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PAGE FOUR THE SAVANNAH Established 1875 By J. H. DKVEAUX SOL C. JOHNSON.-------Editor and Publisher J- II BUTLER---------------------Asso. Editor MISS WILLA M. AYERS. Asst, to Pub. & Manager ; E. W BELLINGER.. .... Advertising Manager Published 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 Office Money Order or Registered Mail. Entered as Second Class Matter at the Post Office at Savannah, Ga., under the Act of March 3, 1879 National Advertising Representative: Associated Publishers, Inc. 502 Fifth Avenue New York 19, New York == “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 0 ____ 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. -- 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- _____ | . 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 ■ 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. . 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. —- 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.