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SCENES FROM AMERICAN LEGION
above are scenes from the 29th annual convention of
American Legion, Department of Georgia, which met ast week
in Macon.
Top.picture—The Negro delegates who attended the con¬
vention, photographed in front of the convention hall.
Savannah’s t'wp Negro
ican Legion Posts, William
Jordan, No. 5G0, and George
Patton, No. 512, were well rep-
resented at the
15 To Receive Diplomas
In Culture
MADAM BRIDIE FREEMAN
ROBINSON, Principal
A class of fifteen will
ctive certificates in beauty cul¬
ture at the commencement
ercises of the Freeman
of Beauty Culture which >
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V idow Loses Pastor’s
$20,000 Estate
ST. LOUIUS (ANP) _
$20,U)Q estate of the late Rev-
Dr- Noah W- Clark, for many
years pastor of Lane Taber¬
nacle CME church in this city,
was awarded to Mr. and Mrs
Fred L- Beasley in a
granted by Circuit Judge F- E-
Williams Monday.
annual convention of the Geor
gia Department of the
held June 1-4 in Macon-
Vining Goodman Post No-
of Macon, was host to the
Senate Press Rules
Become More Liberal
WASHINGTON (ANP)—A
vised regulation covering the
Senate press gallery
Negro newspapermen by per-
to representatives of weekly
newspapers.
Under the new regulations,
announced last week by the
Serrate Rules serving a sub¬
stantial number of weekly
newspapers. Two correspond¬
ents will be admitted in special
cases.
The change was primarily
for the benefit of the Negro
press, it was learned- A similar
change for the house gallery
was approved recently by
Speaker Joseph W- Martin.
Denial of congressional press
gallery accommodation to Ne¬
gro newsmen was aired last
March when Louis R. Lautier,
correspondent for the Negro
Newspaper Publishers associa¬
tion and the Atlanta Daily
The judgment was against
Mrs. Rosa M- Clark, widow of
the deceased presiding
She filed suit, claiming
property, although she had
lived with her husband for
many years beiore his
_
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Photo by FREEMAN
Bottom picture, left—A group of the Savannah delegates,
Robert DeLoach, Joseph S. Rivers, Clarence Hudson, Theodore
Mackey, Herbert C- Kilroy and Harold Brown.
Bottom, right, top—National Commander Paul II- Griffith
of Pennsylvania addressing the convention, and below, Gov¬
ernor M. E- Thompson speaking before the mike.
American Legion district,
posed of all Negro posts in the
state.
During the convention
I dresses were made by
World, was refused accredita-
tion by the all-white commit-
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MRS. ALTOMESE THOMAS DOWSE, who has served very
efficiently as cashier **) toe North Carolina Mutual Life In¬
surance Company, Savannah district, for Ui<i past eleven
years, has resigned this position to be affiliated with her fa¬
ther, Donald Thomas, well known glazier, who has operated
a successful business for more than twenty-five years.
Mrs. powse does not intend to completely sever her con¬
nections with the company and will serve a , special ordinary
agent- In appreciation ot ner faithful service she was ten¬
dered a farewell party uy iht agency organization, at the hom
I e of Mrs- Ruth Burke*
Jonathan Wainright, of Corrl-
gedor fame; PauJ H. Griffith,
national commander of the
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DICKERSON RAISES
$2,521 AT CLOSING
EXERCISES
V1DALIA — The Dickerson
County Training school ended
the school year on Monday
evening, June 2 .when diplomas
were awarded 44 seniors, the
largest graduating class in the
history of the institution.
Nina Locks, first honor grad¬
uate, won an NHA scholarship
to any college of her choise-
She was also presented a tui¬
tion scholarship by Morris
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CARVER SAVINGS RANK
FORMAL OPENING SAT.
OPERATING UNDER
STATE AND FEDERAL
SUPERVISION
Individual Deposits
Insured Up To —
$5,000
The formal opening of the
Carver Etaivlngs Batik will be
held Saturday. The bank is
located at 810 Montgomery St-
This will be an epochal event
because it will mark the first
time in the history of Savan¬
nah and the second time in the
history of the state that a Ne¬
gro financial institution with
bbth state and federal protec¬
tion has opened its doors to
the public.
The opening Saturday will,
therefore, undoubtedly attract
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Morris Brown Graduates
,
Its Class
By Rev. W- O. P. SHERMAN
ATLANTA, June 5. —
commencement exercises
Morris Brown College and trus¬
tee board meeting was
up at Big Bethel AME
Dr. D. T. Babcock, pastor; Dr-
W- A. Fountain, Jr., president;
Bishop W- A- Fountain,
presiding bishop.
Fully 4,000 people crowded
the spacious Bethel
church to witness the
of the sixty-fifth year of
school.
The devotions were led at
10 a. m- by Rev. E C- Mitchell,
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SAYS SHIFT WILL CAUSE
2000 TO LOSE THEIR JOBS
NEW YORK, June 4. Declar¬
ing that the jobs of some 2,000
Negroes are at stake, Waiter
White, executive secretary ol
the national Association for the
Advancement of Colored People,
today registered a protest with
John Snyder, Secretary of the
Treasury, over the plan to move
a division of the Internal Re¬
venue Bureau from the Bronx
to Missouri.
White said in a telegram to
Snyder; “We have just been
informed that the processing
division of the Internal Reve¬
nue Bureau now located at 260
East 161s|t street, toe Bronx,
New York city, is to be moved
to Kansas City, Mo- Unless it
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‘‘PRESIDENTS FAV¬
ORITE MUSICIAN”
THRILLS AUDIENCE
Graham w. Jackson of At¬
lanta, styled by the late Pres¬
ident Roosevelt as “My Favorite
Musician,” pleasingly entertain¬
ed a large audience oi white
and colored patrons Monday
evening, June 9, at St- John
Baptist church, Rev. E- O- S.
Cleveland, pastor.
This versatile artist display¬
ed his ability on the piano, or¬
gan and accordion; his selec¬
tions on the organ and ae-
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TICKETS GOOD FOR
NEXT WEDNESDAY
Because of rain yesterday,
the Golden Dream Club’s boat-
ride was cancelled. Tickets for
this ride will be good for the
Doatride next Wednesday, June
Mob Shows Its Ire
Chicago (ANP) —
mately 500 whites gathered
front of a three-story
on Chicago’s southside
day night in a protest demon¬
stration after a Negro
moved into a first floor flat-
Before police squads arrived
and dwispersed the crowd, sev¬
eral members of the mob threw
stones at the building, breaking
some of the windows. Two men
and a boy who defied police or¬
ders to leave, wore arrested.
The building is said to be
located in an area bound by
restrictive covenant agreements
signed by members of the Park
Manor Improvement associa-
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GET DEGREE AT
COLUMBIA
) F
By Lou Swarz
Miss Mettella Maree, one of
GADSDEN—CAUTION
Miss Margaret Gadsden, the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Rob¬
ert Washington Gadsden, be¬
came the bride of Reverend
Gustave H- caution on Friday,
June 6, at 7 P- m-, at St-
Matthews Episcopal church-
The altar was beautifully dec¬
orated with long stemmed pink
gladioli. The impressive ring
ceremony was performed by
the Right Reverend Middleton
S- Barnwell, Bishop of Georgia,
in the presence of relatives.
Mrs. Henry Solomon, sister
of the bride, was matron of
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LEADERS IN *200,000 BUILD¬
ING FUND CAMPAIGN—Above
are the leaders in the triumph¬
ant Building Fund campaign
in Cincinnati, Ohio, which re¬
sulted in $200,000 being maae
available for the new orphan
asylum for colored children.
The workers raised * casu to¬
Prof. Dixon
Summer
“Y" DRIVE NETS
$2,600 —
The drive for funds which
has been waged by the West
Broad Street “Y” has resulted
in approximately $2,600 in
cash and about $1,000 in pledges
with a membership roster of
600 or more. The reports are
still coming in.
Winners and still champions,
ladles, Mine. Carrie Cargo, first
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Savannahs most outstanding
teachers and scholars, planed
it to New York city for Co¬
lumbia university commence¬
ment, where she had the mas¬
ter’s degree conferred upon her
week-
Miss Maree received her A.
degree from Georgia State
in 1936, when she was
a ranking student. She is now
teacher at the Paulsen street
as well as a playground
leader in in the afternoon. In
capacities she has been la¬
as most outstanding and
very conscientious and ardent
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Two Savannahians Among
Johnson C. Smith Graduates]
In its 97th commencement
exercises Monday at Johnson
C- Smith university, Charlotte,
N. C. graduated its largest
class June 2. There were 197
A. B. degrees awarded, 42 B-
S.’s, 7 D. D.’s and 2 LL D’s-
Among the graduates were
two Savannahians, Reginald
Wilder Washington, who was
awarded the bachelor of sci¬
ence degree, and Miss Anna
Washington Howard, on whom
the degree of bachelor of arts
was conferred.
tal of $27,01917 in the 10-day
drive which this week came to
a dramatic climax, breaking all
money-raising precedents when
they reported $14,837.79 in one
night.
0)1 the basis of a 4 to 1
agreement between Horace
Suddutn, jjiollnnv—w
Apartment
Principal W- G- Dixon will
be in charge of the sumiper
session of public school for col¬
ored students this aummer, ac¬
cording to an announcement
by Superintendent Ormond B.
Strong this week.
It was further stated by the
superintendent that only jun¬
ior and senior high school stu¬
dents will be enrolled Thurs¬
day and Friday, June ill fed
13, respectively. No elementary
pupils will be provided for at
present.
The session will extend over
a period of eight weeks as usu¬
al, and will be held in Beach-
The court ruled that she had
abandoned her husband with-
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ELKS TO OBSERVE
FATHERS’DAY
The Elks of Weldon Lodge
will observe I’ather’s day witt
a special program Sunday
4 p. m. at the Elks home. Thel
address will be delivered bs
Rev. R. M- Gilbert, pastor
FAB church, and music will
furnished by the church chc
rus. All lodge and tempi|
members are requested to
present. Edwin W. Burke is eX
alted ruler of the lodge,
tate broker, and Dr.
Geier, widely known philj
thropist of the Cincinnati
nig Machine Company, the |
phanage will get $200,0og
its new dormitories.
Other leaders oi the Siiecl
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