The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1955-07-23
BLUE EAGLE NEWS

son and our readers the los
OF our first draft Of thi
weeks copy.
The weather cannot b
blamed, because the Oppressive
heat had subsidized. Vacation
for BE artists are being ar
ranged by owner Jackson.
| Elder Smith of chair No.
informs his friends that hi.
better half is convalescing a
home. She was discharged
from tn hospital last week
Maestro Davis keeps his ear,
glued to WHDH following tht
Red 5ox' AL surge. He also
I keeps tab on Sepia ball play
ers in both major leagues. He
can also answer important
questions on their respective
records.
Mack RoSSer, brother OF Dr..
J.T. Rosser and formerly a res
ident OF Phoenix, Ariz., died
last Wednesday in a rest
home, 70 Worcester st. Fu-
neral arrangements will be
announced later. His remains
are now at the Modern Funer-
al Home, 81 Dartmouth st.
Madam Jackson of chair No.
8 keeps abreast of all racial
news in tn tan magazines and
newspapers. She is also an
avid reader of love tales of all
the publications in the handy
book series.
This is done when her ton
serial duties are at stand
still Below is a news flash
from Washington, an after
math Of the Powell Amend
ment being sidetracked in the
us. House of Representatives
We hope our readers will
peruse this important news
and accept it for what 1t is
worth. Tempers are begin
ming to flare in Congress over
segregation issues, which may
defer adjournment until Sep
,ember.
Fists flew in a name-call-
ing session of the House Ed
ucation COMMITTEES at which
members defeated, 17-1O,
move to deny Federal school
'unds to states an local dis
riots practicing racial segre
cation.
Members said tempers al
'eady made edgy by the Sc
wrangie exploded in
llstlcutfs between Represen-
5atiye Powell, OF New York
city, and Representative Bail
ey, Dem, OF West Virginia.
According to accounts OF the
closed-door session, corrobo-
rated by several committee
sources, Bailey charged Powell
with seeking to destroy FEEDER
al school aid legislation by in
sisting on an anCi-Segregation
amenoment.
In the ensuing exchange,
the lie was passed and Bail
y leaped up ana swung on
Powell.
Informants said that Bailey
landed one or more blows on
Powell before other committee
members separated them.
Account by committee wit
neSses said chairs were over
turned and Powell was par
TALLY knocked oc balance be-
fore Representative Kelley.
Dem, of Pennsylvania, and
Representative Perkins, Dem,
OF Kentucky, seized Bailey.
and Chairman Barden, Dem,
OF North Carolina, and Repre-
sentative Landrum, Dem, of
Georgia, got to Powell.
Barden gaveled the session
to eventual order with admon-
ltion to members to keep their
passions" in check.
Bailey said he denied the
incident.
1T never happened" he told
newsmen.
PoWell's comment was:
Olive Bailey and 1 smoke
cigars together and we are old
friends. We always will be.
After the uproar, the com
mittee defeated the anti-se-
gregation amendment.
The vote cleared the way TO,
final committee approval, pos
sibly tomorrow, Of a bill call.
ing for a four-year $l,6OO,OOO,
600 Federal state program Of
school construction.
Nine Democrats and eight
Republicans teamed up to vote
against the snti-segregation
amendment authored by Pow.
| ell.
The amendment was Offered
by Representative Wainwright
Rep, of New York, and we,
ocked by three other COP
members and six Democrats.