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Ar tzmfiiytfob tm e 'l l mtii ii, mm I I THIRD YEAR, NO. 40 FRIDAY, MAY 5, 1961 OES DELEGATES ENJOY BALL \ . ' Taking time out from the busy schedule of their 40th annual meeting of the Grand Sovereign chapter Order of the Eastern Star are Mesdames Pearl Rae, past worthy grand matron, Los Angeles, Hazel S. Farmer, grand worthy matron, Phoenix and Flor ence E. Williams, Los Angeles. TRIBUNE CARRIER WINS WATCH Chester Marks, fourth grader at Julian School was the happy winner of the Arizona Tribune carrier award of the month. Chester sells one of the largest areas in the city. He was one of the four winners who received a beautiful gold filled Swiss made wrist watch. Chester saves his money and he has a secret ambition to buy a real racer. Other watch winners were Junior Mosley, Jimmy Johnson, and Gregory Engram. DRIVE SAFELY YOUR LIFE IS AT STAKE. BULK RATE U. S. POSTAGE PAID PHOENIX, ARIZONA PERMIT NO. 126 Th* way some fellers git in th’ hole, they need a push on th’ button * * * Folks who let grass grow un der their feet should be weeded out. Pictorial Weekly YOUNG BETHUNE ORATOR WINS FRATERNITY SPONSORED CONTEST VEECK INTEGRATES PARK SYSTEM USHERS Chicago White Sox president Bill Veeck took a significant and decisive step toward racial integration when he ordered Andy Frain, head of the nationwide service that supplies uniformed ushers at ball parks, football and boxing stadiums and at race tracks, to hire Negro youths among his Comiskey Park usher staff. Now, 14 efficient young Negroes are on duty at the 35th and Shields ave. park for the first time. jP w \ ■ ■ - Mwks jc* v* j PASSES EXAM CHICAGO, 111. After many years, the first Negro city police lieutenant will be appointed. Po lice Sgt. George T„ Sims was among the 18 eligible Negro po licemen who applied and took the examination, and successfully passed. PHOENIX, ARIZONA TEN CENTS Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity sponsored its second annual oratorical contest Friday, April 28 at Wesley Methodist Church, 1802 E. Wash ington St. Pictured from left are Hazel Durham, eighth grader, Palmdale, second place, Fern Crosby, sixth grade, B.T.Washington, Mar garet Jackson, sixth grade, B.T .Washington, Frank Renteria, Bethune seventh grade, first place and Eddie Black, eighth grade, Julian, third place. Mr. Mervyn Lackey is president of the local chapter. Rev. Wil liam Stevens served as contest chairman. Judges were Mrs. Hadley Murrell, teacher, Phoenix Indian School, Rep. Gilbert Gray, Sr., (Dem. Dist. 8-Maricopa), and Rev. C.N. Austin, Jr., pastor. Tanner Chapel AME. LINKS PRESENT SPRING CONCERT Phoenix chapter of Links, Inc., presented its first annual apring concert at Bethune School auditorium, Sunday, April 30, 3 p.m. Featured soloist was James Butler, ASU senior who is con gratulated by Mrs. Clarence Jackson, president. Other participants pictured from left are Carol Hamilton, ac companist, Donna Sue Ward, vocalist, Roberta Lewis, vocalist, and Linda Bennett, clarinetist. These young musicians have received music scholarships from the Phoenix Links.