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THE SAVANNAH TRIBUNE Established 1875 By J. H. DEVEAUX SOL. C. JOHNSON____^..Editor and Publisher J. H. BUTLER________________ —Asso. Editor MISS WILLA M. AYERS, Asst, to Pub. A Manager Pubished Every Thursday 1009 WEST BROAD STREET Telephone, Dial 5338 Subscription Rate in Advance One Year .............. $2.50 Six Months ____________ $1.50 Remittance must be made by Express, Post ©ffice Money Order or Registered Mail. Entered at the Post Office at Savannah, Ga. as Second Class Matter, EDUCATION FAILS “Education, whether of black man or white man .that gives one physical courage to stand up in front of cannon and fails to give him moral courage to stand up in de¬ fense of right and justice, is a failure.”— Booker T. Washington These words of Mr. Washington are more appropriate today than they were when they were first written. They are more appropriate because the spiritual aims of World War II were more emphatic and re¬ ceived greater attention than those in the first World War. This is true because the enemy was a far more powerful military organization. He had engendered a fanat¬ icism the world had never seen before. A super-race philosophy had been indoctrinat¬ ed into the German people so that they pledged themselves, and their all to their leader, the fuehrer, and to the fatherland. A shrewd system of politics ably supported by military force, carried out the practice of infiltration-fifth column tactics, which made aggression the logical next step, so that wherever Germans lived, the German government sought or fabricated reasons for placing them under protective custody. Nazi influence vied with local governments for ascendancy, once gained, it prepared the way for military invasion, regardless of-the Invaded. rights of the people whose country was All of this filled the United States and Great Britain with “righteous” indignation. In the United States, a huge .army was organized and was furnished .with the most efficient weapons any army ever had, and it received a wartime educa¬ tion with a peace time carry over. The tinny was trained to face cannon as well us to fire them.. Emphasis was placed on total destruction of dictator governments and the suppression of human liberty. Kight and justice in the army itself, and on the home front during and after the war. were not in the courses of training given by the army. There are men who .have won the purple heart and Distinguish¬ ed Service Medals, who have excellent ed¬ ucation, who have good hearts, but who are afraid to champion the cause of right and justice for minority groups. There¬ fore* speaking generally, education has been a failure if Mr. Washington’s assertion is correct. UNITY, YES , Our plea for unity among Negro voters gr^SMput of the realization that a large number of new voters in the hands of un¬ scrupulous leaders, could be lead into the very position opponents of Negro suffrage predicted for them. We know that such leaders were preening themselves against the opportunity to exploit these new voters. Thus we encouraged, as much as we their organization under the soundest lead¬ ership that was available. The organiza¬ tion set up committees of trustworthy cit¬ izens to do its bidding, and to offer it di¬ rection and advice. These committees reach¬ ed certain agreements, which after adop¬ tion became binding upon all who cared to go along with the organization. The agree¬ ments were reached by the surrendering of personal opinion and wishes of the several members to the consensus of opinion of the group for the good of the group. The opinion of individuals was lost or merged into opinion of the group. This is the only way to arrive at group agreement and ef¬ fective group action. The time to differ from the rest of the group or committee is when it is making an effort to arrive at a conclusion. When, finally the report of the committee is approved by the organi¬ zation, the only thing left to the dissenters is to withdraw from the organization. They thus preserve their right to their opinion, and avoid the charge of infidelity, as far as the organization is concerned. The wel¬ fare of group dictates the way to vote. The so-called leaders whose consciences permit them to accept funds from opposing can¬ didates do not concern us if they relin- BYNES’ ADDRESS TO NATL BAPTIST C0NV. SUBJECT: “INTEGRATION OF MISSIONS INTO THE TO¬ TAL PROGRAM OF CHRIS¬ TIAN EDUCATION’’ — REA¬ DY FOR DISTRIBUTION.— H. S. Bynes is editor and j founder of The Sunday School I Worker, newspaper. Macon,| Ga . motto: “SAVE THE YOUTH. YOU SAVE THE RACE j AND NATION, president of the j Deacons State Baptist quish their claim to leadership; if their be¬ havior doesn’t hold Negroes up as being ve¬ nal. Yes, we plead for unity. BALLOTS VS BULLETS It is interesting that these two words are so close m origin anu taut tney aie some¬ times used to acmeve tne same enu. ims is particularly uue in countries wnere tempera run not wnen governments must oe seiecteu. in countries wnere uemomai- ic practices are wen estaonsiieu, oanots are used to cnange governments, m me coun¬ tries oi bourn America, it ireyuenuy nap- pens tfiat ouueis are re&orieu to to settle election disputes. in certain European bullets have playeu a conspicu¬ ous part as aftermatns or preliminaries to recent elections, notably in Greece and Italy. Ballots, little balls were used in ancient Greece to pass upon issues or elect oilicers, but also tne word which means little balls, is bullets. Both words derive lrom the same Greek word “ballein'' which means to throw or cast. From the original use of the method of ballotting lodges, clubs and societies make use of the expression, “w'hite ball elects, black ball rejects,” hence the expression to “black ball” to mean re¬ jection. , x Among the differences between these two words and their implications, one out¬ standing difference is that the force of bal¬ lots brings infinitely more security than that of bullets. Governments set up by bullets are insecure as is evidenced by the fact that they have to be maintained by bullets or by the force which they repre¬ sent. The reign of the Nazi in Germany and of the Facists in Italy are cases in point. Both Hitler and Mussolini were surrounded by heavy bodyguards and se¬ cret police systems which kept opinions contrary to the will of the dictators thor¬ oughly suppressed. Japan went further. It instituted a regime whose purpose it was to supervise thought. These are among the trappings which are required to bring security to governments in which ballots are superseded by bullets. It is interest¬ ing that words so close in origin should be so widely different and opposite in the train of ideas they let loose. (CF) Athens, Tenn. , After a government is elected by the peo¬ ple, democracy means that the verdict of the people must be respected by the people. To try and get rid of an elected govern¬ ment by violence or for the government to get rid of its opposition by violence, that is the very antithesis of democracy. It is part of the democratic process to ac¬ cept defeat until that defeat can be revers¬ ed by constitutional means.”—Herbert Vere Evatt. DON’T QUIT By Kuth Taylor There are times when doubt and discour¬ agement confront even the most valiant— when we seem up against a stone wall in which there is no gate. We see no way out of our immediate problems, and these swamp us—mentally and spiritually. Then is the time to stop and take stock of the situation. To look at things in their proper perspective, to see what in our own thoughts is the stumbling block. It was Shakespeare who said “Our doubts are traitors, and make us lose the good we oft might win by fearing to attempt.” Long before him, Ceneca had said “A great pi¬ lot can sail even when his sail is rent.” To both men the cure for defeat—for doubt and discouragement—was action. When those three enemies confront you think not “What Can 1 do!” But—“What can 1 Do?” t There may not seem to be a way out but there is always a way up. Pause and look up. Turn your thoughts to the eter¬ nities. Pray not for relief but for guid- ancei Still your soul for a while. And then return to your problem. Consider it not as a stumbling block, but as an opportunity—an opportunity for you to gain in strength in the solving. A challenge to use your God-given intelligence. If you tackle your difficulties in this manner, you will be shown what to do. You will be able—by first mastering yourself— to face the issue squarely and to make your own decisions honestly and wisely. Be not afraid of the outcome. Your fear is of your own ability, not of outside circumstances. Have faith in yourself and go ahead. Don’t be afraid of doing too much, lt is better to wear out than to rust out. There is something you can do. Decide what it is—and do it! “Success is failure turned inside out The silver tint of the clouds of doubt, And you never can tell how close you are, It may be near when it seems afar; So stick to the fight when, you’re hardest hit— Jts when things seem worst that you must not quit.” tion of Georgia, whose organi¬ zation is establishing “THE DEACONS HOME"—on a tract of land, covering 100 acres, in¬ cluding buildings, all paid. The program committee of the National Baptist Laymen’s Convention, Inc., Dr. James E. Gayle, executive secretary. New Orleans, La., invited Deacon Bynes to deliver an address on the subject, “INTEGRATION OF MISSIONS INTO THE TO- PROGRAM OF CHRISTIAN EDUCATION ” The address delivered to the Na- tion|al Baptist Laymen’s Con¬ vention in session with Ebe- nezer Baptist church, Dr. M. L. King, pastor, Atlanta. Ga., on Thursday morning, September 5. Because of the urgent re¬ quests of many who heard this great message, we arc offering one copy in pamphlet with one year’s subscription of the Sun¬ day School Worker, newspaper, for only $1.00—Address: The Sunday School Worker. 971 Fort Hill St., Macon, Georgia.— (Adv.) __ LIEUTENANT MR WANTS FACTS KNOWN JACKSON, Miss., Sept. 9. (N NR A > —Although all the col- ored persons who allegedly shot down a nuarlet of nQiipfmpn near Magee, Miss,, in a local jail _______ near the __________ scene of the two-day manhunt for the accused, there was no talk of mob violence and none 0 1 the prisoners was m.streated in any particular, Lieutenant Governor Field C. Wright told the NNPA News Service 'last Saturday. in a letter to Robert editor ol the B.rmlngh Weekly and a columnist for the NNPA Mews Service, whose nephew, Bill Craft, a veteran, was one of the persons arrest¬ ed, Lt. Governor Wright wrote: “As you profess 1 6 be inter¬ ested in the truth and in giv¬ ing the true story ‘to the world,’ I take pleasure in giving you these facts and I trust in turn, will do your part in giving the story ‘to the world’ by releasing these facts your NNPA News Service and seeing to it that they are pub- lished. It so happens that I per¬ sonally talked with your nep¬ hew, W. O. Craft, after he was captured by the officers of Smith county. His own story was given to me freely and vol- untarily and under circumstan¬ ces when he had no cause whatsoever to tell anything but the truth. The story as given to me by him has been substantiated by practically all of the witnesses, both white and black. Your nephew’s story is as follows: “Late Sunday afternoon the Craft boys, five in were riding on their about the peaceful armed with an army M-l caliber rifle, two army carbine rifles and a .22 caliber rifle. These boys had been to church and were going to other. — People and Events By JAY GEE •With the coining of autumn and the opening of school/ the Girl Scouts resume their troop meetings. The girls are bub¬ bling over with enthusiasm, whicli has not died since their i swell camping session up at! Log Cabin this summer. We hope more adults will “do their j good turns” by giving them | more leadership whicli they \ so sorely nee.d ***** On Saturday evening at 7 O’clock seventeen oi Ouida Frazier’s friends gathered at the home of Patricia Mcln.osh, who honored the bride-to-be with a miscellaneous shower. As the guests entered they placed their gif,s under a pret- ty umbrella which was unique- j ly placed over the doorway. Pink and green decorations were used for the party, at j which hilarity prevailed and! Ouida received many lovely j and serviceable gifts. Next in the flurry of nupiial affairs was the bridal dinner at the home of Dr. ,^nd Mrs. S. F. Frazier on Sunday. it was a grand re-union as members of the bridal party were constantly arriving from various cities—Mr. Luther Thompson, the gUDom. fpom Pittsburgh; Mrs. L. W. Thomp son, his mother; Helen, his sister; Mrs. T. H. West, his aunt; Miss Lois Hillman of Washington, D. C,; Mrs. Ruth' Campbqjl of Chicago, Norma Potter from Tuskegee, the "Cleve” Eneases and Wahwee from Nassau and Mrs. S. D. Artice of Cleveland, who is Mrs. Frazier’s sister. Dr. and Mrs. M. A. Cassell, Ouida's godpar¬ ents of Brunswick, were also in the city for the wedding. At noon on Monday, mem- bers o^fthe bridal party honored with a luncheon by! Marian Priester at the home of her parents on Price street. The cordiality of the hostess and her family, along with the excellently prepared food made the luncheon most enjoyable. Following the wedding re- heasal Monday night. Ouida j entertained ihe Lawson the House bridal party East at JBroad j street. on “In crossing one of the pub- n c highways they made a stop and park cd iheir truck in such * i main highway. wn.ie ihus ! b aiKfcd > a cai wnile 111 wn ‘ ch there ' were two youUls * one lolulefca years 01 agL '> came M Qown 101116 tne dulicuny highway m and gett.ng had | j aioand me truck. These white I J in trying nal to s ^ p th i eir car ; bu ^ | I the trucK - shouted something, what, these ™ at Negroes. 1 jumped •Thereupon the Johnny Craft and' j trom truck f.red at the white boys with ’ the army M-l rifle. Late tha. J evening four peace officers j went to the Craft home to question them concerning the' shooting of the rifle at the automobile. j ” Jolinn y Craft and his . br0 * j tbers saw these four officers com ng and laid ambush When the oificers came close enough, the Crafts with- out warning opened fire on them and all four were wound- ed, three seriously. The Craft Negroes then fled into the nearby woods. No j I ur *'ber efforts were made peace officers *“ to apprehend 1 J these Negroes as hey were given assurance that the Crafts would surrender peacefully th .?r* f0ll0W1 “ g mo rn mg. During the night the Craft Negroes returned to their home together with other Negroes and the following morning they satin their homes the firearms above-mentioned, and other firearms which had acquired during the night he, ^ . larger hLf‘ CerS appr0acntae the When these officers came within range the Craft groes and the others in the i bouse opened fire on them and I during the shooting that fol- The Wedding Butler Presbyter an church was the setting for the beau¬ tiful double ring ceremony which united Oulda Frazier and Luther Thompson in holy matrimony on Tuesday even- The church was bcaui- fully decorated with palms, fiowers and candelabra. Lula LaFayette Lockett sang the traditional pre-nuptial songs, accompanied by Jane Parker at the organ and Paula Robeson at the piano. The six bridesmaids li Norma Potter, Lois Hillman, Marian Priester, Patricia McIntosh, Helen Thompson and Murial Eneas) wore identical dresses oi pale blue net with sweet- eart necklines, fitted bodice and double net skirts over taffeta, They wore head pieces of ruf- fled net, and carried bouquets of red roses. Wahwee Fra- Z i e r, the maid of honor, wore a similar dress of pink net. flower girls, Edwinna Sim- and Lillie Bud Cowart, wore dresses of yellow The ring bearers, Eneas, Jr., and James Cob¬ ham, Jr., wore miniature tuxe¬ does. Groomsmen were Dr. S. M. McDew, Jr.. Earl Fonvielle, Jr., J. D. Scott, Cleveland Eneas, Edward Nelson and James Cobham. Dr. James Schell of Jacksonville was best man. The bride was strikingly handsome in her lovely gown of imported white lace over bri¬ dal satin. Her fingertip vir¬ ginal veil was the one worn by her sister, Murial Eneas, at her wedding. A diamond and ruby necklace, gift oi was Ouida's only orna- Following an old custom, the br.de wore a sixpence in each her shoes. They were sent by Bishop Eneas of Nassau. bouquet oi bridal roses was with a white orchid. was given in marriage by father. The ceremony was read by D. W. Wood, the of Freedman’s Grove in Liberty county, was once headed by the grand father. At the reception at the Fra- Georgia, even more so than any other jurisdiction is caus¬ ed to lament with Mississjipi pay i n g tribute to the mem- of mand Master 0 n “ wphh f or more th<ui twelve a grand communication in _ Georgia.. hen, too, he re- que sted our grand master to conduct his last rites. Bro. W ebb was a most remarkable Mason. _ Thg p®Tt Savannah a MasS district, d r Thoma; of Wh.ch B r D. is “ deputy, “The W will meet 1IHSC . in _ Savan- a Sunday tn Sep- tember. Th chapters of the Ea,btein ^ are aIs0 urged t0 meet m6et ’ The The local lodges and chapters will join ^ ex;ending a royal wel¬ come. The committees from the local lodges and chapters will meet Sunday afternoon at 4 o’clock to perfect arrange¬ ments. Grand Master Dobbs has been invited to be present with others. He will do so if his engagements will permit. . He has been on the go con- “Biography of Duke Elling- ton’’ by Barry Ulanov is no por trait in stone; it is the picture of a man very much alive, whose achievement, already greac, is still growing, shaping p erhaps, the future of Ameri- ca n music. To musicians all 0V er the world, Duke’s contri- button is enormous; it is re- ver enced, respected and adored by millions. ***** p , , ook forward to visi- / = n ' the citv when they are a c0 ^ eniai as Mr and Mrs ° l6S Huber_ of ot Nashville ’ who bave been visiting . Wi son an * uUSg the Giles Huberts Lincoln Inn The informal’- * of the affair made it un - enjoyable . The guests included the Qene WeatherS; Gus jjaves * ’ ^ L Williams ’ Ro- Thweatts, J. W. Wilsons, Charles Jenkins, N. H. Colliers, Bci - Laws, C. V. Clays, Mart'n Grahams, Bill Hagans. B'll Ty- Ben Ingersolls, the Orsots, Arthur Dwight, Frankie Gol- ° en - Ruby Gadson, Altomese Dowse, Margaret Law, Marjo- rie Gadsden, Joe Green and Evelyn Grant. Mrs. Patello, of Mrs. Giles Hubert, from pine Bluf L Arkansas, is visiting here. They spent last week at American Beach. Martha and Wilmet Wilson en¬ tertained them with a party at their home on Wednesday night. It was another one of those affairs where the fun and laughter put spice in your and tonic in your veins to hel P face a rugged tomorrow, The Hllberts i eave Friday for F sk un i ver sity, • where Giles ^ resume his work Tt/ 8 ~ "I ama X I Cl 1*0 oUllS rf \ FI G v Asked Sign Petition Of the 90(3 homes surveyed last month only 36 persons signed the petition for health¬ ier housing conditions, it was revealed by the Health Survey Committee, Tuesday, Septem¬ ber 10 . Copies of the petition were placed in the leading 21 churches attended by the resi- deuts °* Die area surveyed for signatures, but only eignt cop¬ ies were returned with a total oi thirty s.x 's.gnatures. It was brought out in the meeting that many qi the per sons did no. nave an opportu- to sign the petitions, oth- ers lelt that by signing their uames to Die petition their land lords ma y Put them out oi the ilouSe 111 which they are now living. While others thought L hey would be called beiore some group to testify. agam “ 6 ““, > others turners just just possess possess the 1 superstA.on or fear of their names. Til e Health Survey Commit- tee wishes it understood thatj b y signing the petition, the I P tr son involved will not be' j scorned by or put out by any _ _______ of the landlords, or will not be on to testify before any individual or group. Til e petition is for the pur- P°se of showing the Health De¬ partment and city and county lowed all of these Negroes es- caped lue 0llICcIj to the continue neaiay w^oas. a sfftircli ior tticst <tiniocl bending ad of tnem during tne _ day aIld m g bt mat ioi.owed, forego.ng story ' “The is tne to me by your nephew, w Q tbe C ral., and Negroes substantial tnem- j ed b y otner selves . To this I might add, kUled that none and 0iliy of the Negroes was ! d J 1 *° ne W ^,'! UU1 " ed and he not seriously. „ At-. though placed TZl in these a local Negroes jail nearby were, | as they were apprehended, I there Lence was no talk ol -.......! any mob| v and they were not mis treated in any particular. .. . “Now as you requested this s tory, it is my hope that you w j d communicate it to the members of your race through your „— news ------ service ------- and ---- by so doing to some degree put a s t 0 p to the effort of outside agitators to portray this inci- den t as an effort on the part 0 f W hite peace officers to lynch qj mob a group of innocent | I Negroes. j “As j have stated before, we in Mississippi are law-abiding God-fearing citizens. We ex- and demand that all peo- , j p ] e , white and black, respect j the lawful rights of others. Wej f do not and will not permit j white or black, to shoot j at innocent people traveling on! j 0 ur highways and to under- j j i take to murder our law-en- j forcement officers when they- are performing the:r duties. claim! “Organizations which 0 have for their purpose the motection of the much” riehts of Nr- 'groes'could do to further' to- istead of trying to distort the facts of every incident so as to create he impression that members of your race are on every occasion unjustly perse- cuted in the South.” 1 zier residence, which followed the wedding, Mrs. Frazier re- ceived the guests in a draped aqua marine crepe gown, wear- ing an orchid corsage. Mrs. Artice wor^ black with gold sequins and a corsage of red roses. Mrs. Thompson wore black taffeta; Mrs. West wore black and pale blue, and Campbell wore black and peach. The reception table was beau lifully decorated with four long white tapers and six short er ones, centered with a five ciered wedding cake. Stream¬ j ers of white satin ribbon ex-■ tended from the C ake As ‘ fnrt!mo' , TT': .. ,, ^ , her 0ne fortune was told i by various to-j kens that had been placed in • the cake-thimbles, rings, etc. Mercedese Hardwick and urea reception. Romanski Guests assisted at the j were serv- ed from plates and napkins bearing gold monograms, “Ouida and Luther.” Mr. and Mrs. Thompson left Tusday night for American Beach, where they will spend a 1 short time before continuing their honeymoon in Chicago. Mrs. Eulie Bellinger iBarry) her son, “Butch.., left Sat urday for a visit with her par- ents in Oxford, Ohio. She was joined by Euiie Wednesday. They plan to attend the wed¬ ding of Barry’s cousin in Cin- j einnati. She also plans' to vis- it friends in Washington, D. c,, l before her return. ***** We are glad Mrs. Susie Sin¬ gleton is continuing to recover, following her return from Geor gia infirmary last Wednesday. ***** It is rumored ihat the' AKA' sorority and the Alpha fraterni Brice,! j ty plan Negro to present contralto, Carol in oc-i j tober. ***** j The Herman Mosleys and their ineir four iour children enuaren left left Monday Monday I ior Pasadena, California, their I future home. Members 0 f the Cosmopolitan club, of! which bon Herman is president, j gave a voyage party in his j honor at Lincoln Inn last Sat-' urday night. j I ***** SPEAKING O F BOOKS-- “David the King” is violent,: swift and thrilling, a book to remember. The story of God’s mmagnificent sinner. ^Tlie Thursday, September 12, 1946 And Chapters Notes tantly since the grand lodge, Omar T-emple had a largely attended meeting las* Sunday. pasfc illustrious Potentate Jas. j. Edwards who represented tqn , ^ in Philadelphia, gave a concise report which was highly com¬ mended. A committee of no¬ bles was authorized to prepa for a dance in the near futub There will be a conference of those novices who desire the; I higher degrees Sunday at 8 o’clock. Nomes ana members of the Scottish Rite who have 1 applicants are urged to be present with thm at this meet¬ ing. It is very necessary for us to increase the membership of the Court of Isis. The noble should encourage their female rela¬ tives to join. Grand Matron Mary L. Ayers is giving a glorious report of the recent International Con- ference of the Eas.ern Star chapters. officials tha. the people living in the area want improved health conditions, and that they are willing to do their paro in bringing about such improvements. YAMACRAW DEM. CLUB MEETS MONDAY The Democratic club of the Yamacraw disirict will hold its regular meeting in the lecture room of First Bryan Baptist church Monday night at 8 o’clock. Ail members are urg¬ ed to be present. Mrs. Wilhel- mina Whitehead is president of the organization and Miss Frances Beasley, secretary. CUB SMITH WINS AIRPLANE CONTEST Cub Theodore Smith (Den 2 > was the winner of the airplane model contest of Pack 48 on last Thursday evening at A ' YMCA. He was presented wrist flashlight from J. C. Ar¬ tis, by Frank Washington, fa¬ ther of one of the cubs. Den No. i of which Mrs Wilhoimina Ingram is den moth and Scout Isaac Simmons, den chief won, a large chocolate cake as the den with the larg¬ est number of planes prepared. The beautiful (and the boys said delicious) cake was given through the courtesy of I. C. Perkins, owner of Ideal Home Bakery, Savannah’s only Negro bakery. Mr. Perkinis is himself a scouter. Field Executive M. E. Graham and Executive Sec¬ retary J. T. Ellerbe of the Boy Scouts and YMCA respectively were the judges of the models made by the little fellows dur¬ ing the month of August- The Pack meeting was a fun making experience for both the parents and their kids. The fathers led the group In a sor,g stunt called a melody mix er. Cub George Heard led songs and yells and told a Don¬ ald Duck story including imita¬ tions. Refreshments were provided by the Pack Committee. Cub Eaarl Ingram closed the meet¬ ing by leading “God Be With You ’Til We Meet Again-” Files of The Srvannah Tribune FIFTY YEARS AGO September 12, 1806 The Chatham County Repub¬ licans are aroused over the na¬ tional campaign and booming for McKinley and Hobart. Churches liberally respond¬ ing to the McKane hospital. Miss Lucy B. Brown died on Monday last. She was a mem- of the First Congregation- ai church. church. The The funeral funeral jdRi mas «:>. by Revs. L. Rowe* B. and Geo. C. of Charleston. - Robert Sengsstacke Abbott, recently graduated from Hampton institute, visiting his parents. Petition for incorporation of the Morning Call Social Club, published. -H-n tttiil-t yMrM.niitia.iii Jt