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YEARS OF CONTINUOUS PUBLIC SERVICE NEW PRINCIPALS OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS ■— ■—— .. .1 im 1 MRS. RUBYE GADSON MRS WILLIE G- EDWARDS MISS METELLA MAREE Ai the regular meeting of the Chatham County Board of Education held Monday eve¬ ning, the above four persons were recommended by the in¬ struction committee of the board to fill the vacancies of prineipalships in the public schools The recommendations were accepted and these young women will begin their official duties at the beginning of the fall term. 1947-1948. Three of these were made by the retirement Atlanta Matron Shot In Street Car Fracas ATLANTA <ANP)—Two men were being held last in connection with wild ing on a crowded street car which innocent Mrs. Lucy lon, 5C, was shot- J D. Bradfied, Stone Moun¬ tain white man, and T- C. Gar¬ rett, Atlanta white, had asked by an unidentified man to move up to a vacant seal in order that he sil in the seat they occupied (in accordance with jim trolley regulations). The Ne¬ gro man was said to have gone to the conductor of the car and asked his assistance in se¬ curing the seat, but got no aid. Thereupon, the man is said have gone back to the vacant scat in front of the two white men and sat down. Another man sat down with him. Garrett reportedly got up from his seat and snatched .up the unidentified Negro com- Continued on page 2 Continued on Page Seven Stag e Jim Crow CHICAGO i ANPi prominent Negro leaders ed a dramatic walkout on Chicago Tribune’s ba iquei the Stevens Monday evening in protest jim crow seating The Negro leaders among 2.OC0 outstanding leaders invited by the Centennial committee to brate the 100th birthday'of Chicago Tribune, published Coi. Robert R. Mccormlek,' 4 ound themselves isolated s yte tables of 10 each. it had been assigned by ^fition clard to one pf three tabes. After detecting their cament. the 30 went into quick huddle on the strategy t: at would be agreeable to all- They finished the first of the dinner, then rose to¬ gether from their tables walked out as whites gazea (Continued on Pag# Two) of Miss Emma Quinney as principal of Florance street school and Prof. K- W. Gadsden as principal of East Broad and Paulsen street schools. Mrs. Gadson Mrs. Rubye Gadson, who will serve as principal of East Broad street school, has taught six years in the system and is now a teacher of the first grade at East Broad. Mrs- Gad¬ son completed her college work at Arkansas State Col¬ lege and received the master’s degree from Columbia Univer¬ sity in New York city. She has a P-5 principal’s certificate, the highest obtainable. Mrs. Edwards Mrs. Willie Edwards, who ha„, served as principal of the Springfield Terrace school for the past six years, is being transferred to Florance street, school in the same capacity. Mrs. Edwards previously taught at the Florance street school Continued on Page Two ZETAS HONOR NATIONAL OFFICER Soror Lou Swarz, national officer of Zeta Phi Beta, Inc., met with the local Zetas in their final meeting of the sea¬ son. Soror Swarz met her sorors at the home of Soror Esther Warrick and brought greetings that were warmly received. Before the close of the meet¬ ing the annual initiation cere¬ mony was held. Following an inspiring talk by Soror Metella W- Maree, dean of pledgees, the following young women were presented for initiation: Fran¬ ces Jackson, Lunetha Prince and Eiise Hooks- Social hour followed, at which time Soror Maree was congratulated for having re¬ ceived her master of arts de¬ from Columbia j Carver j In Blaze of Carver Savings Bank, 810 its) Montgomery street; held formal opening Saturday, a large number of friends attend¬ ing this epochal event in the history of Savannah’s Negro business institutions. The bank, which was until recently the Georgia Savings & Realty Corporation, was beau- tifully adorned with elegant flowers presented by various businesses and friends. Many new deposits were re-, ceived during the course of the day, several of which were for $5,000 One elderly lady, lean- ! ing heavily on her trusted cane, was among the early new pa- trons at the opening. She ambled up to the teller’s win- j dow and pushed in hei bag *ith Continued on Page Two s Many Physirians-Dentists To Attend Post Graduate Clinic - The Tenth Post-Graduate Clinic for the members of the Georgia Medical Association will be held at the University of Georgia Medical School, Augus¬ ta June 30-July 3- A number of nationally fa¬ mous leaders in the medical and dental fields will be featured on the three-day program Among the out-of-state medical dignitaries who will take part in this important program will be Dr. F. o. Calloway, asso- Continued on page a Veteran Slain At Home Com¬ ing Picnic PRINCETON. N. J. (ANP)--A 19-year-old army veteran was killed instantly Tuesday by a shotgun blast- It was fired, according to Continued on Page Two ELITE TEMPLE HONORS GRAND OFFICERS If Lie James, Bottom Jacksonville, row, left to past right—John grand daughter Habersham. ruler; Clarence Daughter Sanders, Beulah Edwin Burke, exalted ruler, Weldon secretary;’ Lodge- 'iL'ueht^fUt- tie P. Floyd, daughter ruler, Elite temple; Daughter Mary V- Kelly, Norfolk, Va., grand Daughter Lot- Daughter Georgia Williams, daughter Stone, vice daughter ruler- Daughter Willie Brown, deputy- J assistant ruler. Da«g£r B L^|: The above is a scene o? e iast e wlek aT1he eS ElL in honor of Grand Secretary Beaulah V- Kelly 0 Norfolk, Va., and Past Atlanta Royally Entertains 78th Masonic Communication At Bank Opens Final Scout World Jambo¬ ree Preparat’n 1 ■ ...... Final preparation is being to send Scout John Fel- to the World jamboree, to held at Moission, France, It is mainly through the ef- of interested this friends is of j that trip be- financed- Schools, organi-! fraternities, clubs and have been the chan- through which donations been received. Sunday evening, June 22 7 until 8 o’clock, Continued on Page Two SAVANNAH TRIBUNE THURSDAY, JUNE 19, 1947 How Students May OH State Aid Fla. A. M. College Gets &* $933,000 T. Green Again Heads Samaritans The Independent Order of Samaritans and Daugh¬ of Samaria which held Grand Lodge, June 9-11 Atlanta was the greatest and largely attended session the history of the order- One of the major features tire election of grand lodge which was conducted the grand chief, J. T. Greer, grand lodge staff was (Continued on Page 2) Daughter Ruler Hattie Jamc 1 JaCks ° nvlUe ’ Fla ‘ The atfair which was sored by Elite Temple, Elks, of which Daughter ry* J W DOBBS Grand Master ATLANTA. June 14. The! 78th grand communication of 1 Most Worshipful Prince Hah j Grand Lodgp, Jurisdiction of Tuesday Georgia, opened morning. at 10 o’clock 10.i j June Most Worshipful <3hand Master, John Wesley Dobbs presiding.; in First Congregational church hundred and seventy-six ~ continued on Page 2 165 Enrolled In Summer School BeaCh-Chy ler session had enrolled 1(55 dents at the close of school on which number Continued on Page Two P Floyd is daughter ruler, w.. * most delightful affair and was attended by a large num- | |friends. ber of Daughter Elks, Bills and The climax of the eve THEY GRADUATED SUNDAY Photo by FREI Top row— Rozenia Mason, Annie Lou Rucker, Elojse Copeland, Mrs. C- Spencer, instructor; Alex Robinson, busba^ Madam Robinson; Mine Bridie Freeman Robinson, head of the school; Mildred Murry, Mabel Brown, Mary tVaitaer. Bottom row—Edna Etchh->« »•••■;•• B.’-.-t T-rr.etfca V.Vgfct. v adie Ruffin, Gloria, Srcwn, Larusie Thompaaa, o| Parker. eaut,y .. ... he _ Free- <:U urp man School of beauty Culture Sunday afwrnoon TALLAHASSEE. Fla. 1 ANP 1 Nearly a million dollars was appropriated by the Florida legislature to cover the opera¬ tional expenses of Florida A & M. College for the school year beginning July 1, 1947, accord¬ ing to an announcement made here last week by Dr. William H. Gray, Jr., the school's presl- Conlinued on Page Two NAACP Conference to Be An Epochal Even ning was a sumptuous at which Deputy John ware was toastmaster Grand Daughters Kelly James were — Philip ... AME church, . . . wmen ... a. i the Rev. H W- Murph, pastor, t delivered the commencement How Negro students in the State of Georgia may get state monetary aid to study those subjects elsewhere that a provided by the University System of Georgia for whit' students, but not made avail¬ able to Negro students, has not been made clear, apparently, to the vast number of students who desire these subsidies- For some reason very little information as to the avail¬ ability of this student aid has been made public and, as a result, only a few students have received benefits from this source, whereas countless Continued on Four A. and T. ROTC AT BENNING GREENSBORO, N. C. — As part of their training leading to commissions as second lieu¬ tenants in the army’s reserve corps, 23 cadets from the ROTC unit of A and T. College at Greensboro, N C, will com¬ mence a six-weeks period of summer training at Ft- Ben- ning, Ga., this week. Attendance at a summer camp session is required of all A- and T. students enrolled in the advanced ROTC course, normally upon the completion Continued on page two) IIoil Cross Bro llias Blood GRADUATES FROM (CHICAGO UNIVERSITY Among the graduates from the University of Chicago last week was Thaddeus Eubanks of 726 East Thirty-Eighth street, this city. Mr. Eubanks receiv¬ ed a doctor of laws degree. \ SON A ten-pound boy was born Wednesday morning at Charity hospital to Mr. and Mrs. W. Earle Fonvielle. The diplomas were presented by Madam Bridie Freeman Rob- founder and neud of the NUMBER GOES TO MEETING AT COPENHAGEN DR M. P. SESSOMS, widel| known city physician, rellgiou and civic leader, who will leav next week for New York citj where he will sail with til American delegation to Copct| hagen, Denmark, to attend tb Baptist, international meetinl After the meeting Dr. Se| (Continued on nag* It New York, June 12 th.'- final plans for what veter| , .NAACP members, and icials consider the most sigij ficant annual convention recent years near eompletid Glosf it was announced by B. Current, director of branc es, that a special train woij leave Houston, Texas, carm delegates and interested CP members to the convent in Washington D- C- The record number of egates expected to arrive board the chartered train indicated by the fact that were scheduled to entrain Texas alone Delegates have] ready registered from 31 Continued on Page Two CLEVELAND, (ANP) — Red Cross discarded last its much publicized warl policy of racial segregatiof blood before adjournmer its f947 convention here. Approval of the new segregation policy was exp ed by Dr. F. D. Patte president of Tuskegee ins: and members of the Red Central committee said new blood policy “does no quire the segregation collect! of but “chapters wil Continued on page school which is one most widely known sr.J Continued on Page