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CLERK. part time. for cigar counter
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CLERK accounts receiyable). white
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with room for advancement: s.
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The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1956-12-01

Ella Fitzgerald proving in
Las Vegas New Frontier that
she can command in a large
room as much as in the in
innate jazz spots she's been
frequently. 1t should improve
her earnings for some time to
come.
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Pythiians
JubiIant
By l. N. BECKETT

At the regular monthly
meeting of the Knights and
Calanthas held Sun, Nov.
18th at Calanthe Home, $50
Columbus Ave-, Boston and
presided over by DR.. w. o.
Taylor, Grand Chancellor K.
of p, a letter was read from
Supreme Chancellor Sir RIA.
Hester, of Dallas, Texas, Civ
ing the highlightS of the
Grand Chancellors and Grand
Worthy Councillors Council
which was held in Hot
Springs, Ark, Oct. 1920, 1855.
They gathered in their BIZ
ennial session held in each
off year between the meet
ings of the Supreme Lodge
under direction Of Supreme
Chancellor RIA. Hester and
Vice Chancellor A.G. CASTOR,
Birmingham, Ala. during
which they held workshops
looking forward the perfec-
ton Of membership cam
paigns, the coordination of
local lodges and courts with
Grand lodges and the devel-
opment Of juvenile work.
The report from the Sup
rene Chancellor and DR..
George D. Flemings, Bath
House Commission director,
showed that the total cost to
date for the work and fur
nishings was $139,512. The
Grand Chancellor thanked
both the men and women for
their voluntary contributions
which tofal'ed more than
S4U,UUU during Gne past year.
The members present were so
elated they paid an additional
$4,000 (three thousand dol
larS) while in Hot Springs.
The Grand Worthy Coun-
cellors promised in addition
to monies already pledged to-
ward the remodeling to raise
sufficient monies to employ
an artist to paint murals on
lobby and hall walls as an
aid to greater Identification.
The banquet, attended by
Mayor Floyd Housley of Hot
Springs and one hundred
Grand Chancellors, Grand
Continued On Page Four
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X. p. Host AT
Joyous Fete

Three prizes were given aw-
ay by the Ways and Means
Committee of Puritan Lodge,
KIP. at a party, Nov. 26, in
Masonic Temple, 1895 fremont
st.
First prize, ticket 1851, was
won by Arthur Simmons, 5
Rutland st; second prize, tic
ket 1548, by James Rome, ACT
Mass ave: third prize, ticket
1881 by L. T. Leveni of Dor
chester.
First prize: set of six De-
Luxe knives and magnetic hol-
der; second: ten pounds sug-
ar; third, set of six water
glasses.
An enjoyable repast of
frankforts and coffee was
served free TO guests. The sum
of fifty dollars was netted at
the evening frolic. which also
included games of whist.
A.GR.. Mitchell was chair
mani w. III. Thomaston, treas
urer, James ellis, secretary.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1956-12-01

Mcpherson comes to BG.s on
from New Orleans, where he
served as Executive of the New
Orleans Urban League fJt
eight years. He has been ac-
tive as a civic leader in sew
eral other communities in
Guiding Phoenix, Arizona
where he directed the Urban
Leagues branch; Omaha, Neb-
raska, and Colorado Springs
Colorado. During World Wal
II, he served In several spe.
cialized capacities as a mem
Der of the Armed Forces fol
four years.
While in New Orleans, he
was member of the Board of
Directors of the Louisiana
Conference o. Social Welfare.
the Mayors Citizens A ivisory
Committee on Stun Prevention
and Housing Improvement, the
Health and Welfare Planning
Committee of New Orleans
Council of Social Agencies, and
the Juvenile Affairs Commit
tee. He is Honorary Past
Grand Senior Warden, Prince
Hall Masonic Grand Lodge of
Louisiana.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1956-12-01
Montgomery Citizens
Vote to End Bus Boycott

MONTGOMERY, Ala. The
Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.,
following a vote of Montgom.
cry citizens, announced last
week that the. 11-month-cld
historic boycott of the Mont
gomesy Bus Company had
ended. The citizens number
ing 5000 met at two Baptist
churches to resolve their de-
diSion which was influenced
by the latest US. Supreme
Court mandate banning segre-
cation on buses. However. I'M
til the lower Alabama court
and bus company officially no.
titled by the Supreme Court
as to the effective date on
its decision, the Montgomery
colored citizens will continue
to walk and share rides.
The official Court order is
not expected to arrive here
from three days to a month
Should the latter happen, the
boycott which started De-. 5
1855, will be a year aid.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1956-12-01
To Sponsor 38th
Animal Poster
Public Contest

Mr.. Albert 4. Pollard, Dir
ector of Education of the Am
erican Humane Education So
ciety, AFFILIATED with the Mas
sachusetts S.P.C.A., yesterday
announced the 38th annual
Animal Poster Contest. The
contest, which is open to pu-
pills in all public and private
schools from the fourth grade
through high school, will close
March 1, 1857.
Prizes will consist Of at
tractive silver and bronze pins
as well as subscriptions to Our
Dumb Animals, the Society s
monthly magazine, for Hon.
orable Mentions. These prizes
will be awarded to three pu-
pills in each class Of every
school, providing the. posters
submitted meet the standards
for the respective grades. All
entries will be judged for
their artistic portrayal Of a
pertinent humane slogan. II
think teachers will agree"
stated MIR. Pollard, "that an
imal posters are an especially
effective medium for arous-
ing a feeling of understand
ing and kindness toward our
animal friends, both pets and
creatures of the wild"
Teachers desiring further
information regarding the
Contest may obtain an az
ractive leaflet, containing
rules and suggested topics, by
writins to the American Edu-
cation Society, 1870 Longwood
Avenue, Boston, MaSsachu-
sets.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1956-12-01
BOSTON
BAKED
BY MABE KOUNTzE

1856 OLYMPIC GAMES staged
last week in Melbourne, Aus
tralia, featured a contingent
of twenty nine Tan YankS
Including nine colored Wo-
mem all selected representa-
tiVeS of the United States
Government. These Tan Yanks
competed against the best
athletes of Britain, Russia,
Japan, Australia, and other
nations of the world. If only
three Tan YankS won medals
that would be an anticipated
one-tenth. But they won even
more.
AUSTRALIA, ace highjumper
and Olympic runner up,
Claude Porter, extended a sin
cere and warm congratlation
to victor, Charlie Dumas, last
week. Dumas was Uncle Sans
first gold medal winner. Be-
fore the Games were over,
Australians were congratulate
ing the superb performance of
several Colored Americans.
There was a new respect and
kindling of equality which
some elder "Aussies" may have
recalled during the. visit of the
renown Peter jackson.
PERER JACKSON, once called
the uncrowned champion of
the world, did succeed in win
ming the heavyweight champ
ionShip of Australia On Sept.
25th, 1885, with a kayo over
AusSie champ, Tommy Leeds,
in the 30th round, the contest
being fought at Sidney. Peter
Jackson fought all over the
world and became the pride
of Australia. He is buried just
outside Brisbane. They gave
him a monument. It says
This was a man."
@IE PEOPLE of Australia
have, therefore, had mixed en-
otions toward Colored. The
original settlers, like the Euro
pean South Africans, tried to
Continued On Page Four
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South Continues BaIkv
Despite Supreme Court
Anti Bias Decisions

WASHINGTON = Virginia is
going to have a lively fight
for the governorship as Attor-
ney General ] Lindsey Almond
Jr. and State Senator Garland
Gray battle it out for the
states highest office. Both
will use the race issue, for
both will be stating which one
has done the most to preserve
segregation in Va. Almond,
who has the head start in the
race, has used his office to
fight school indignation at ev-
cry turn, Spearheading all the
states defensive tactics. Gray
who has fewer cohorts. has
headed the Gray Commission
which has written the policy
of the State Legislature to
circumVent school integration.
Although the Supreme Court
has declared bus segregation
illegal, the boycotters are du-
biouS as to how and when the
decisions will be put into eff
feet.
DR.. Martin Luther King, pre-
sident of the Montgomery
(Ala) Improvement Association
who Spearheaded the Montgo-
merry bus boycott, says, THE
leaders of the Montgomery
Movement hope to raise en-
ough funds to liquidate present
financial obligations and meet
the many financial response
bilitieS which lie ahead. We
will need funds to give assist
ance to those individuals who
sacrificed themselves in order
to aid the movement. Many
of them are marked men" who
will not be able to get work
for some time. Ninety minis
tiers and leaders of the pro-
test movement still have cases
pending in court and are sub.
iect to be tried any day on {
charge Of conspiracy agains
the city Transportation lines
The presidents case must stu
be appealed TO tsle lIigI1es
court In order to clear hi,
name of false conspiracy
charges. There is also thC
need for funds so that tht
MIA can continue to operate
in the interest OF colored
after the protest Is ended
since NAACP operation ha,
been legally curtailed in Ala
bama."
Outstanding personalities
have been invited to an "In.
stitute on Non-Violance anc
Social Change, which will be
held in Montgomery during
the week of Dec. 8, the first
anniversary the Improvement
Association.
Some of the participants or
the weeks program will be
Miss Lillian e. Smith, noted
Georgia author; DR.. jill Jack
son, president of the National
Baptist Convention; Carl T
Rowan, internationally known
newsman and author; the Rev
Glenn Smiley, field secretary
of the Fellowship of Reconcil-
i; ton, New York City; the
Rev. T. J. Johnson, leader OF
Baton Rouge bus boycott; the
Rev C. X. Steele, leader OF
the Tallahassee bus boycott;
Miss Mamie Burroughs; thl
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.Shag Taylor
Testimonial

Preparations go steadily
ahead for the Hon. SiIas F.
"Shag" Taylor testimonial din
ner to be held December %
at the Sheraton Plaza Hotel.
A souvenir of the dinner will
be a program booklet. All who
wish space in the booklet are
notified by the public relations
committee, Miss Imogene
Rountree, CO chairman. go
Humboldt ave, that the dead
line for space in the souvenir
program book for the DR.. Silas
"Shag" Taylor is December 5.
Further information may be
obtained by writing Co-Chair-
Continued On Page Four
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1956-12-01

THE BEST read of all period
icaIs is your local newspaper.
For best results use local adj
vertisements constantly. They
pay dividends.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1956-12-01

During Of his missions this year. Vice President
Richard M Nixon visited among the Jealous reedomovn Wet
IN saigon He was there to witness the distribution surplus
toods farm equipment housing possible b the
sistance Of the US government and welfare agencies
One Of the largest voluntary aid programs conducted among the
hundreds OF thousands Of free Wenamese who fed
mTnm in North vensm is that Of Catholic Relief
Catholic Welfare Conference These people struggling
help themselves look forward the clothing shoes blankets
by Americans to the annual Bishops Thanksgiving Cloth
during the next few weeks ~
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1956-12-01

Rev. Homer A. Jack, pastor Of
the Unitarian Church, Evans
ton, III.
The Rev. Ralph D. Aberna-
thy, MIA Vice-president. stat
ed:
This is not to be construed
as a victory celebration; rath-
er it will be week in which
we will seek to rededicate the
community and the nation to
the principle of non-violence
in the struggle for freedom
and justice"
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1956-12-01
Tan Yank Olympic
Help Forge U.s.. Victory

MELBOURNE, The United
States forged to the 1855 Oh
ympic lead over Russia here
last week as colored athletes
contributed to the victory voI-
umn for Uncle Sam. Gold
medals were awarded first
place winners; silver medals
for second, and bronze medals
for third.
Charles Dumas of Los An
geles with a leap of 6 feet
II IA inches, was the first
American to cop a gold med
al here last week.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1956-12-01
New Urban
League Director

j. Westbrook Mcpherson will
assume duties as the new TX
ecutive Director of the Urban
League of Greater Boston on
December 1, it was announced
by DR.. Ferdinand L, Rouss1 'e
President of the Board of IL
rectors.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1956-12-01

Emanuel Goldberg of Newton
above, has been appointed to
the Massachusetts Commission
Against Discrimination by
Governor Herter. He will COM
plete the 80 months remaining
of the term of George w
eastman of Wellesley who
resigned from the mead 20
fill a vacancy on the bench
of the Boston Juvenile Court.
Mr.. Goldberg served on the
staff of Governor Herter for
the past four years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-07

dwelling al 1888 Lanham Severn road,
Lanham; cost: SIS. 900.
w. H. Plischke, S1Q2 Fourteenth ave-
nue.. West Hyattsville. owner; c. E.
Clough. 9707 Twenty-second avenue,
Hyattsville. builder; dwelling at 2204
LaekaWanna street, Hyattsville; cost,
Victor Sanchez. 5000 Central avenue,
Maryland Park, owner and builder;
dwelling at 5000 Adams street. Mary
land Park: cost $500.
Everett L. and Jacqueline Joyce. 1904
Terrace drive, Silver Hill. owners and
builders: dwelling on Deer Pond lane,
William Hense. 111OO Montgomery
road, BeltSYille. owner and builder
dwelling at 4417 Greenwood road, Belts
vile; cost. Sll,500.
Frederick P. and Dorothy Baluch, Boz
173.. Glenn Dale, owner and builder;
dwelling on Lakeside drive. Greenbelti
Carl Worch. s4O3 Patuxent avenue
College Park, owner and builder; dwell
ing on Pine street. College Park; cost
So 900
West Laurel Acres. Inc. Laurel own.
ers; A. J: Wedderburn, builder: DWELLING
on Windham road. West Laurel Acres
Laurel: cost, 10000
Willie Hamilton. 1854 Pomeroy road
owner and builder; dwelling on Fulton
avenue, Glenarden; cost az. 600
Otto Scheungrab. 52O4 Sharon road
Camp Springs, owner and builder dwell.
ing at 650S Femlock street, Temple Hills
Park; cost. $1,000
street NV. owner and builder; Office
nue.. Edmonston; cost. SI7,00n.
Thomas Daniels and Robert W. Lewis,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-07
Dwellings Approved
In Prince Georges

Recent building permits is
sued in Prince Georges County
were as follows:
James P. Brumbach, 10000
Cherry Hill road, Beltsville,
owner and builder; dwelling on
Maple avenue. West Laurel
Acres, Laurel Md; cost, $4,000.
Hunt & Crandall, 440l High
land avenue. Bethesda, owner
and builder: 2 dwellings in Dan
iels Park, College Park; cost,
$10,50O each.
F. Marchegiani & P. Botta-
lico, jr., 1918 Michigan avenue
NE. owner and builder; 3
dwellings on Stratford avenue,
Livingston Heights; cost, $4,000
each.
avenue, Riverdale, owner and
M. D. Harris, 531S Fifty-ninth
builder; dwelling at 5306 Taus-
sig street, Decatur Heights, Md;
cost. $500.
R. Absher, 2210 Thirty-second
place Sc. owner and builder;
dwelling at 5122 st. Barnabas
road Sc, Temple Hills; cost,
$4,000.
Braddock Investment Corp,
1920 M street NV. owner and
builder; dwellings on Pine
street, Forestville, Md; cost, So
600 each.
Bridon Construction Co., 7Ol
Barr Building, owner and
builder; dwellings on Murray
Hill drive. Oxon Hill; cost, $l4,-
900 each.
Robert and Ann Britt, Box SO.
Landover. Md, owner and
builder; dwelling at 6126 Perry
street, Landover: cost, $4,000.
BraXton Heights, Inc, GIG
Pennsylvania avenue NV, owner
and builder; 8 dwellings in Du-
pont Heights, Suitland; cost,
$4,000 each.
George S. and Jewell c. Ivose-
vic, 1923 @ street Sc, owners
and builders; dwelling at 5219
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-07

Estates. Beltsville: cost. $4,000 each
Jeffery, Bros. Inc, 540o Sargent road,
ing at 1907 Valley drive. chiiium; cost
$4,000.
Albert Barbieri, 35 Sherman circle
NV. owner and builder: two dwellings
$4,000 and $4,000 each.
Frank X. Talbert, 1906 Newton street
Colmar Manor, owner and builder: dwell
erly Gardens cost $4,000.
Hurbert E. and Rose e. Weaver. 944 Z
Worrell street Lanham, owners and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-07

Ivsnhoe street s.W.. owners and build
ers dwelling on New Fort Washington
road Sc. Silesia, Md; cost, $4,000.
Caleb P. McGahan. 5000 Brooks road.
owner and builder dwelling at 5000
Oakford road, Seat Pleasant: cost,
Norris g. Albright Co., 1903 SEVENTEEN
avenue, Landover Hills. owner: Norris g.
Goode Construction. 1908 SEVENTEEN
avenue, Landover Hills, builders: dwell
ing at 59l6 Usage street, Berwyn
HEIGHTS; cost. $1,000.
William p. Martin. 90 Black. Hawk
drive, Forest Heights. owner and builder;
Two DWELLINGS at 3O5 and 307 Cree
drive, Forest Heights; cost, $4,000 each.
John C. Dorsey. 49O2 Sheridan street,
R EI,u,T,nL' owner and builder two
seventh avenue. Edmonston: cost, So, 500
Joseph F. Orlando. 1909 colesville
road. College Heights, owner and builder
dwelling at 72l5 Colesville road, College
Heights; cost, $4,000.
Hugh T. and Ruth X. Laid, 2527
North Eighteenth street Arlington. Va,
owners and builders; dwelling on Oak
Hendricks Brothers, Ash Oliver street street
Riverdale, owner and builder; four dwell
ings on Osaee street, Berwyn Heights
cost, two ct So 800. two at S6, 500.
o. Hutton a. Son, Inc, 45l5
Branch avenue Sc, Silver Hill owner
and builder; dwelling on Terrace drive,
RosecIot;; cost, $1,000:
place. Mount Rainier. owner and builder:
dwelling at 9342 Dubarry avenue Lam
ham; cost, 5000.
c. ]. Amberger Biadensburg, owner;
Earl Overstreet, Glenn Dale. builder;
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-07

24O2 Grifith street. West Hyattsville,
owners and builders; dwelling at e540
Rhode Island avenue, Hollywood. College
Park; cost. $4,000.
Braddock Investment Corp, 1870 M
street NV. owner and builder: dwelling
at $500 Byers street, Bradbury Heights.
cost, $4,000.
Logan Holbrook and Virginia M. Pot
ter, 1323A T street Sc, owners and
builders: dwelling on Colonial road Ac-
cokeek: cost. 50 900
Harold w. Rohrback. 1900 Edmonston
avenue, Bladensburg. owner and builder;
three dwellings to be located at $500
1921. 6122 Sixty-second place. River
dale Hills, Riverdale; cost, $4,000 each.
Gelman Construction Co., inc, In
vestment Building, owners. Paul F Fox
Inc, l91 Fleetwood terrace. Silver
Spring, builder IL dwellings in Wood
lawn. Landover Hills; cost, $4,000 each
Hannum a. Krug. $500 eighth
avenue, Berwyn Heights. owners and
builders: three dwellings at 901S
90eO, 9022 Autoyille drive, College Park
Roy R. Hunt, Spencerville owner and
builder: fve dwellings in Birmingham
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-07

Sharon road, Camp. Springs;
cost, $4,000.
Lenmore Homes, Inc, 1000 P
street NV, owner and builder;
dwelling at 1928 Avalon place,
Lewisdale; cost. $4,000.
Ira N. and Helen M. Kellogg,
5000 Newton street, Cheverly
Forest, owners; Louis S. Hyde,
1904 Annapolis road, Lanham,
builder; dwelling on Sheridan
street. Seabrook; cost, $4,000.
Louis S. Hyde. ir,, Inc, 1904
Annapolis road. Lanham, owner
and builder; dwellings to Wood
berry street, Seabrook; cost, $14,-
500 each.
Grover c. and Virginia NJ Robey
Forestville. owners and builders dwell.
ing. on Kentucky avenue, Falkland
Samuel VI. and Anne T. Berry. ls,
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THE EVENING STAR, Washington, D. C.
SATURDAY, !,

builders: dwelling at a4O7 woodberry
street, Seabrook: cost, SIP 900.
Gelman Construction Co. Inc. In
vestment Building. owners: Paul F. Fox,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-07

Inc. 101 Fleetwood terrace, Silver
Spring builder: dwelling at 4S01 Sixtys
ninth avenue, Woodlawn, Landover Hills:
cost. SIS 600
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For Year Ended December 3
CHICAGO GRAIN

CHICAGO, Mar: 81 lP.-Grains fell
BACK after starting out firm on the
Board Of Trade today Some futures
iH nS n osa the previous close. Trad
In the early trade May wheat went
e TO "a new seasonal high, influenced
which the, March contract was Closed
Iout yesterday.
parts Of the winter wheat belt. Distant
maintained most Of their. early. gains.
was i lower to = higher, May Hs 81 a M9ai
corn 2 lower to Is higher. May 81 $50;
oats UNCHANGED to, Y highe7. Nav e394
sesbsanS 'hsea ie eent sis sERt si2 nv
a hundred pounds higher $500. N'"''
pr DemnRd on Tor tne May wheat was based
in March wheat when it was Closed
out YESTERDAY; Evidently some traders
were hoping the May future. would du-
contract VII
Other traders doubted this would hap
pen pen on the ground that the, new crop
time the May future is closed out t. VIC
Corn continued to be aided BY firm-
ness IN the cash market, plus reports
ing more carefully the corn It was offer
Ing for sale. This led some traders to
believe offerings of Government corn
would slacken.
Soybeans we're aided by early strength
In soybean oil. which partly reflected
purchase of 1850 tons of refined SOW
exports expanded In the week ended
March 10. topping the year ago figure
for the first time in several weeks
ington developments. Some felt the farm
bill, if left in its present form, would
get a presidential veto. This possibility
was enhanced when the president OF
the American Farm Bureau. largest
farm group. denounced the measure