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AMERICANS ALL
I Am An American Day was observed
last Sunday, Native bom citizens of jail
political faiths and naturalized citizens from
many nations from all over the world have
contributed in so many ways to the needs
and cultures of American life, that their
claims to being Americans is absolutely ir¬
refutable, despite the
which crop up here and there.
THE GROUNDWORK OF PEACE
The machinery of peace has been in
making since the pronouncement of the
lantic Charter. It has been added to
gressively by the statement of the
Freedoms, the Teheran, Quebec and
Conferences. Bretton Woods,
ton Oaks, Chepultepec and San
Conferences have sought to deal with
cific phases of the problems without
peace is unthinkable, that is to say, all
those problems which have entered into
causes of conflict—social, political
economic. The various conferences
meetings M ft. «««* or should
had the ettect ot increasing
among the nations. This has been
of the San Francisco Conference.
jet, by the time we get over one
about Russia’s reaction to this or that,
other looms up. The Russians
western civilization so easily that it
its interpretations of matters in slightly
ferent language which is calculated to
phasize their suspicion of other
For a big power Russia is strangely
tive and difficult to
Of course Russia has good reason
suspecting Anglo-American ideas of
racy. Great Britain’s treatment of
Indians, and America’s treatment of its
nority groups are not comparable with
sia’s treatment of her many racial
from the standpoint of democracy.
It is gratifying to note that a work
for graduate students will be conducted
the Georgia State College under the
Sponsorship of the Board of Education
the Atlanta University, during the
July 23, August 24, inclusive. The
plan for a workshop as we understand
is for entire school faculties to work
under expert direction, specific
which confront the several schools.
We do not know to what extent the
of the workshop will be approached, but
hope the representation by schools will
such that the value of the workshop will
felt in very much improved instruction
our schools. The State Department of
ucation is also sharing the responsibility
bringing the workshop to this section
the state. We are greatly concerned
our teachers avail themselves of this
did opportunity for professional
ment.
From the very beginning, Judge
son made his position as to gambling in
community very clear. While only
pinball machine is mentioned, we believe
would include any other machine or
or game which separates a patron or
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Tuskegee, Ala., (ANP)—Theof Class 45-F recently graduat trained by civilian personnel of
above is a picture of members ed from Moton Field. All were tlie ann .v prmiray
school at Tuskegee
ASF DEPOT TO HOLD
WAR BOND RALLY
The Savannah ASF depot
employees are sponsoring a war
bond rally at the SSSS center,
May 30 which will feature a
floor show, war bond prizes,
a top notch orshestra and plen
ty of free refreshments.
The South Carolina co-eds,
Misses Agatha Curley, Edwina
Robinson and Miss Eleanor
Williams have arranged a pro¬
gram for the evening of several
novelty numbers.
!Ftoll owing this, Capt. G. E
tomer from his money without considera¬
tion. A writer in the People’s Forum con¬
cludes his letter, “About Gambling” with
these words: “When the judge has to lead
the officers to his window and point out
some gambling right across the street from
the officer’s headquarters, it indicates that
the gambling element has not heretofore
been operating in any great jeopardy as
far as the officials are concerned.” The
latter clause of this sentence is applicable to
the activities of this element particularly
on West Broad Street and streets contig¬
uous to it and other vicious elements in
less populous streets.
WARNING SHOULD BE HEEDED
At a gathering of youths during Citizen¬
ship Week at the Booker Washington High
.School, Atlanta, Dr. Bond of Fort Valley
College was reported through the national
press, to say
“Unless and until we succeed in eliminat¬
ing the fifth column elements, the spies and
traitors within our own racial ranks, Ne¬
groes cannot expect to realize that larger
measures of citizenship rights and privileg¬
es,” Dr. Horace Maim Bond, president, Fort
Valley State College, warned 5,000 teen-age
youngsters here.
Dr. Bond appeared as principal speaker
of the Atlanta Youth Federation, observing
its annual citizenship week, and addressed
the huge throng assembled at the Harper’s
Field Stadium. C. N. Cornell, principal of
the Booker T. Washington High School,
presided. ceaseless
“You and other Negroes are in a
war that goes on from the cradle to the
grave, a war for the right to be respected
and for the right to be free. The slovenly,
who betray their race in the way they dress;
the loud-mouthed, who advertise us in pub¬
lic places and constitute a real enemy to
our dreams and aspirations; the public-
Ocmm. «treet^ , , dancers . and , sidewalk
cutups; the , filthy-mouthed, f the f violent and
the ready-to-fight brigade.
“Make no mistake about it these people
are enemies to our progress and we must
eliminate them or else we will not be able
to attain the full ideals of American citi-
unship ,. opportuni ... ties. ,,
WHAT IS AN AMERICAN?
By Ruth Taylor
What is an American? If it were de¬
pendent upon birthplace alone, America
would collapse as an over-heavy structure.
If it were a mere matter of nationality,
America would soon be one with Tyre and
Sidon. Were it conditioned upon race,
America would fall as did the Mongol Em¬
pire and all other countries founded upon
racism.
Anyone—no matter what race, national¬
ity or color—can be an American. Acci¬
dent of birth does not make an American.
And an American-by-choice (wrongly call¬
ed foreign born) is oftentimes a better cit¬
izen than the native born or American-by-
birth and frequently more conscious of the
importance and value of that citizenship.
To be an American is not just a matter of
declaration—it is a challenge to act. Like
almost all things worth while, being an
American is not always easy. It means
putting aside prejudice and intolerance. It
means living so that not only has each in¬
dividual an opportunity for life, liberty
and the pursuit of happiness, but that he
concedes freely to every other individual
the same privilege. It means fighting not
for one’s own child alone but for all chil¬
dren—being willing to give up for the good
of others—pioneering for progress and pros¬
perity for the people as a whole.
To be an American is a thing of the
spirit. It: has nothing to do with birthplace,
race, color or religious beliefs. It is a creed
in which to believe—a standard by which
to live, an ideal toward which to strive, a
faith for which to die. And it is that spir¬
it animating its citizens which will make
America endure.
McGriif. depot war bond officer
will rjward thq war bond prizes
that consist of a $100 war bond
as first prize, a $50 war
second prize, and several $25
war bonds. All proceeds of the
rally will be converted into war
bondh that will be given awaiy
to the attendants.
Tuckets to the rally may be
purchased at the door for
each, and the public is
for the price of admission.
Mrs. Evelyn Dye will
charge of the refreshments and
members of the depot bond
committee assisting m the
plans are W. W. Graham, Phip-
ip Green, Dorothy F.
j James Tyson, Jesse Fisher,
Mallard „ ... ’ Henry Wl!hams ’
j Bln, Abraham Walker,
and Wilton S. Scott,
j advisor The depot has a
j loan goal of *99.000 which must
^ reached by June 30
“An educated tool is
Uuui a ^onkey-for a monkey
Wlli Jump around books, but an
educated iooi will try to
over God. and get His latv»,
his looks.” - -
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THE SAVANNAH TRIBUNE
\ (continue to save kitchen fats.
THE TWO RED POINTS PER POUND
i . YOU GET APE MORE IMPORTANT TO
YOU TRAN EVER, AND EVERY TEASPOON- ,,
v FUU OF WASTE FAT IS STILL NEEDED.
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WASTE FATS ARE STILL NEEDED TO M THE
James Armstrong,
seaman, who has returned
his post after spending a
Weeks leave with his wife,
Eloise Armstrong, 617
Anderson street. He was
tertained Monday night,
14, by his sister in law,
Douglas Nelson of 617
Bolton street.
THE GESTURE MADE
HAVEN HOME CLASS
"Childhood shows the man.’
of the finest gestures
have been, made by any
was made by the 6th
elas$ of Mrs.Edith Mrs.Edith J. J. Jones Jones
Haven Home school
the check for *7.50 which
received for winning the
jn the recent
sis Scrap Book contest of
Association
to the association
used in any manner
might help to further
fight against tuberculosis.
The Country’s First “War Loan” Advertisement
ADVERTISEMENT
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I FRANKLIN at Lancaster. Pennsylvania, May B. 1*55. caused to be written what is j
cun try first loan , Mvi-rnsejn.-nt. X'r_r.kii;i on termed the |
s war warned his readers against mfi_- isr.ar -- rri.'cs lee* the* >:ji-
!rr the Kings Service. ’ a lesson mil rood in the Mi^nty Seventh War Loin. The document was written in Ger- 1
nan as well as English. Superimposed on the original are the words used by Fr anklin. This was a loan of
uateriais and not of dollars.
, The Chatham- Savannah
j ! this berculosis opportunity association to thank
| young people for the
I of their generosity.
NAACP EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE MEETS
INVESTIGATING KILLING
DANIEL HICKS
Also Looking Into the Bilbo.
Scott Episode
j the The Savannah executive committee
! Branch of
1 { iAACP met Monday night
‘ U; annex ol the West
c olee to consider
1 press releases concerning
L. L. Scott, chairman of
"ittee on legal redress
10 local branch. These
leases pertain to an
of letters between Senator
bo of Mississippi and
Scott The committee
to meet again next Monday
the same place at 7 o’clock at
which time Reverend Scott
expected to make a
to the committee.
The commitee is also invest¬
igating circumstances under
which Daniel Hicks met his
j death following a disturbance
last week at the Union _ ______ Bag ^
plant. However, the investiga
tion is seriously handicaped
the lack of witnesses who, tho
J j reputedly refuse on the scene, either
to cooperate by furnish-
ing needed information or fail
j to to make their identity known
any of the committee. No
: committee investigating
incidents can accomplish any-
thing without a thorough
S. B. A. DEDICATORY
SERVICE
The Savannah
Association, Inc., will have
dedicatory services at St.
Baptist church Sunday
May 27, at 8 o’clock. The
gram will be as follows:
Selection, St. John’s choir
Solo, Madam Blanche
ton.
Duet, Madams Bertha
and Ruth White
Readirjg, Madam
Douglas
Duet, Madams Naomi
and Brooks
Solo, Madam Rosa Lee
den
i Short talk, Madam J, M.
ker
Duet, Madams J. M.
and Rosa Mae Fields
Remarks. Lawyer J. G.
Dedication prayer, Rev. E.
S. Cleveland
Presentations
The public is invited to
tend this service at which Ma¬
dam E. Faustine Bignon will
be master of ceremonies.
sembling of facts as its very
first step.
The NAACP is anxious to in¬
vestigate such incidents but
its hands are tied unless wit-
nesses make themselves availa
1 ltlIe and the Public is urged to
bear this in mind.
“It is a good man who-know’s
j how to keep Adamic nature un¬
( der subjection and dares to lift
the banner of salvation higher
; than anything else—even edu-
cation.”
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j i UNCOVERING % ,
I i ISl* r •" 1 WASHINGTON
1
: White House Correspondent Released
i I I m through the Atlanta Daily World
by the NNPA
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l .1 By Harry S. McAlpin
It is easy to appreciate
concentration of effort on
.single goal mav lead to blind¬
ness in ail but one path of vi-
sion It , is not so easy to ex
cose it, however.
This business of fighting for
the • full citizenship rights
Negroes in America is a double
edged exampm. Sometimes I,
and others who write O’
speak or. act m this . struggle , ,
real democracy, launch cut
the spur of the moment with-
out first sitting down to work
out our strategies to meet ex
isting conditions. As a
we bump our heads
sarily and frequently on
cles we could have avoided by
slightly varied techniques and
approaches—still aiming at the
same goals.
! It is time we were
up, politically, now and realiz-
ing that the forces who fight
just as strenuously—if not more
so—to “keep us in our places”
do not use haphazard methods.
They sit up late at night plan¬
ning, mapping strategy, pool¬
ing their resources,
the consequences. We
meet them on common
and not provide them with the
loopholes through which
delight to jump.
All of which leads up to a
suggestion that might well
put into effect by the
committees and councils
serve as lobbying agencies
matters affecting Negro
fare, and by the, local organiza-
tions, local groups and the
“man in the street” whose
operation is necessary to
cess.
The suggestions come
Mrs. Beatrice Reed, the
ministrative assistant in
D. C. Branch of the NAACP.
For practical purposes,
Will excuse the National Com-
mittee to Abolish the Poll
because it is now near the “end
of the rainbow” on its petition
to discharge the House
ary Committee from
'“pigeon-holing” of its bill
abolish the poll tax.
But, there are three
bill pnding in Congress
are of primary interest to Ne-
grpes in their struggle for eco-
liomie, legal and civil equality.
All three of them are tied up
in committees of the House of
Representatives because of the
same fact—they all deal with
improvement of the status of
Negroes. They are the bill
a perment FEPC, the anti¬
lynching bill and the civil
rights bill for the District of
j MASONIC-EASTERN STAR NOTES
Last Sunday afternoon the
deepartment of public relations
of Hadji Temple, No. 61, ol
Buffalo, N. Y., and Hadji Court,
No. 62, Daughters of Isis, pre¬
sented Past Imperial Potentate
John Wesley Dobbs at Bethel
Civic forum at Bethel AME
church. Without comment, it
is known that Grand Master
I Dobbs made the “welkin ring”
I He was responded to by Impe-
| rial Potentat Raymond E.
; Jackson.
* * •
1 About twenty five candidates
i were carried through the laby-
! rinth of/ the Eastern Star last
i week at College Park. Grand
Lecturer Mrs. P. B. Eiclrel
merger and Past Patron Joseph
Crawford conducted the work.
I About a dozen of the sisters
from Atlanta assisted in con¬
ferring the degrees. This
proves the growth and, interest
in the Eastern Star.
It is regretted that several of
the lodges and chapters are
delinquent in rendering annu¬
al reports and forwarding fees.
* * *
The Masonic Review is a
worthwhile publication and
should be in the hands of every
Mason and Eastern Star. The
last issue was especially a
gem.
* * *
A letter from Sister C. L.
Taylor commended the visit of
our grand lecturer, Mrs, P. B.
Eichelbergrr to the chapter at
Machn. The members were
Columbia. Petitions for dis*
charge of the committees con¬
sidering “already'on the first two nave been
p i aced the speak-
er’s desk. A petition to dis-
' charge the third may be filed
about the first of June.
, Organizations working for
: the enactment of t-Imse meas¬
ures have' separately directed
1 their efforts toward the one
goal bcfore them _ release and
enactment of their own >. pet -
bm A constant stream of
con tacts is made with
1 Representatives to enlist their
support and sign a discharge
petition.
j Some of these representatives
may get annoyed, unjustifiably,
of course, since it is their job
j to listen to the petitions of
their constituents and to act in
the best interest of deraoora-
cy. But, through this separate
procedure, it is also possible ior
some other Representatives to
“jump through the loopholes”
They can sign one petition and
refuse to sign others—but play
up the fact back home that
“I’m on your side, see what I
did!” A division of signatures
j j on petitions, however, results
in no one of them getting the
j required 218 names necessary
1 for discharge,
Can’t we dispense with the
j “glory” the total angle picture? in the interest Can’t of
we
these national councils and
committees together to agree
that on this petition business
it will be “all for one and one
all?” Can’t we use a little
j strategy and close up the loop-
holes?
The combined efforts of the
National Council for a Permo-
nent FEPC, the NAACP <. spon-
j and sor of the the anti-lynching working for bill), the
j groups
enactment of a civil rights bill
in the District of Columbia, i.
1 should be directed toward mak- Y
j ing the voting populace awar
that all these things are but a’
piece of the same cloth. The
! can impress upon these
Congressmen . who are interest-
in retaining their *10,000 a
jobs (with a possible
$2500 expense account) that
•it’s all-out or nothing counts.
It’s just as easy for a Con¬
gressman to write hisname on
these petitions as to do it on
one. They are all right on the
speaker’s desk together. But
you’ve got to make him realize
that patchwork won’t do it.
We want a full piece of goods,
all in one piece and a yard
wide.
More of the chapters should
have the gand lecturer visit
them. It would prove benefi¬
cial.
* • *
Ac Masons we should not on¬
ly condemn spiritous intemper¬
ance, but that in any form,
drinking, eating or acting,
9m*
Worshipful Master Weaver
and Mt. Moriah lodge are going
forward with great stride.
They showed it last Friday
night. Past Master Thomas
is in the vanguad with them.
Files of The Savannah
Tribune
FIFTY YEARS AGO
MAY 25, 1895
F—- 3-
Elijah Keeler was killee Tues.
by Policemen T. C. Murphy and
McHugh. It was with-
out justification.
James McGuire, a white man,
court was through fined for the wantonly ranks $50 in of recorder’s the running Col¬ 4
quitt Blues, while on duty.
The Ogeechee road paved
with shells from Anderson
ttreet to the termination of the
street car line.
Al! of the colored troops
paraded May 20.