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“Since an individual is largely what he
has identified himself with, and since his
identifications define his purposes, no,
amount of purely intellectual understand-j
ing is enough to bring about any change in
direct ion of his a c ^ * so1 ^
understanding that changes purpo-c is one
that a person somehow gets below the
neck . . . Real democracy and real world
peace can come about only When human be-
iugi»recognize their common purposes as
human beings- Further, they must see
that dignity and uniqueness of every iruli-
vidual can be preserved and enhanced
out in any way running head-on into the
common purposes ol all men.
Hadley Cantrill
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BUNGLING LEADERSHIP
We have been trying t o impress on the
* political leaders, in various ways on sun-
dry occasions, the urgent need for revising
* the organization of Negro voters—the C.
, D- C. We realize that this is not an easy
* task. It would not ordinarily be easy
2 It is made more difficult, however, in our
| situation, by the fact that results, the present share or-
* ganization has achieved and
te with the present administration somewhat
12 of the fame with which our city is regard-
ed throughout the nation. This has at-
2 tracted the envy and jealousy of certain
* ^ ambitious but selfish and, pliable elements
which, somehow or other, have insinuated
? themselves into the favor and recognition
of some of the members of the dominant
political faction. We have certain fears
1 about the outcome of such recognition.
I It will mean a loss of prestige and influ-
v ence to the leadership which has done a
s good job of looking out for the best inter-
k est of our Negro citizens. It will mean a
C division among Negroes, a much desired
P end on the part of those who feel they may
f profit by it. It is not unusual that seekers
^ after prominence and a hand-out get away
A . with things. A meeting last week of a
h persistent little group under shortsighted
* leadership was a demonstration of what
a [ can happen when irresponsible leadership
a has a chance to become vocal The think-
a ing of voters in this county, both white
..ft 1 and colored, is behind the bond election, or
3 * so we thought, and Negroes, by and large,
8 regret that an effort was made at that
sh meeting to confuse the situation: to ere-
in. ate a suspicion of had faith on the part of
f(JJ a committee - which has proved its efficient,
(U dj^btferested and intelligent concern about
sU conditions in Negro schools.
an The attack on .the County Commission-
lin. ers was ill-advised and unprovoked. While
F we do not believe that many voters will
r y ; « be affected by this attack. i1 does indicate
s tj’, that control some “wild sort of mouths” discipline from is threatening necessary
slr to
Le S * to upset the “apple cart.” The incident
p I also suggests that white leaders are still
q ia easy for colored opportunist-
;t r | Of course. They Negro voters learn have follow a lot hon- to
itr* learn. mast to
g est, unselfish leadership. They must re-
•, U J alize that divide and conquer is still a f
'all 2 nique which Negro voters must not let
ji^i e work against them, therefore they must
keep their eyes on leaders who are so short-
sighted and uninformed as to fall i ito the
i, hands of those who would deliberate^ mis-
,r- lead them. Leadership must not bungle,
THE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
an It is proved again that good things
an do come out of Georgia, at least, good
3, letes do. And the color of the skin and
1 texture of the hair doesn’t determine it.
'Virtue and talent do not discriminate, but
sis that important dame-opportunitv subject
Thas she is to manipulation, all too fremient-
tllv in the case of Negroes, makes it ap-
vinpear that they do. It has been stated that
*nt a little Negro boy some years ago was tnk-
l tlen by his parents from Cairo. Ga., where
jinopportunity seldom or never raps on the
ttrtfoor of little black boys and girls. They
Monk their little hopeful to the golden West
wkfollowing the same genius that inspired
teifTorace Greelv to utter the famous and his-
Hgorical “Go West, young man. go West”
MCocating in a city where opportunity did
bet look for skin color on door posts, a black
boy from Georgia accepted the chances of-
ed there and. through persistent apnli-
l, gave rein % to his talents and abd-
and received the recognition capabil-
THE SAVANNAH TRIBUNE
should always receive in a democratic
country. Through capable performance
as a student and athlete, Jackie Robinson
came into his own, not as a Negro, but as
a person.
An excellent student and athlete, Jackie
Robinson won places on the track, basket-
j )a ]] football and baseball teams, and by
( ji nt 0 f .steady and faithful application to
the requirements of good scholarship and
athletic achievement he became an out¬
standing student and athlete.
Il'e is a fine example for American youth
to emulate, and his behavior on and off the
diamond is confirmation of the fact that
the discipline of college training makes a'l
the difference between one of his type and
{he product of the sand lot . The question
which science has been trying to get lay¬
men to give impartial consideration, is
that given the opportunity and the same
or equivalent opportunity, talent and abil¬
ity will develop equally and perhaps achieve
equally, without regard to skin color, or
creed. It is interesting that Tyrus Ray¬
mond Cobb and Jackie Robinson, both from
Georgia, if our information is correct, are
both acclaimed as baseball stars, and cham¬
pion base runners. Out from under the
shadow of discrimination, the noxious
growth of racial prejudice, Jackie Robin¬
son has been pronounced by sports writers,
ROOKIE of the year. Sports writers
have gone statesmen one better in imple-
menting the ideals of democracy.
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DEEP ARE THE ROOTS
Taken ^om a book of the same title,
Are The Roots, a stage play, through
p s o Xf > ( >]]ent actors, sweeps through the
HCale of a u those emotions which swirl
about the divers relationships, character-
j stic of a household deeply rooted in the
traditions of the South. If the authors in¬
tended to show how resistent to change
rac i a i prejudice and its manifestations are.
they succeeded fairly admirably. Ilow-
i-ver, they also showed how deep are the
roots and how irresistible arg the drives
human nature. Racial prejudice is in-
factious, untractable and pervasive, and is
.of the southern pattern (almost American).
It* most persistent manifestation travels
j wherever, its possessors go- It went: into
f} lt . Army, it is entrenched in the nation’s
capital, it went to Copenhagen into the sn-
(Te d precincts of the Christian Church. It
is enedumged by social sanction which in
t urn intimidates and attempts, rather suc-
cessfullv to smother human nature. The
p] av ends in an apparent stalemate in the
conflict between human nature and preju¬
dice. ! )U t not until the record of the faith-
lessness of the southern tradition is laid
before the eyes of its chief protagonist.
Deep are the roots of racial prejudice, but
deeper are the roots of human nature-
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. SHOULD STYLES CHANGE?
There is no doubt that to some people
JAZZ “by any other name would ‘sound’
as sweet ’’ It is being used in churches
under the name of “Gospel Music.’ Not
the good old gospel song styles, such as,
“Wonderful Words of Life,” and “Bring-
ing in the Sheaves,” but tunes like “Jesus
1 Love You” (Waltz), “Yes My Jesus
Cares” (E<>\ Trot) with accompaniments
vie with any of Fats Waller’s arrange-
meets. The ministers say the people like
it and the use of this type of music is one
way of raising money. However, w'e be-
lieve that the majority of serious thinking
church goers and Christians prefer to
bear jazz in the theaters and the dance
halls. w 1 ; *,
Religious or .saured^muaic ‘'should remain
distinctive changed in its style frdnt ral^OT titlie than to have time its to
patterns
su ft the whims or money makers (eompos-
ors as W ell as ministers")’. Too, there is a
trend toward modernizing the old hymns-
jf you have heard the beloved hymn “I
Need Thee Every Hour” sung in the gos-
p e ] sont r style, you will understand what
we mean .
it is encouraging to note, however, that |
some churches including one of the largest
Baptist Churches in a neighboring state
refuse to accept this modern gospel musi-
j n anv part of their services and are still
able to meet their obligations.
it j a hoped that more ministers will be
converted to this doctrine. Why not teach
our youth that there is a time and place
f or everything. If it is necessary to jazz
our hymns in order to get young people to
church and older people to pay more money,
we fear that soon our ministers will find
it convenient'to change the words of the
Holy Bible- We hope this will never haj>-
pen.
PROPAGANDA FOR DEMOCRACY
; By Ruth Taylor
Too often when we think of propaganda.
we think of it as an attempt to conceal
the facts, to foist an idea ujK»n an unsus-
necting public—to put across some thing,
The word has been distorted far beyond
its basic meaning. It has been made the
mask for the snreading of subversive ideas
—yet originally “propaganda” was the
name of an organization for the education
of missionaries—men whose life work it
was to spread the faith—to diffuse the
darkness of ignorance with the light of
truth-
Today we need to put on a real campaign
propaganda for democracy. This is not
iust a job for “them.” the higher ups. to do.
It is a task for each individual. Whatov-
er success the comparatively small numbers
of Communists have had stems from the
fact that each is an active propagandist,
Those of us who believe in democracy
should learn a lesson from them, and at all
THE BUTTEH FLY’S TRAIL
By Felicite
My trail led me back by East Broad School where a very
impressive program was witnessed by the neighbors and
school during the first assembly for the year. In the
absence of an auditorium the children gathered in the
front of the building while the stairs were used as a plat¬
form- The Star Spangled Banner was sung, after which
the 23rd Psalm was repeated in concert. Mrs. Sarah
Clai ke spoke briefly on the “Importance Of Growth” and
presented the new principal, Mrs. Rubye Gadson to the
school. Mrs. Gadson commended the children on their
behavior during the first ffcw days of school and summed
up swpe of the things that make for continued growth
in behavior. At the close of Mrs. Gadson’s remarks Miss
Ruby King and six children came forward, and to Mrs
Gadson’s utter surprise presented her a very beautiful
basket of flowers. Miss King told a beautiful story of
the origin of “His Eye Is on the Sparrow,” and commend¬
ed Mrs. Gadson to the guidance of God. After accept¬
ance by Mrs- Gadson, the school song, which was written
by the former principal, Mr. R- W. Gadsden, was sung.
Mrs. Veronica Campbell directed. The familiar figures
of Mr. R. W. Gadsden and Miss Lula Smith were absent
in person but their spirits permeated the air
Highlights of John Felder’s trip to France will be found
on another page.
Raymond Washington recently appointed instructor
at Biology at Beach Senior High and Arthur Dwight will
assist Coach Joseph Greene iri athletics. Josie Lee Scott
appointed to the Home Economics Department. Eunice
Washington and Josie will assist Coach Greene during
Basketball Season- Sports fans looking forward to some
fast exciting games for Coach Greene is really on the ball
when it comes" to Athletics. Here's hoping some day a
permanent Athletic Fund will be established for those who
work so hard and faithfully for little or no compensation-
Four “school inarms” Mesdrtmes Alma Whitley, Mat-
tie Leftwich, Eunice Clay and Edna Williams on Brough¬
ton Street after school discussing dress material to b 1
bought. Gladys Broughton riding the elevator at Penny’s
to the third floor . . . Prominent Pastor looking intently
through the Fashions in the Pattern Department at Ad¬
ler’s trying to arrive at some decision—finally leaving
with no pattern .... Have you started guessing?
Veronica Tavlor leisurely enjoying a coke at the
window of the Melody Bar. Dr. and Mrs Henry Collier,
Jr., enjoying "The Chase” at the East Side . . Seen
coming out of the Melody Sunday night were The -T. W.
Wilson’s and daughter, Lois who will leave next week for
Talladega. The Rutherford Locketts, The Ben Ingersols.
Earl Ashton, I). J- Scott, The Tony Orsotts and others.
Catherine Cooper arriving in the city from Atlanta
to spend several days with her foster parents and foster
sister, Mr. and Mrs- E. I). Patterson and Albert Thweatt.
The Augustus McArthurs (Louisea nd“Mac”) and
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children (Franklin and Carolyn) driving up from Soper-
ton, Ga. Louise looking chic in a black draped skirt with
white blouse- “Mac” looking all aristocratic-—greying at
the temples. Mac is principal of Treutlen County Train¬
ing School and Louise a teacher of second and third
grades, i Devillas and family in . the city
Salena and Chester Todd
Sunday from Darien . . . Chester being principal of school
Grant High School. Salena an elementary
“marm.” Simmons Brough¬ ,
Gertie Thomas and little Edwina on
ton street (waiting for Eunice Simmons) smiling all
sweetly and briefly chatting* with friends as they passed.
Bv the way, have you ever not wed how Gertie’s tirst
graders pronounce their words-carefully. sounding their
t’s, ing’s, etc. and with so much expression. _ Y ou should
•
. Talking with
hear them in a Choral Reading Selection.
little Georgia Mae -Gill the other day noticed her nro-
nunciation-mother-Editta smiling and saying T hat s Mis.
Thomas li^her^h Theological of Asbury Seminary Methodist to further Church, his
leaving for Gammon
Angela Carter Fredericks Ex-ray Technician at
-
Community Hospital Wilmington. N. C. breezing into
into the city as guest of her mother. Mrs. Amanda Carter
"mUuntMn, M..R. Kentucky IUI*. State. ..Tedto George Neal enter,n« M- R
Freshmen year at St h
of West 37th street at home to his Sunday Pal ‘
Sundav afternoon with his talented daughter, <
on refreshments.
Hilda, in charge of ; Mrs. Alice ... ^ b
Mrs Lula Adams assisted by her sister. H
of West 39th street was charming hostess to the
son last Sndav with manv *n;'sts u- • ■
sev Reading Circle Howard University
Lovelv Gloria Alston to attend
fall • .More next week.
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times, and upon all occasions actively de¬
fend and live up to our beliefs.
This does not mean a servile acquiescence
to even an elected authority. (riti usrn
of government is justifiable and indeed
desirable, when there is sincere difference
of opinion regarding public questions- It
is this freedom enjoyed by the opposition
which saves our country from the attacks
of alien forces and influence. The minor¬
ity promoters of Communism must con¬
stantly have their tongues in their cheeks
while they take advantage of the privilege
to say pretty neaHv what they phase
against our form of Government. in order
to bring about a governmental system
which would deny minorities this very
privilege. absolutely fair to all
In our desire to be
opposition, we have let them steal our cre¬
do and turn it into slogans. Thev have
screamed against discrimination which, if
it existed as they claim, would have beer,
exercised against them. They have rant¬
ed at a bought press and seen their speech¬
es printed in the very papers against
which they caviled- They have stood upon
soap boxes in the public parks, and, protected
by the police, howled against the govern¬
ment which supplied their protection. Thev
have talked about democracy as though
thev had invented it- They live under
sufferance of our form of government and
try through its own generosity to de¬
stroy it.
Now it is time we spoke up! The Amer¬
ican form of government is the last stand
of democracy, the last stand
MRS. M. W. ROBINSON Ol
East rfenry street, who is a
member of 'Battey State hos¬
pital nursing staff at Rome,
Ga., is in the city for a short
vacation whn relatives and
friends. Mrs. Robinson is a
former u. S. cadet nurse, and
member of University hospital
nursing staff in Augusta.
MASONIC DEGREE TEAM
By Leroy R. Bo’den
In the furtherance of its pro¬
gram of selling Masonry and oi
breaking down the barriers of
denominationalism in religion
the Masonic degree team is tak¬
ing this means o extending to
all master Masons, an invita¬
tion to join them as they con¬
tinue to visit Savannah’s
churches for morning worship.
On Sunday, August 17, the
group visited First Congrega¬
tional church, whose pastor
Rev. A. C. Uurtright, worship¬
ful master of Eureka Lodge
No. 1, and his congregation ex-
tended a most cordial welcome.
Aside from the very forceful
message by the pastor, thej
group singing and the singing!
of M-ss Naomi Willis,-guest so-!
loist, added much to the beauty j
of this service. The following
members of the degree team are
also members of Congregation¬
al church: Bros. S. Bisard,
Thomas Carter, William Dob¬
bins, team chairman, and P. M.
Sol. C. Johnson, grand secre¬
tary of Masons of the jurisdic¬
tion of Georgia, an honorary
member of the group.
Last Sunday the team vis»ted
St. Matthew’s Episcopal church,
where Father Gustave Caution
and his congregation made
them most welcome. Father!
Caution, speaking from 1 Kings,!
3:9, delivered a message which
will not soon be forgotten. Of I
particular interest to the group
was the pastor’s account of the
or gin and significance of the :
procesional anl vestments. The,
mimeographed bulletin ) f thc\
church with a Masonic motil I
above the wo'rds, ‘.Welcome!
Thrice Welcome, Masonic Initi¬
ation Team,” served to make our
welcome more complete. The
team gratefully thanks P. M
George Smjlh of Prince Hall
Lodge No. 28, fox extending the
invitation to " worship at St
Matthew’s.
Under special dispensation
the degree team will confer all
three symbolic degrees in Mt
Moriah lodge on Friday night,
Septcmber 19. All master
sons are invited and urged to J
be present at this communica¬
tion and on the following Mon¬
day night, September 22, when
the E. A. degree will be con¬
ferred in Pythagoras Lodge, No
11 .
NEW HOME TO BE
DEDICATED
The public is invited to at¬
tend the formal dedication of
the beautiful new home of Mr.
and Mrs. A. C. Council Sun-
day, September 21, at 4 p. m„
with lthe Rev. A. C. Curtright
officiating. ' This promii.es to
be an auspicious occasion and
the young couple deserves con-
gratulations upon this achieve-
ment.
The house is a seven-room
brick bungalow, comprising ves-
tibule and powder room, combi-
ns tion living, dining room, li-
brary and sun porch, three bed
rooms, kitchen and bath. A
modern brick garage is in the
■rear. This house was designed
and built by Mr. ouncil and is
situated on a small knoll on
picturesque Victory Drive, west I
of Hopkins street.
fight for it calls for a strong propaganda
campaign. It isn’t a job in which money
counts. It is a job for each individual
man or woman who believes in it. Just be
as proud of American Democracy as arc
the exponents of Communism—and talk it
up! Tf you are sold on democracy—sell it
to others. Be a one-man propaganda com¬
mittee-
THURSDAY, SEPT. 18, 1847
Lodges And Chapters Notes
Bro. B. F. Wideman of H. R.
Butler Lodge No. 23, Atlanta
spent most of the week in the
city. Wednesday night he vis¬
ited Eureka Lodge where he
witnessed the passing of several
candidates. This work was done
by the degree team in an im¬
pressive manner. He was a
visitor Monday night at Prince
Hall Lodge and was greeted by
the brothers. Bro. Wideman is
senior warden of his lodge anc
takes an active part in its work
Mental development is next
to improving yourself in Mason¬
ry.
The drifter lets himself think
any old thought and yields tt
any emotion that comes along.
Don’t be a drifter.
Next week we will publish a
Carnegie Book Notes
HOW TO USE A BOOK
B.v E. Wayne Marjarum
This book will prove invalu¬
able to college as well as to
high school students- It tells
how to retain what you read,
and how to develop habits of
rapid reading. It explains the
parts of books from title page
through indexes, and the func¬
tions they serve. A chapter is
included on how to find books
in libraries and what to do
with them once found. It puts
students at ease with books,
8 t1me and ^placing drud-
er y with P rofit and even P leas ’
ure '
A TKEASUIW OF LAUGHTER
By Louis Lntermeyer
Here is the first collection of
humorous stories, poems, essays
tall tales, famous jokes, boners
epigrams, memorable quips and
devastating crushers to cover
the entire field of humor. It is
pure comic untainted by per¬
sonal barbs or satire. The
reader needs not pause, ponder
or philosophize; all he needs do
is laugh at the wholesome, re¬
creative, rejuvenating humor.
THE MOON IS RISING
By Maddy Vegtel
This is a charming love story
se t against the background of
u PP er nriddle class life in thr
Netherlands. When a cynica-
young officer was quartered in
'*'1/ LULAL J flf 1 A1 IHun Jl/IFN
ENLIST IN ARMY
_
Captain |Jack M. McGregor,
commanding oificer of the Sa¬
Army and Air Force Re¬
cruiting station, announced to¬
day that two local men had
been shipped to central examin¬
ing station at Fort Jackson, S.
C., where they are expected to
begin their regular army ca¬
reers.
Both men are veteran soldiers
an d both signed up for a three-
ear hitch in the Air Corps,
r>fc . Edward Commander, son
of Mrs. Hattie Moore of 622 W.
Waldburg street, has had two
years with the Combat Engin¬
eers. While assigned to the Eu¬
ropean Theatre of Operations,
he was awarded the ETO Medal
with two battle stars. He is also
authorized to wear the Ameri¬
can Defense Service Medal, the
Good Conduct Medal and the
World War II victory Medal.
Pfc. Commander is a graduate
of Cuyler high school and a
member of the Enlisted Reserve
Corps.
A former Marine corporal,
Pvt. Nathaniel Rhodes. 409 W.
47th street, also enlisted. After
approximately three years in
the Pacific, Pvt. Rhodes was
discharged in April 1946. He is
a member of the Youth Council,
the NAACP and the Ex-Service-
men’s club, and a former stu¬
dent of Cuyler high school.
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CHANGE HOUR OF
CHURCH NIGHT SERVICE
According to a statement by
the Rev. Wm, C. Cunningham,
pastor, the fall and winter hour
of services of the FAB church
of East Savannah will begin
letter from a young lady - who
appreciates what the i$|§^Qns
and Eastern Stars have done
for her and others.
Friday night, Sept,
vannah Chapter will
acquainted night.” The
and Sisters should attend. This
will be at the recreation room
of the Temple.
Last Friday night Mt. Moriah
Lodge gave opportunity for the
enjoyment of a number of bro¬
thers and sisters in the recre¬
ation room of the Temple.
111. Potentate R. W. Gadsden
of Omar Temple, Mystic Shriiie,
gave a report of the recent Im¬
perial Council that was grip¬
ping. Those who failed to hear
him missed a treat.
the home of a provincial baron
during the maneuvers of 1910,
the inevitable did occur to
Dolly, the wanton young daugh¬
ter of the baron,. Dolly dis¬
appeared forever, leaving be¬
hind a small son, Hein. rfis
life vvith Dilly’s sister, Duiiy
and even after those years, was
a series of sordid episodes un¬
til they met gay, happy-go-
lucky Eva and her charming
family.
SENSE AND NONSENSE
EDUCATION
By H. M. Lafferty
This author, a professor
a Texas college, examines a fei
specific problems of Americ
educations—problems which
thinks do not get the attention
they deserve. His problems fall
into three main groups: L
Misunderstandings and miscor -
ceptions regarding the teacher ter .
as an individual. So much tin u, ie 4
is spent talking about what thje
school teacher should do f-
God and country, that whit
the teacher wants done for
himself gets lost in the shu: -
fie. 2, The variety of phile -
sophies of education and inst -
tutionalized learning. 3- D< -
batable recommendations cor -
cerning numerous aspects of
of learning The book is hu¬
morously written as such chap¬
ter headings as “Pardon Me.
Your Cadenza is Showing,” and
“Beat Me, Daddy,” infer.
starting September 21, at 8 p.
m.
MEMPHIS HAS
MIXED LABOR
DAY PARADE
MEMPHIS (ANPi — Theije
weren’t any beautiful floats dr
pretty majorettes in the Labor
day parade here. There werenjt
any .marching soldiers, acrobats
or (downs. No, all that COuip
be’geen aig! in the hour long jpaf-
18,ybo were marching union men,
of them.
With open necked shirts and
rolled up sleeves, an unforget¬
table sight was presented as
Negro union members marched
alongside the white union mem¬
bers. It was the first, time that;
Negro and white members df
all branches of labor, the CIO,
AFL and the independent raiL-
mached road brotherhoods, together. had eveip
It was a
great show of strength of the
unions here, and brought oqt
one of the aims of unions, a
fraternal spirit.
FIFTY YEARS AGO
files of The Savannah
Tribune
SEPTEMBER 18, 1897
The anniversary of f h#
Nicolsonboro Baptist church was
celebrated last Sunday, Rev
Alexander Harris, pastor.
Through the pastorate of the
Rev. W. H. Harris, a number of
members of St. Philip AME
church joined St. Paul CME
church under Bishop R. S. Wil¬
liams of Augusta.
Three years ago the Working¬
men Union Association made a
demand for increase pay. This
was denied them. The demand
is continued in an orderly waj.
will be made to succeed.
