermen,
paced by the high scoring Walters
and Jim Paltej have not panned out
and the Beavers, while looking good
at times, have looked just the OPP
posite in theit other appearances.
A team which GOULD give the rival
coaches headaches is former Bluffton
high school and /Bluffton college star
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-02-17
Triplett Cagers
Still Unbeaten
In Lima League

Triplett's basketball team won their
| third consecutive second-round con-
test last Wednesday night in Lima
National League play with a $3.50
walloping of Weaver Machine. The
victory gave the Nocals record of
nine straight wins in league play this
season.
Paced by Morris Groman's 18 points
the Triplettmen jumped off to 34-10
halftime lead and were never threat
ened as they held the Lima team to
but 13 field goals during the contest
and gained their 28th win of the sea-
son. They have lost five.
In a practice game at Lima's Brad
field Center Monday night the Trip
lett team edged Milano Cafe of Lima
1854. Groman again paced the locals
scoring with 27 points.
The team enters the District AAU
tournament this week end at Lima.
They received a first-round bye and
will play the winner of the Eds Cigar
Store-Milano Cafe game Sunday aft
ernoon at 2. If they should get by
this contest they will play again at
8 p. m. Monday. The games are being
played at Bradfield Center Recreation
Tuesday of next week the team
plays a preliminary to the Bowling
Green State university Western Michi
gan college basketball game meeting
the BGSU frosh at. 6:15 p. m.
Their next league game will b.
against Columbus Groves Dillsave,
BARRIERS next Wednesday at p. m.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-02-17
Class A Schools
Draw Saturday At
The Walnut Grill
Cage Tournament Opens
Feb. 2S On BlufftOn College
Hardwood

Drawings for the Class A Sectional
basketball tou ornament to be held at
Bluffton college February 28 through
March 1, 2, A and 5 will be held Sat-
urday afternoon at the Walnut Grill
it has been announced by A. c..
Burcky, tournament manager.
Coaches and faculty representa-
tives of the nine participating area
Class A high schools will be on hand
for the pairings for the tournament
which will follow a 12:45 p. m. dinner
meeting. Also present will be B. w.
Cotterman, representing the state
board of the Ohio High School Ath-
letic Association.
Participating schools will be Lima
Central, Lima South, Lima Shawnee,
Delphos st. Johns, st. Marys, Wa
pakoneta, Celina, Kenton ana Find
lay.
st. Johns, which was relegated to
the ranks of the Class A teams this
season, will be the only newcomer to
the tournament which has been wor
by Lima Central the past two years.
Fans in the area can look TOWARD
seeing one of the best Glass A Sec
tional tournaments in Northwestern
Ohio when these nine teams take t,
the hardwood of the Founders Hall
Two of the field, Findlay and St
Marys, are both undefeated to dat,
and these two powerhouses alont
with Delphos ST. Johns and Contra
have been highly ranked in the stat,
since the first polls were taken
couple of months ago.
All tickets at the gate for the CIas.
A tournament will be 85c. This in
cludes both adult and high sohoo
ducats. Burcky has announced Uha
a limited advance sale of adult ticket.
will be held at the Rexall Drug Store
Each participating school has beer
allotted certain number of advanc,
tickets for the games and Burcky
pointed that no student prices will
prevail at the gate. All tickets there
will be 85c.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-02-17

~, "a, and 70. ~
And, while fans may see the last
Of the double elimination affairs in
this years Allen County tournament
as the Ohio High School Athletic As
sosation is considering steps which
would do away with the two-losses-
aAd-out Journeys in favor of single
elimination events, they should see
two of the best gaQes of the entire
tournament tonight.
BA the 1880 p. m. lid litter league
eo-titlists Lafayette and Conner bat
tie it out. In the nightcap the fast
improving Harrod team takes on the
Beaverdam Beavers who will be play
ing without the services of their ace
point maker, Dale Walters, who only
last week hit for sc points against
Conner, but since has reached his goth
birthday and can no longer compete
in scholastic competition.
The remaining two teams in the
league see their first action in the
t0xrnament Saturday night when the
Ida quintet plays the winner of the
Gomer-Lafayette contest and Spen-
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-02-17

the midst Of their hectic schedule
this may make the difference in the
contest. 1t will be the last home game
Of the season for the Beavers.
IN Cedaryille the Beavers meet a
team over which they hold one Of
their three wins for the season. Coach
Ken Mast's crew handed the down
stateI5 a 71-54 defeat,on the Bluffton
court January Is to vacate the MO
cellar and should rate the favorite
in the contest Saturday night.
Following the Cedarville contest the
Beavers have three games remaining
on their schedule. All of these will
be Mid-Ohio League games against
Defiance, Ohio Northern and Ashland.
In the loss to Heidelberg the ejec-
tion Of four players through fouls
hurt the Beavers chances consider
ably. The Student Princes hit for 90
Of Al charity tosses during the con-
tests while the Beavers connected on
20 Of ~ attempts.
Heidelberg, which defeated tn e
Beavers 1855 at that place in the
second game of the season, did not
look nearly so impressive in the win
last Wednesday. Behind 1890 at the
intermission, they had to rally to knot
the count at 52-52 in the third period
and, after Bill Groman hit for three
consecutive baskets, maintained near
ly five-point lead the remainder of
the game.
Bill Orn with 26 points led the
Beaver scoring and was high point
man for the evening, Groman had II
for the winners who had five men in
double figures. The Victory gave the
Student Princes a record of 6-13.
The box score:
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-02-17

Winner of the Sectional tourna-
ment will advance to the six-team
Toledo District tournament March
hip. The three winners of this meet
will join the Central district (Colum-
bus) champion to make up the four
team regional field at Toledo on
March 1919.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-02-17
BluftOn Is/BaSketbaIl Mecca Tonight;
Class B Tourney Opens In Founders Hall

Defending cbdpion Lafayette Corners Bobcats who finish
ed tie with the Wolves for the Allen County basketball league
title and Beaveram the teams watch Former Btonite
Reh GRATIS Harod club be rated da darkorse when
the Allen County Class tournament gets under tonight at
the BuOn college gymnasium Other tourney dates the 10
Evening star., 1955-01-12

ton and postal rate plan, as
well as the 5 per cent pay pro-
posal for classified employees. ap-
pears flair, reasonable and con-
structive." Other Democrats on
the committee. however, said
they favored larger pay boosts
and wanted to study the postal
rate plan q lot more before tax
ing any action.
The AFL National Federation
Of Post once Clerks lost no time
In issuing a statement criticiz-
ing the proposed reclassification
Other postal employe unions did
not comment Immediately on the
plan. However, the National
Association Of Postmasters in
dorsed the proposal.
The postal salary reclassifica-
ton plan represents a consider
able compromise on the part OF
the administration. It would
provide for Congress to set the
standards and salaries for key
postal jobs, with the Postmaster
General to have job classification
authority only on those jobs that
don't fall into any general cate
CORY.
s125 to $500 . Year.
Mr.. Eisenhower's pay plan for
classified employees would provide
boosts of $125 to $500 a year,
For postal workers it would apply
a S per cent raise to present pay,
plus a Redistribution Of salaries
that would average another 2
per cent, for an average total
postal pay increase Of about Z
per cent.
The President also proposed
o comprehensive training pro-
gram for Federal workers.
Meanwhile, Representa- q :
tive Rees, Republican, Of Kansas.
ranking minority member Of the
House Civil Service Committee,
wrote to the House Appropria-