Delaney Whips Saxton THE OHIO INFORMER OnUnanimousDecision Ronnie Delaney has at long Referee Eddie Atlas award Vol. IX—No. 25 AKRON, OHIO. SATURDAY, I^EBRUARY 19, 1955 Price, 10c last made the grade. He is on ed 100 points to Delaney and the big time. 92 to Saxton. Judge Harry And with that arrival Ak- Minto scored it 97 to 96, and ton again becomes reminis Judge Sam Taormina, 98 to cent of the days when Go 92. Canton Citizens League Plans Public Meeting rilla Jones was the talk of the fistic world. Prior to this bout, Delaney CANTON —A report on the 4:00 p.m., to discuss details of the Bell Telephone Co. 1—-To accelerate the rate of in vidual or group of individuals. A ALL OF THIS came about had won fifty-nine of sixty- progress of the Stark Co\inty Ne meetincf Other conferences have been troduction and integration of the special appeal is being made for through Ronnie's victory over three fights. He outpointed gro Citizens League in opening up THE PURPOSE of the meeting held or are being arranged with Negro into businesses and indus support from religious, civic, so Johnny Saxton, the world's Holly Mims four years ago in new jobs and stepping up inte •is to give a ccimplete report on the 'Ohio Power Co., the East Ohio tries located in Stark County. cial and fraternal groups in the welterweight champion. In a Madison Square Garden. gration where employment already the results of conferences already Gas Co., Canton Transit Lines, 2—To work for the appointment county. Any group wanting to join non-title bout in the Akron exists will be made to the public held with several utility compa Diebold Safe Co., Macomber Steel or the hiring of at least one Ne this crusade is urged to elect a Armory last Friday night on March 5 at a public meeting, nies and other firms. The commit Co., and the CHmalene Co. gro in each department of the mu person to represent it in the Ronnie pounded out a unani according to Rev. J. B. Harris, tee headed by Rev. J. R. Sanders, Other persons serving on the nicipal and county government. League. For further information mous decision over the boxer Canton area editor of the Ohio dean of Negro ministers in Stark contact committee are Charles D. 3—^To elect a Negro to the Can contact any member of the Execu who just recently dethroned INFORMER and chairman of the County; Rev. J. W. Inman, pastor Moore, president of the Canton ton Board of Education and the tive Committee or call the Cianton Kid Gavalin. There were no league. of Mt. Zion Church of God and Branch NAACP; Atty. William J. Canton Public Library Board. editor of the Ohio INFORMER. knockdowns as Delaney, an The time and place will he an- •president of the Stark County Davis of Alliance; and S. R. Shep- 4—Ho encourage Negro insure 8-5 underdog, stood in there nounced, later. Members of the Ministerial Alliance, and Rev. ard, publisher of the Ohio IN ance companies and Negro savings round after round trading committee will meet in the IN Harris, met with R. G. King, vice FORMER. and loan associations to come to punches with the champ. FORMER oflFice, 436 E. Tusca president and general manager, The purpose of the Citizens Canton to make mortgage money The unanimous decision by rawas St., Saturday, Feb. 19, at and A. T. Bovington of the Ohio League is: available for the purchase of the judges marked the third homes, or for financing the renova loss for Saxton in his pro ca Top Salesman Of The Year tion or remodeling of residential reer. The boxers weighed properties now owned by Negroes. 147V2 pounds each for the This program will enable Negroes non-televised fight. to by-pass the bottlenck created DELANEY is a natural mid by the unholy alliance between dleweight who fights best at Canton real estate interests and about 154 pounds. local financial and lending insti It was a close contest all tutions which frown on Negro the way. Delaney clipped his property purchases except in the opponent with a right upper- southeast end and in certain cut each time Saxton came in blighted areas of the sojithwest as he tried to keep Delaney and northcas-t cnd.s. close. RONNEY DELANEY MEMBERSHIP in the Citizens League will be open to any indi- Continue Aid To NAACP Bennett College Georgia Prince Hall Masons RESIGNS GOP CLUB—Clarence Receives $37,080 Emith Evans, veteran Republican leader, announced this week his Give Defense Fund $6,500 GREENSBORO, N. C- President resignation as president of the Vic NEW YORK — Grand Master Lradens in the religious, labor David D. Jones announced this tory Republican Club which he has John Dobbs of the Georgia Prince and business fields will contribute week that Bennett College had re headed for the last three years. Hall Masons gave a big push to weekly articles on why the Legal ceived 137,080.12 from the United In submitting his resignation to the NAACP Legal Defense and Defense should be supported. Negro College Fund. This grant Leon Love, director of Negro ac Educational Fund 1955 special fund included allocations to both the tivities for the Summit County raising campaign last week with operating and capital improve GOP organization, Evans explained a check for i$6,500.00 froni the State School May Ban ments budgets under the program that he was giving up his work Georgia Jurisdiction Masons. of the fund. only because of ill health. "I'm Frats High Court Rules The $7,660.12 allotted for an stepping aside so that the work The Legal Defense 1955 special NEW YORK—The authority of CANTON-—'Colla L. Powe, Canton representative for 17 years of the Supreme Liberty Life Insur nual operating expenses was the of the organization can go forward campaign began February 5 and under some of the younger Repub the State University of New York ance Co. of Chicago, has been cited as the company's top salesman of the year. He is seen in the third such distribution made from will continue for thirteen weeks. the 1954 campaign. licans. I feel sure that the work to ban national fraternities and above picture receiving the annual top sales award from J. G. Lsh, Jr., vice president in charge of The grant for the capital im that we had planned will not suf It has the support of the entire sororities from its campus has be^n agencies. provement program of $29,420 rep fer in the hands of the younger Negro press with 84 members of •affinmed by the U. S. Supreme Because of this outstanding record Powe has been elevated to the post of staff manager for the resented the sixth such allocation leadership we have been develop the National Newspapers Publish- Court. Akron district. In this position he will direct the ctvmpany's program in Stark County covering Massil- made since July, 1952. Since the ing." ,ers' Association pledging extensive The high court dismissed an lon and Alliance as well as Canton. The local office is located at 426 Fifth st. S.E. initiation of the UNCF building Evans, a former newspaperman drives, appeal by several of the barred For several years Powe, whose brother, S. L. Powe, manages the Akron office, has been the lead campaign in 1951, Bennett has re and an associate on the Ohio IN societies from a lower Federal 'court ruling favoring the univer. ing salesman in Ohio, where there are offices in Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati and Akron. ceived $382,460 for the erection of FORMER for several years, .served GRAND MASTER Dobbs and sity. In making the f>resentation before 300 salesmen and officials attending a banquet with their wives, needed new buildings and to re in the 99th Ohio eGneral Assem the Georgia Jurisdiction Masons furbish and refurnish its physical bly as a message clerk. Because of ,are annual contributors to NAACP The appelants claimed the ban Ish stated: "Powe's achievement is evidence of hard work and courteous service." plant. a heart attack, he decided not to Legal Defense and Educational violated their rights of free speech Powe's 17 years service was interrupted by almost four years service in the U. S. Army. Shortly M ¥ ¥ return to Columbus for another Fund. The Prince Hall Masons con- and 'assembly and due process. after the outbreak of World War Il-he enlisted and served in both the European and China-Burma- All told, there are more than 225 session. •tribute $25,000 annually to Legal •¥ •¥ ¥ India theaters of operation. He was assigned to administrative work serving in the capacity of ser warships in the destroyer category Now an employee at the Gen Defense and maintains the Prince The Marine Corps includes three geant major. He also took additional administration course while in the service. now on active sei"vice in the U.S. eral Tire & Rubber Co., Evans Hall iMaspns Legal Research De marine divisions and three marine His wife, Mrs. Rita Powe, is a school teacher in Stark County. Navy. lives at 73 N. Valley st. partment. aircraft wings. THE OHIO INFORMER Program Heard Over ABC Network Saturday, February 19, 1955 THE OHIO INFORMER NAACP Hails 'New Birth' Founded August 27, 1946 Published every Saturday by the Akron Informer Publishing Company 36% N. Howard St., HEmlock 4-4933 On Lincoln Day Celebration Akron 8, OMo. Mary F. Shepard ..._ ~ ~ .Editor NEW YORK—The National As Lincoln's birth." he "gave the last full measure of J. B. Harris „ Editor Canton Office sociation for the Advancement of '*T>vo years ago ... it was my devotion." Canton District Office—436 E. Tusc. St. at Cherry Av.—Ph. 2-8732 Colored People is striving to at (privilege to propose a 10-year IN THE LINCOLN spirit, the Carlton Fullmore „ ,...» _ Public Relations tain "that 'new birth of freedom' campaign to complete Lincoln's un NAACP leader continued, "we Maseo A. Adams „ Photographer heralded by Abraham Lincoln at finished task of emancipation by have urged our local units to seek The INFORMER assimies no responsibility for the return of unso Gettysburg," a top NAACP officer Jan. 1, 1963, the lOtOh anniversary conferences with their respective licited articles, manuscripts or photographs, unless accoaipanied by declared on a special Lincoln Day of that historic proclamation strik school boards for the purpose of self-addressed properly stamped envelope. program here. ing the shackles of slavery from developing acceptable plans for SUBSCRIPTION RATES—By mail, including postage—One Year pay Dr. Channing H. Tobias, chair 4,000,000 human beings,' Dr. To early compliance with the Court's able in advance, $4.50; Six Months, in advance, $2.40; Single Copies, man of the Associations' board of bias related. ruling. Throughout the affected 10 eents. marks "not only the 146th anniver- "This proposal was enthusiastic region, the officers and members directqrs, noted that Februray 12 ally adopted by the NAACP . . ." of our organization stand ready sary of the Great Emancipator, but ....Hailing both the Supreme Court and eager to participate in such also the 46th birthday of the decision banning segregated public confez'ences with local school au /It R,a4tdo4K NACP, for our organization grew schools and the abolition of segre thorities. They will not, however, out of a call for a conference on gation in the Armed oFrces com take part in or yield to any A Sad Note On Brolherhood Month Feb. 12, 1909, the centennial of pleted by President Eisenhower, fschemes devised to evade or cir Dr. Tobias asserted: cumvent the clear meaning of the The first thing that an Akron cop learns in his indoctrination course Court's unanimous decision.'^ in race relations is that North Howard street is a friction spot. He is "Like Abraham Lincoln, we are thoroughly and constantly drilled in what we shall refer to as Operation aware that attitudes which have The Lincoln Day program, spon been crystalized over generations sored by the NAAGP, was broad NH (meaning, of course. North Howard st.). And every chance these cannot immediately be altered by cast over the ABC networth at caps get for a dress rehearsal, they in Gestapo-like fashion pour down court decisions, Presidential de 8:00 and was heard throughout on Howard street and flaunt themselves around in such a manner that crees or legislation. the Akron area over station if the "riot" they have been so long expecting hasn't finally arrived "But we recognize, also, that WAKR. then they can precipitate it. You know how monotonous dress rehearsals such actions constitute necessarj' Readings from Lincoln's speeshes can become, especially when the "big show" never comes off. That's 'points of departure from which were given by Frank Silvera, stage the way some of these cops feel. And with that feeling of disgust educational programs may be de and film star. A Negro spiritual against nothing but simulated "riot" duty, they seem to relish a taste veloped to achieve the ideal of an was sung by Robert McFerrin of of the real thing. America of equal opportunity for the Metropolitan Opera Company. all. This is the kind of America The program was produced by So far as the OHIO INFORMER is concerned, the friction that and the kind of America for which James P. Terzian, and was a pub exists on N. Howard st. is largely a product of the imagination of a which Abraham Lincoln envisioned lic service broadcast. police department that obviously admits its inability and ineffectiveness in dealing with minority group problems. Possibly the only friction that has occurred on the street recently has been that created by some National Urban League President- trigger-happy cop or several cops themselves. For instance, the traffic cop (Badge 87) whose duty it was to do detective work on cars parked in restricted areas, write up a ticket, Robert W. Dowling To Speak lick and paste same on the windshield of said vehicle (and that's all he ASSOCIATION had to do) had to linger around long enough to third degree the woman FOR THE STUDY or At Akron Community Center driver, asking questions about her driver's license, where had she been NEGRO UFES^HISTORY and how long, how many traffic tickets she had and then remarked, President of the National Urban Dock Co. He has been'^chairmail "I ought to drive you in." After such a thorough devotion to his duty, League Robert W. Dowling will of the Manhattan Advisory Plan imagine how this cop felt when he later discovered that this calm, Your speak at the 30th annual dinner ning Board, and is a national ^of courteous lady who had failed to respond in what he expected from meeting of the Akron Community ficial of the Bop Scouts of Amer Service Center, Thursday, Feb. 24, ica. a woman on Howard street was a woman of some significance in the 5:30 p.m. community. She was Mrs. Esther Spruill, a teacher in the public schools, Election For his active community leader* ship, he received the Antoinette president of the Akron Branch NAACP, a member of the Mayor's Civic The Community Service Center is the Akron affiliate of the Na Perry Award and commendation Unity Committee and the wife of a Negro attorney. Was his face RED! Laws . . . tional Urban League, which Dowl- from the National Conference of Well, the point is that under any circumstances, his face should have By Ted Brown ing, the League's sixth president, Christians and Jews. been red regardless who the woman driver was. has headed since ay 15, 1952. For his invention of all-glass Secretary of State of Ohio * * * Dowling is a nationally recog doors, Dowling received a medal AFTER SIFTING ALL THE RUMORS, facts and what-not in the (One of a Series) nized leader in the field of race from the Glass Institute of Amer ica. raid last Saturday night at a N. Howard st. ballroom, we're almost The Ohio Constitution relations and has been director of convinced that this was another dress rehearsal for that "great day." •the New York City Investing Com Dowling held the national long The fundamental law of Ohio is distance si^imming championship Some thirty cops were on the scene in little or no time and had the pany since 1943. embodied in our Constitution- The in 1916. He is a veteran of World patrol wagon with them Nothing really happened until a patrolman Constitntion contains the g'eneral His other business activities in Wlar I. Since then he has become who was among the last to arrive knew more how to handle the situa principles of govermnent and is clude: presidency of Wall and an infuential real estate execu tion than the original raiders and threatened to slap or shut up the intended to be of a more per- Hanover Street Realty Co.; Amer tive, becoming president and di wife of a man whom they were trying to rush to the patrol wagon. majient nature than the statutory ican National Theater and Acad rector of R .E. Dowling eRalty They were so much in a hurry that they jammed the man's head law. emy, Citizens Budget Commission; Corp. through the glass in the door at the foot of a stairway and that's why A constitution provides that the vice president, Starett Corp.; board He is listed in "Who's Who." tlie police report reads "sustained small lacerations of scalp while b;eing legislature shall pa^ss laws to care chairman, Lopert Films Distribut Social activities of Doling include taken into custody of officers ..." 'i for the many details oif govern ing Ciorp.; director. City Bank and membership in New York City's ment. A statute, as distinguished Farmers T'rust Co., R. H. Macy & highly respected Knickerbocker, You'd hardly think that this is Brotherhood Month in which all from a constitution, can be Co., Radio tSation WOR, Hotel Racquet and Tennis, and Maid sorts of activities are in progress to stimulate inter-racial goodwill. amended or created by the elected Waldorf-Astoria, and New York stone Clubs. You'd think that, at least, during this month the Police Department representatives of the people, would be especially on the alert to do some of the things they may whereas, our Constitution can be have heard about in other cities outside of the deep South. You might amended only after the people vote think that they'd follow some of the instructions they learn from those directly on the amendment. Bracken Addresses Nergo History specialists on race relations, your know, the ones they say they have THE ORIGINAL Constitution in the department every time a committee calls a similar problem to adopted in 1802 is secure in a safe Meeting Af fA///ance Celebration the attention of the police chief. Well, you never know, especially if it in the office of the Secretary of State, along with its successors, involves an Akron cop. ALLIANCE—A former intercol keeping with our responsibilities the Constitution of 1851. The Con- legiate oratorical champion was a as citizens. stititution of 1851, although it has substitute speaker for the Big Ten Rev. Edward W. Jackson wsis ;±s been amended many times since champion last Sxmday master of ceremonies. Other par adoption, is still the framework of ^°J^^,\. ^hen Herbert Bracken ticipants were Rev. A. D. Carter, NEED our government. MOHEY LOAMED iSXy^^ appeared in place of Rev. A. B. Adams, the St. Luke's ON DOUGH? There are several methods Harlan Randolph of Choir, Mrs. Gloria Malone, Rev. SEE whereby the Constitution may be Ohio State University. Mr. Burrus, Gwendolyn Clayton, JOE amended. The Legislature, by res Now a social studies and Wilbur Oliver. VALUABLES olution, may provide that an teacher at Akron East Curvis Rhyne, coimcilman from amendment be submitted to a vote High School, Bracken, the Second Ward and president of of the people, or, the people may who won several na the club, introduced guests which WATCHES - DIAMONDS - JEWELRY - CLOTHING by petition of ten per cent of the tional awards while a included city officials; Serving on electors have an amendment sub student at the University of Ak RADIOS - SHOT GUNS - RIFLES - LUGGAGE. TOOLS the program committee was mitted to the voters. ron, spoke on a Negro History Charles M. Neely. A tribute was IN ADDITION to the two Week program sponsored by the paid to the late William Crossland methods described atx)ve, the Con local Negro History Club at the who was a member of the com stitution provides that there be Mt. Zion Baptist Church, of which mittee. Rev. N. R, Burrus is pastor. submitted to the electors, at ten- •K * -K ae4 HKDIP year intervals, the qiiestion of Stressing that Negroes should Originally torpedo tubes on Navy 9' Next Door to Western Auto Supply having a convention to revise, alter show appreciation for living in destroyers were mounted in the or amend the Constitution. This America, Bracken pointed out the bow. Now they are mounted in a 109 EAST MARKET STREET • AKRON, OHIO question miay also be submitted to advantages of being an American battery which can be trained so the electorate by resolution of the and urged his audience to de that the whole ship need not be General Assembly. velop a sense of social values in turned toward the target. Ban Federal Aid To Jim Crow School NAACP Urges Onfy Aid For States Complying With Desegregation Decree NEW YORK—Th National Association for the Advance BECAUSE OF '*the openly avowed intention of some of to all its state and local units calling upon them to urge ment of Colored People called upon Senator Lister Hill, the states to defy the Court and evade its unanimous rul their senators and the members of the Senate Labor and chairman of Senate Labor and Public Welfare Committee, ing a clause requiring compliance is essential," the NAACP Public Welfare Committee to support the NAACP position to support the inclusion of an anti-segregation clause in si>okesman told the Alabama senator. ''Since Such a stipu on federal aid to education as embodied in a resolution the proposed federal aid to education legislation. lation is merely a statement that the states will abide by adopted at its 45th annual convention in Dallas last sum The telegram, signed by Roy Wilkins, NAACP admi-n- the U. S. Constitution," he urged Senator Hill "to support mer. "The acceptance of federal aid in any foi'm," the istrator, cites the United States Supreme Court ruling of the inclusion of such a provision in the bill to be reported resolution declared, "must require a positive pledge that May 17, 1954, which declared racial segregation in public out by your committee." all activities, programs or construction made possible or assisted thereby must be free from racial segregation," schools unconstitutionaL Appearing before the Senate committee at a hearing The memorandum cited this resolution and added: "It on January 31, Clarence Mitchell, director of the Associa Reaffirming the Association's endorsement of federal is unthinkable that anyone should expect the NAACP, tion's Washington bureau, asked the committee to include aid to education, the NAACP telegram expressed the con which won the school segregation cases, to remain silent a clause providing for federal aid only to states and viction that any such legislation "should require states or on a proposition to give federal money to states which localities complying with the Supreme Court decision. school districts receiving such assistance to certify their have declared flatly that they intend to maintain segre compliance with the Court's ban on segregated schools," MEANWHILE, the Association sent a memorandum gated schools in defiance of the Supreme Court." 13 Board Members Honored Insurance Executive Appointed Canton Urban League To Illinois Aid Commission CHICAGO—J. G. Ish, Jr., ex away from his duties with the ecutive vic€^ president of Supreme company. Gives Service Awards Liberty Life Insurance Company, SUPREME LIBERTY has con CANTON—Service awards were throughout the country. has been appointed to the Illinois tributed several other executives ^ven thirteen Urban League HEADING THE LIST of per Public Aid Commission. He was and directors to local, state and board and committee leaders dur sons who received the awards by named by Governor William G. federal governments. Among them ing the Annual Dinner Meeting of the Canton Urban League is Dr. Stratton, marking the first time a are Archie A. Alexander who was that organization Wednesday, Feb. J. B. Walker for having served Negro has held such a post. named Governor of the Virgin Is 16, in the Onesto Hotel. the League for more than a quar This is the second honor for Ish lands by President Eisenhower and Joseph D. Bibb, now serving as The awards went to persons ter of a century. in recent months. In October, he Other persons who received the director of public safety for the having served as lay leaders with was made a member of the Na State of Illinois. the League for five or more years. award are: Mrs. Otis Gillespie and tional Board of Field Advisers of Atty. C. E. Hunter (20 years); Ish, who was born in Little A stipulation of this award is the United States Small Business that some of this service must Dr. G. R. Taylor, the Leagues Rock, Ark., received his college Administration, Region VII. education at Talladega College and have been rendered within the past president (15 years); Mis Myrla J. G. ISH, Jr. five years. Jackson, Mrs. Claudia Bell, Dr. P. The nationally known insurance Yale College. He is a former pres M. Ross and George Webster (10 executive has been a member of ident of State A.M. & N. Ctollege The awards program is a new years); and Mr. Clarence Clay- the Supreme Libery Life Insur in Pine Bluff, Ar., and has a long activity of the National Urban Bank Deposits Grow borne, Mrs. Henry Mack, A. A. ance organization for 24 years. and distinguished career in the League and is participated in by Andrews, Berry Thigp«i, and the Neither appointment will take him field of insurance. the sixty League branches For Pressure VicHms Rev. Robert T. Harris (5 years). Receiving ten-year awards at a NEW YORK—.Deposits by two labor unions and an insurance com 2 Convenient Shops later date are J. A. Smith and the Rev. J. S. Sanders. pany brought to a total of $143^00 For Expert Shoe Repairs The awards were presented by the amount of money deposited in Atty. E. Robert Schellhase, presi the Tri-State Bank of Memphis in dent of the Welfare Federation of response to an NAACP appeal to Canton. expand the bank's capacity for Quick-Lee making business loans to victims 42 N. Howard St. of economic reprisals in Missis SAVE ON COAL sippi Roy Wilkins, NAACP ad Immediate Delivery ministrator, announced this week. KY. BLOCK AND $•14.45 Tile new depositors, each of John^s Shop SPLINT "^ which sent ^10,000 to the bank, Peerless (Ohio) Lump $11.45 are the Peoples Life Insurance 23 N. Howard St. W. Va. Block. -...$12.45 Company of Louisiana', New Or Ky. Egg $13.95 leans; the Brotherhood of Sleep The Ohio INFORMER, in cooperation with the Anti-TuberculosiB . . . These 2 shops have Ky. Blue Grass $15.45 ing Car Porters, AFL, New York League of Summit County, presents this weekly column as an addi combined their efforts, cmd All Grades of Egg and City; and the LTited Automobile tional public service. We suggest that you clip and save these instruc facilities to provide fastest Stoker Coal Workers, CIO, Detroit. 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' / THE OHIO INFORMER Rev. Silas Mosely Saturday, February 19, 1955 Socially Speaking Passes Suddenly AS A LAST MINUTE REMINDER, don't forget the "Brotherhood Services were held Thursday, and Cavalcade of Integration" program Friday, Feb. 18, at 7:30 p.m., Feb. 16, for Rev. Silas Mosley, 65, at the Wooster Branch Library, corner Wooster av. and Moon st. The of 312 W. Cedar st., who passed program, sponsored by the Friends of the Wooster suddenly Sunday morning. Last ^O **'*To«)^ Branch Library, will depict the pageant of Negro rites were held at Wooster Ave. ^ ^^^ '*•*'* /, ^ achievements in many fields, including music, art, Temple Church of God in Christ religion, science and sports. Churcli M netiis with Rev. Warren officiating. Burial was in Mt. Peace ceme Talks and exhibits hare been prepared hy ten tery. - community groups. Group representatives and their topics are: Mrs. Ulysses Wesley, Mrs. George Ken- First Baptist Mt. Calvary - Second Baptist Rev. Mosley, a long time Akron resident and a retired Firestone dron, Mrs, David Oglesby and Mrs. Harriet Boyd Mill and Kyle Sts. 609 Eighth St. S.E., Canton of the Crouse P.T.A., "Education"; Martin Chap Wadsworth, Ohio Rev. J. R. Sanders, Pastor Tire & Rubber Co. employee, was pronounced dead on arrival at Peo man, Frontiers Cluby Inc., "Politics and Profes Bev. Jackson lindsey. Pastor Sunday School at 9:30 a.m. will be in cliarge of Supt. John Wat- ples Hospital where he was taken sions"; Mrs. Alma Crj^wley, Business and Profes- Last Sunday, Pastor Lindsey de- kins, Assistant Superintendent by an A-1 ambulance following a roiMS^yH'oYot sional Women's Club, "Literature"; Mrs. Oliver • livered a timely sermon on the Willie Pratt and the staff of heart attack. Rev. Mosley was at moRo uri;..MisTm» gtallings, Chrysanthemum Garden Club, "Ag^ricul- subject, "This Is Your Hour and teachers . . . At 11:00 a.m. three tending a party at 732 Douglas st. the Power of Darkness," taken ture"; Hosea Shelton, Beverly McGinnis and Joyce Danshy, NAACP choirs will provide suitable back where he was a guest speaker. Ac from St. Luke 22:53. Youth Council, "Science"; Mrs. Lillian Monroe, Mt. Olive Baptist Church ground music for the sermon to be cording to police, after talking Matrons,. "Religrion." The official committee on the preached by Rev. J. R. Sanders, Rev'. Mosley sat down and then appreciation servdce for Rev. and pastor. suddenly fell backwards out of his Others are Mrs. Wilma Harris, Mary Exalted Temple No. 95 of the Mrs. Lindsey's tenth anniversary (Chair. It was learned that he had Elks, "Poetry"; Mrs. Madge Mapp, Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority, "Music is leaving no stone unturned to At 3:30 p.m., a Negro Historj- celebration will be sponsored by been treated for two years at Peo and Art"; William Sawders, Calvary E.U.B. Brotherhood, "Human make it a most pleasant one for ples Hospital for a heart condition. Rev. and Mrs. Lindsey and their the Royal Workers Club. There Rights"; Mrs. Mary Lykens, West Akron Citizens Council, "Athletics.' many local friends. Rev. W. J. will be music by the Young Peo He leaves his wife, Ethel; three ples Chorus, solos and duets. daughters, Osie M. Griffin, Doro The Urban League Youth Choir under Mrs. Raymond R. Brown will Camp and his choir and congrega present "North Star Shining," a poem with music . . . Coordinator of tion from Second Baptist Church, CLARENCE BROWN, an as thy Jefferson, and Florence; three the pft)gram is Mrs. Jean Robbins. Mrs. Laurita Sharpp, librarian of Medina, will be the principal sistant secretary of the Canton sons, Zachariah, Cecil Jefferson, speaker. Rev. J. M. Upshaw and Urban League, will be the prin William Johnson; 15 grandchildren the branch, will display books on Negro history, which may be seen his congregation from First Bap- cipal speaker. and other relatives. throughout February. Refreshments will be served by the following Stist, Orrville, will be our honored T'he president of the Royal Good Neighbor Club members: Mrs. James H. Pickett, Mrs. Joseph guest along with many other local Workers Club will have on dis Peoples Baptist Harrison, Mrs. Thomas Ferguson, Mrs. David Olemmons and Mrs. Oscar ministers and their congregations. play a picture gallery showing 1300 Market Av. S., Canton Thompson. outstanding Negroes . . . Tea will The request service by Rev, G. Rev. Wm. Gotten, Pastor * * * be served by the entertainment B. Ballard and congregation was The Church School which meets committee. The meeting is open to a delightful success in spite of the every Sunday at 9:30 a.m. was MRS. BETTY GINDRAW, 296 Scott av., left for Orlando, Fla., for the public. bad weather last Friday evening. largely attended last Sunday. the funeral of her father, Mr. Edward Herring . . . MR. AND MRS. The committee in charge con Class No. 8 presented the • sur DAN REED, 544 Rhodes av., are the parents of a baby girl bom at The choir and officers and con prised element. Rev. Arthur John gregation accompanied Rev. and sists of Mrs. Lillie Lacy, chairman City Hospital. The newcomer is yet unnamed . . . MELBA BROOKS- of entertianment; Mrs. Edith Nim- son, associate pastor, reviewed the (knd MRS. SHIRLEY HARGO, elementary school teachers of Alliance, Mrs. Lindsey to the Galilee Bap lesson. tist Church, Barberton, on Feb. rod, president of the club; Mrs. Ohio, were weekend visitors at the home of Rev. and Mrs. Stanley 15, to share in their Homecoming Henrietta Johnson, secretary; and The acknowledgment of birthday Mrs. Mildred Davis, program Lynton. They were friends of Rev. Lynton's two daughters while attend efforts. Rev. Lindsey was the pr^- anniversaries for February in ing Central State College, Wilberforce, O. . . . FELIX McDAVID, Jr., chairman. cludes our superintendent, Plemon cipal speaker. # now stationed in Paris, France, visited his parents and friends here At '6:30 p.m., the BTU will meet Hester. NOTICE to all women of the briefly while passing through Akron over the weekend. church: The president of the Mis with James Lucius and Charles Rev. William Cotton, pastor, sionary Society requests that all Hull in charge ... At 7:30 p.m. spoke at the morning ser^^ce on MR. AND MRS. ERNEST EVANS, 217y2 E. Center st.; Mrs. Alice women who wish a Sunday service there will be a song battle with "The Grace of God" with his text Harris, 331 Scott av.; Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Bray, 156 Pawnee dr.; the Prodigal Sons of Akron, the for her Woman's Day effort to from Ephesians 2:4-9. The Jubilee Alfred Christian, 4 E. Federal st., and J. R. Evans, Sr., 39 S. College please set your dates now to avoid Buchanan Brothers and the Zion Chorus an dthe Junior Choir led Harmonizers a sparticipants. St., attended the funeral of a relative, Mrs. Myrtle Reed, who passed the rush for Sunday services the singing. recently in Cleveland. later. All choirs will rehearse at the usual hour. Members are urged to At 3:00 p.m., the Union Ushers Alliance's moat eligible professional bachelor has