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Lit-Phy-So Club Group Sponsor
Of East Sr. Graduates' Dance
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A blanket invitation has been extended by the Lit-Phy-So club to the June grnd
uating senior* of East High school to attend a graduation dance to be given in June
Date and location of tbe affair will be announced as soon as plans are completed, Mrs.
Myrna Beatty, chairman, stated.
A   meeting   of   the   planning* ■ **-**■ .        -       — ,, ,     ,
committee for the graduation
dance was held Wednesday of
this week at Mrs. Beatty's residence, 41 N. Monroe a v.
Committee members, in adds.
tion to Mrs. Beats/, are Mes-
•James Helen Paxton Ruth Wilson, Mary Jane Fields, Flora
Tyree, Lorraine A Ilea.
Mrs. Catherine Smalls is president of the organization.
Beatty, Season
To Address Ass'n
Th* Indepeadent business and
Professional Ass'n will have as
principal speakers at ft* luncheon
meeting Thursday of this weec
•i Hotel St. Clair two representative* of the Ohio Stat* Employment Service  (OSES).
Tho speakers are Dr, Donald
Beatty, area supervisor of th*
OSES minority groups division,
aad Ralph Beaaon, OSES minor*
ity services supenriaor for Co
lunibus.
Their principal Uplc will be
"taployer-EtBploy**     iielsuons,"
SHOWN DURING RECENT INTERVIEW em TV SteUo*
WLW-C ''Dollar Derby" program are Mrs. Charleae Sedderth, left,
and Mr*. Helen Pastea, of Paxey's Play school. The announcer is
Bill Smith. The interview centered around recent polio benefit
program given by Paxey'e and featuring the school's rbythas baa*
ia concert. Proceeds from concert witnessed by eapac.*y audience,
were turned over to local chapter of Natl Fouadetier for Infantile Paralytic. Mr*. Sudderth announced thi* week tbat Paxey's
Play school's fifth aanaal health prop ram, which she is sponsoring,
will be held ia Beatty Center auditorium at 7(30 p. m Friday af
this week.    Admission is froo^
JOHN B. COMBS IAIKS
POLITICS
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oa>c*«Mrllr  reflect   th* opiiUee*  el  TJ»»  Sentleel—Editor.
Regardless of tne outcome of the May 6 primary
election, this campaign seems to be earmarked to
go down in political history ss on* of the most
vicious, perplexing and downright mixed, up contests ever to be held in this state.
Never before has there been such cinfusion extending from the top rank and file F°*i**co*- down
through the common gumshoe workers on the pr*J-
cinct level.
The argument in the Republican party «<-
plodcd among old guard politicians in Cincinnati
when Charles P. Taft announced his candidacy
tor the GOP gubernatorial nomination. Believing
that with Taft elected governor they would receive no favors, th*
Hamilton county Republican machine hoisted the stop-Taft flag and
pledged its support behind the gubernatorial candidacy of Sen. Ros-
coe R. Walcutt of Columbus.
The downstate Republicans claimed that Taft was not a regular
party member and that his acceptance ot positions under the New
Ileal administration was proof enough for their charge,
CONTENDS HE IS REPUBLICAN
Taft, on the other hand, has contended that be is a Republican
and that he has campaigned for each Republican presidential candidate -since 1936. He also pointed out that he' had made speeches ia
behalf of his brother, Sen. Robert A. Taft, in the latter's quest for
reelection to the Senate in li>50.
C. P. Taft, a former councilman of Cincinnati ana a nationally
known religious leader, became, the target for a barrage of verbal
attacks recently when it was disclosed that he owned property which
restricts its accommodations to Caucasians only.
This alleged restrictive clause, which no Negro in his sound
mind would condone, has armed his enemies with a powerful device
which they are using in an effort to block Taft's nomination. Theaa
vicious attacks, reported to be the brainwork of the Cincinnati GOP
machine, have been delivered primarily by Jesse D. Lccker, Negrj
city councilman of Cincinnati.
CANT CONDONE WALCUTT SUPPORT
While we cannot argue with Mr. Locker's denunciation of th*
segregation stipulation, neither can wo reconcile with his endorse
merit of Roscoe Walcutt for governor, as he is reported -o have don*.
But, considering the power the 9th st machine is said to hold over
all Republican officeholders and employed. perhaps Mi'. Locker had
to act as he did—or else.
So forceful ha* been tbe onslaught against C. P. Taft by old
guard Republicans that they cracked the c*t-o-niu*-ta.i,a whip over
the head* of tbe c!o*ely-kait Uncolu-Douglas Republican dab and
caused it to endorse the xandidacy of Walcutt. The LDRC has had
rhg reputation for years ef being*the strongest such j-oliticsl organisation, ia the state. But despite this fact, and despite Wal*
cult's long anti*FEPC record, it bent to the demands of the county
COP kigh command and backed Walcutt.
INCIDENT AN EXCEPTION
Tha LDRC membership consists of what is often referred to a.
the ''intellects" of Cincinnati and Hamilton county, therefore, it is
inconceivable to imagine they were ignorant of the role Walcutt ha*
played against FEPC. Although it is a general custom and it is considered to be a democratic practice for a majority to rule in any organization, it seems to me that there is an exception to all rule* and
this incident certainly was an exception.
The campaign, as being waged in Cincinnati by the crafty GOP
leaders, may prove extremely costly in the end, for it is no inducement to our young men and women whose votes are so badly needed
by them. By this action they have demonstrated just bow cheap and
little a desperate politician can become when the chip* are down.
And as Republicans, it will be indeed interesting to note what stand
they will take if C. P. Taft wins the nomination.
While all this fury and confusion is centered in Cincinnati, oa*
only has to look to Clevelandjs/or an additional unusual action,
iherc, the Cuyahoga county Republican organization by-passed it*
native son, Thomas J. Herbert, gubernatorial candidate, and en.
dorsed C. P. Taft. And on the Democratic side of the ledger, Cleveland's Mayor Thomas Burke announced he would give his support to
Michael V. DiSalle of Toledo over James Carney, s fellow Clev*.
lander, in the senatorial contest. The county Democratic organization, of which Burke is • member, endorsed Carney.
These are just a few ot the unprecedented actions which plainly
spell out confusion, perplexities and a mixed-op campaign the like
of which we have never seen before in Ohio. And it br.ngs back tha
old adage, "politics make Strang* bedfellows."
While all of the rigamarole is in progress in tb* gubernatorial
and senatorial races, th* contest on the state judicial ticket between
Judge Willard D. Campbell of Cambridge and Francis B. Douglas of
Cleveland is proceeding amicably and in a dignified manner. Th*
two candidate* arc aspiring for Republican nomination tor judge oi
the supreme court, full term beginning Jon. 1, 1968. Despite th*
importance of the judicial ballot and despite th* urgency ot quali*
lied and fair-minded men on the bench, too little attention is given
this ticket by the electors. In th* past this column ha* not devote!
enough attention to the calibre of judicial candidate* and wc can
only *pe..k with authority about Willard D. Campbell* candidacy.
We hav* known him for eight years and it is his human kindness and
hi* keen knowledge of the everyday problem* which face th* common people that have prompted as to pass them on to you, tbe electa rs. His judicial experienc* eminently qualifies him for th* office
♦vhich he is sesking.
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SATURDAY, MAY 3, 1952
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SenUnrl Photos By Carter
AMONC STOPS MADE BY REPUBLICAN PRES.DENTIAL HpPEFUL HAROLD E. STASSEN during a .erie* of speaking engagement, in Columbus early thi*
week was a visit to the offices of The Ohio Sentinel Tuesday afternoon. At left Ste*sea 1* pictured with Mr*. Annie Moore, business manager of The Sentinel, aad Macro
Hill, who accompanied the candidate on hi* tour of The Sentinel'* office aad mechanical plant. Center from lefts John B. Combs, managing editor and political columnist
for The Sentinel* Stassen. Lewi* E. Basom, Columbus attorney and Stassea delegate candidate at May 6 Ohio primary election, and Russell A. Jackson, editor of The Sera-
tiael.    Right;    Stassea pauses to observe Mrs   Mattie M*rsh typesetting in The Sentinel mechanical department.
Jesse Owens, NANM Festival Featured Sunday Afternoon
Two Columbus groups are com.
bining their ef forte to have one
'52 Scrap Drive
How Underway
A county wide scrap drive sponsored by the Big Brothers and Big,
Sister Councils of the Columbus'
Urban League is now underway.
The project is designed to aid
the national defence effort, and
to assist boy* and girls to attend
Brush Lake youth ramp, which
open* July 7.
large meeting instead of two
small ones at 4 p. m. Sunday,
May 4, at East High school.
When it was learned that the
NAACP and the twe local chapters ot the Nat'I As.'n of Negro
Musicians (NANM). the Music
Lovers Guild and tbe Columbus
branch of the NANM, had planned meetings for the same afternoon, officials of the two groups
pot together and set up one meet-
:ng for the annual ta.usi.cal festi
val of the musician*, and the closing of the current NAACP membership campaign.
Highlights, accord.'ng to Mra
R. W. McCann, program chair*
man, will be musical numbers by
various   outstanding   group*    in-
c.'uding a choral group from Indianapolis, and a *ipeech by for
riit-r Ohio State u uversity and
Olympic track star Jesse Owens
for th* NAACP.
Mrs. McCann saiu tbis week
the program "has been -caleti
uown to the point a her* it contains only necessary numbers and
will be fast moving/ Dr. Roscoj
O. Polan^ of Indianapolis, pteti-
dent of the NAN**, will give
brief greetings and Pcv. Phale D.
Hale, general chairman of th*
.NAACP membership campaign,
v/ill introduce Owen* to complete
the speaking.
Purpose ot the mu-ical festival,
according  to  Mrs.   Helen   Carta
Moses and Mrs. j-eone Bray,
chairman and co-chairman of the
event, will be to raise fund* for
SANM scholarship purposes, for
which proceeds of the meeting
a ill be used.
East High school doors will be
•pen for the meeting at 3:30
p.  m.  The meeting will start at
*l P. a*.
John L Francis, president of
the Columbus NAACP, and Oscar
IsbelJ, chairman of .he membership committee, urg«*. all NAACP
campaign workers u> be present
and make their repucts at the arranged place before the meeting
begins.
NAACP Youth Protest U. 5. Tunisia Stand
N. YORK. — Herbert I*.
Wright, youth secretary of the
NAACP. and 10 members ot the
association's N. York Intercollegiate Coordinating Council, rast
her* with AmbassaJor Ernest A.
Grose, chief of tha U. S. delega
tion to the Unitej Nations, t*
j.rotest refusal of t«e U. S. delegation to vote to puce the funi-
rian issue on the agenda ef tha
UN Security Council. Tbe delegation was assured trat th* matter would he given recotwidera-
t»on\