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CAGE FOUR Tin SAVANNAH SAVANNAH T I n R I I 1* R U II N N C F ! Established 1875 By J. H. DKVEAUX »OL C. JOHNSON........Editor and Publisher J. H BUTLER.....................Asso. Editor MI 8 B WILLA M. AVERS. 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 I National Advertising Representative: Associated , Publishers, Inc. 562 Fifth Avenue New York 19, New York AN UNDESIRABLE MOVE It has been reported that the Board of Education contemplates instituting double sessions at Beach high school. If it is true that the Board is looking forward to such a move, it presages another backward step tor Negro education in Savannah. The double- session system is undesirable, works a hardship on both pupils and teachers and produces results which are anything but beneficial. Even though conditions in the high school are crowded and far from what they should be, we do not believe that the solution is double sessions. The right and only fair solution would be a continuation of present conditions and the immediate beginning of construction on the new h’gVi school building for which ground was pur¬ chased some time ago. In the light of the failures of the double-session system here and everywhere else it has been tried, we cannot believe that the Board of Education really feels that the institution of this sys¬ tem is the proper way to relieve the unde¬ sirable situation now obtaining at our high school. AMERICA VS. RUSSIA It is hard to believe that Russia is less i Ji cerned about arriving at world peace,'that she is less sincere about bring¬ ing' order to Europe, than she is about ad¬ vancing the cause of communism and her own designs upon the distress and suffer¬ ings of people of Europe. Events warrant our believing that her tactics have been de¬ liberately planned to embarrass the Unitei States, principally, and the states which aide with her. From our point of view, of Cou'me, the United States has no imperial¬ istic designs upon Europe. We believe our statesmen, backed up by the consensus of American opinion, are honestly trying to save Europe from disaster. We admit thai we expect the countries which receive our aid to turn away from totalitarian to dem¬ ocratic thinking. We expect them to show their gratitude for what they receive, but also to become convinced that only a pow- erful ami willing democracy could give such aid’without expecting territorial possession in return. To us, Americans, the good in- tentions of the Marshall Plan are a genuine effort ti> help European countries which are willing to comply with the conditions of Belf-help set up in the plan. Nothing could be fairer and freer from imperialistic aims than the Marshall Plan, as we understand it. The Truman Plan for aid to Greece ami Ti t key was far less tactfully worded. It jilninly aid to them 'dated that the forestall purpose for giving was to Russian influ- ence— communism that is. We can fdaml that the Russians would take excep- tion to tins. However, the ultimate aim of both plans is to bring about rehabilita-, tion in the countries and ground work for peace. On the other hand, we Americans, are biting our bps trying to keep our impatience with Russia in bounds. We have seen her making use ot the veto on at least 18 feloni occasions, on matters of mere orga- nizational detail as well as on matters on which the veto was instituted to be used. It has been vexing to the Democracies that Bussia has placed such ulterior construction |pon Unselfish their and best impersonal intentions and their most sin’s unwillingness proposals. Bus- to agree is verv tantaliz¬ ing. The tolerance with which the rest of the United Nations have regarded Russian stubbornness, is a sign that they desire to find the way to peace; that they see the necessity el changing words and phrases and views in an effort, dangerous though it be, to appease the Union of Soviet States of Russia. One great danger is that the Russians may get the idea that their bluft is working, and their feeling that it is suc¬ ceeding may lead to false confidence such as Hitler and the Nazis felt when they be¬ gan to ride rough-shod over the smaller Eu¬ ropean states, and eventually into war. Of course, our construction of what ap- THE MASONIC DEGREE TEAM The Masonic Degree Team held its regular meeting Tues¬ day night at the Temple. The meeting was largely attended Much work is being conducted by the team which serves the to us as intransigence on the part o Ruysia nay be no more j us tified than u, assigning of sinister designs to us, but their abuse of the citizens of the United States, both lay and official, their refusal to permit official and semi-official Ameri¬ cans to enter Russia on equal terms with the United States’ permission for Russians to enter this country, justify our suspicion of their aims and motives. Russian tactics so far lend little encouragement to the hope for early settlement of the problems the United Nations’ was set up to solve. Indeed the entire organization may be endangered by their tactics. LAV, ENFORCEMENT IN SAVANNAH The drive begun more than a year ago to rid Savannah of vice and crime receiver, added impetus when the new administration came into power in January. Some persons felt that ooledo had been given it death bl ™' * hat slot machines were out for good; that gambling and other vices wort the run. The inauguration of Negro policemen was accepted as a means of fur¬ ther cleaning up the city, particularly, in sect ions of the city where Negroes were the most likely offenders. Conditions have im¬ proved greatly, but not sufficiently anu completely. There are evidences that bo- ledo is not dead; that gambling is still go¬ ing on. that crime—cuttings and stabbings among Negroes still keep the police anu nospitals busy. Unless our police force is brought up to requirements for cities of the size of Savannah, we doubt that we are go¬ ing to have a city as free from vice as we had hoped it would be. A reasonable number of the heeded po¬ licemen, the Chief of P"'’ e says we should have, should be ad.'utothe Negro division, n-' ..her is inadequate to bring the net-ossa”; results. With only a few men assi* .aid to West Broad and East Broad street leaves the regions west and east of *’ic.se streets, respectively, unprotected "ipatrolie 1. Judging from reports tha leak out, if the raiding of a little confection¬ ery store is an indication, some of t he rest >f them may harbor gamblers and boot¬ leggers. There are many such little stores in the regions referred to above. Our feel¬ ing is that there should be enough othei Negro polict men added to the force to giv< more coverage to these sections. From little signs picked up here and t here, we would ml: be surprised if coveys of boledo couldn’t h> flushed in them, also. PALESTINE Palestine has been a troubled spot, more or Jess, since the time of Christ, whe was himself a sort of cause of division here. He was accepted by some as the long expected Messiah. The concept of the turning Messiah was fundamental to the polico-ivligious life of the Jews of that lay, and that concept or idea was involved in the desire to reestablishment of the theo- jratic state in Palestine. It probably still oxists in the frantic struggle of the Jews to remain in Palestine, and to keep it -heir own. A long line of pseudo Messiahs reaching down to the 18th century justifies ibis conclusion. As the years went by, Hu- t’opean states used the Palestine o further their political schemes so far it could be made to relate to their ambitions in the Near East. From 1882 Jewish colo- nization in Palestine was encouraged by first one European country and then another. Many prominent laymen in various countries became interested in the movement to set- tie Jews in Palestine According to a decla- issued by Balfour, an English states- man, in favor of the establishment in Pales- tine of a national home for the Jewish peo- pie, a civil government for them was set up and they began to flock into Palestine, am. built the city of Tel Aviv, constructed new suburbs in Jerusalem and Haifa, established about 3,500 small industrial plants, orga- 'dzed educational and health systems the cities and villages construct- ,>d several outstanding industrial plants. It s estimated that the Jews carried capita. into Palestine amounting to $225,000,000. of this has given the Jews a ar- for their resistance to any effort dislodge them, or partition Palestine. ^ boir resistance has been met by bitter pro- test from the Arabs who are equally oppos- to partition. Palestine has been a diffi- eult problem to the Powers, especially so for Great Britain, which has become 'tirea of the responsibility of trying to compose the Palestine question, and has given notice her intention to get out, to give up hei mandate over it. Only the future holds lbe final fate of Palestine, Negroes in Georgia, particularly those Liberty County, are very grateful to Mr. John P. Stevens for his grant of land with water Irontage, where they can have the of swimming and boating, etc. Stevens sets aside this land, to be known Martha Randolph Stevens Park, in mem- ol his daughter. This is a fine gift i com a gentleman who realizes what it to those who are deprived of an op¬ to enjoy any portion of the great which washes thousands of miles of country’s coastline. We are very grate- to Mr. Stevens for his great five lodges of Savannah. in- struction classes are also ducted by the team on day afternoon from 4 p m un- J ti! 7 - Ail interested in mason ry are urged to attend these classes, especially newly made Masons. The Degree Team received an THE SAVANNAH TRIBUNE invitation to attend the ser- vlces ^ at aL Mt> 1TOUlim Hermon Banrist lS Church ' Sunday ’ morning ° ct - 19th. west York street and will attend in a body. No doubt a large group of interested follow¬ ers will be present at this ser¬ vice. « «ItilVi [ Cast of 2.10 To Participate Play In Passion A rare and beautiful spec-j tacle, done on a large scale, is i promised to the public of Sa- vannah when the Negroic Pas- sion Play concept, written and directed by Dr. Ralph Mark Gilbert, 1 oval mirfstqr of the First African Baptist church will be staged in the Municipal CITIZENS URGED TO SUPPORT SEAL SALE R. W. GADSDEN Through the various lodges, social clubs, sororities, churches and individuals, Christmas Seals will reach our people during the last week of Novem¬ ber, and the ctjuvd citizens have been given a goal of $7;50J to raise through this medium. The purpose of the sale of Christmas Seals is to raise the annual bu dget of the Chatham- Savannah Tuberculosis and Health Ass0 eiation so that thcir fight agaiust this p i ag ue • ht continue- 1 MISS STEGALL, - TFr .,, Mlb. cordon WOMEN’S DAY SPEAKERS st - phii!p AME church, west Broad and Charles streets, win bold sixt - h womans Day P r °sram. These programs aie a11 annual feature given to pio- mote the spirit 01 good fellow " sdp and good wdl among lhe women °f tlie church and the commun ity. as wed as to assi.si Bie cl ™rch in its financial en- deavors and pi'ogiam. st. Phil- ip has i iati bnlliant and out ‘ standin I 'women' speakers and programs ’ bm the program 011 Sunday ’ October 26. will raise the slandards > 01 eVen former years - Miss Alm a Stegall, morning s P ea * cer - * s bead of the depart- ment of education at Georgia College. She has an A. B degree from Mississippi College Holly Springs, Miss., a mater’s degiee hi education ltom At- Data univeisity, and has corn- pletod residence requirements *° l the Ph- D. degree in edu- cation from Indlana university She is a member of the Alpha K a P pa Delta, national sociologi- cal fraternity. The evening speaker, Mrs Joan Gordon, is also one of the instructors at Georgia College. She received her A B. degree from Jackson College Miss.; her master of arts degree from Columbia university in sociology, and has completed residence requirements for Ph. D. in sociology from the University of Pennsylvania. ably assisted by the women ol ihe church, special musilp for .. the wnl occasion be furnished by a 100-voice woman's chorus; selections flora the Sidney A *^ 013es Choral Group and fincnpi °° bPCl chnriK Ch ° rUS «t ° J St PhUip AMt ' VjrCh ' The pastor and women of St. Philip invite the public to at- 4 tend „ these , Women's Day _ pro- : grams. Auditorium with a complete showing each night for three evenings, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, October 27, 28 ana 29 . Using a cast of some 250 players, which will be support¬ ed by a chorus of 250 voices lh i s production will tell, in drama and in music, the story of the last days of Christ on earth, culminating in His res- urrection, and with an ascen- sion theme woven in at the close. The chorus will be con- ducted by Prof. Peter Smalls with Prof. Elmer Rajiah IVIES. ALTOMESE DOWSE Fraternal and Greek letter by R. W- Gadsden and Mrs. organizations will be handled | tomese Dowse. Two llelroilites To Try For - fl flj)||(|f*|| # _ .11V J DETROIT (ANP) Voters in j this city again find themselves faced with the problem of elect¬ ing a Negro to Detroit’s Com¬ mon council, and it appears it will be doubly difficult in the coming election because two Ne¬ groes are contesting for the seat. The two men nominated last week are the Rev. Charles A Hill, pastor of Hartford Avenue Baptist church, and L. O Blount, general manager of the Great Lakes Mutual Insurance company. Celebrate Booker T, ton Memorial Week. 9~5. Buy Booker T. ton Memorial half dollars now Help to make Booker T OH, YOU KID! I [ | | j j ► It' c ' t % M\ \,/ - ~ i / I : X Sk! ..m M- is ... Tim Moore, well known stage and screen comedian, who plays the title role in W ^ A T A G ! RL " ou ' 5,and ' n 9 a, j* nowbeing'^cTeased , r , Colly no by Sc™en Guild Productions. Moore i» supported by on oll-stor cost of 75 from stage, night dub - °"d — Help to honor a great Amer- ican. Buv Booker T Washing- ton Memorial ' half dollars dollars du- d •• ing Booker T. 'Washington Week—November 9-15. iner at the piano, For the eight years prior to coining to Savannah to pastor First African Baptist church Dr. Gilbert was engaged by the ministeriums of several large metropolitan communities, tc train and present their local casts and chorus in some of the religious plays he had written His most unusual vehicle was his Passion Play concept, ’Pas¬ sion and Triumph, ’ which opens here on Monday evening October 27, for a three-nigM run. This production, playing it did in some of the leading Lodges And Chapters Notes VETERANS MAY GET ADVICE ON Veterans who have re-em¬ ployment rights problems may call at the local office of the Georgia Slate Employment Service for advice and referral to a Veterans Re-employment R ghts Committee member, ac- cording to a joint statement by Ben r l» Huiet, Georgia commis¬ sioner of labor, and Harvey D. Driscoll, field representative of the Veterans Re-employrnent Rights Division of the U. S. De¬ partment of Labor. Under the Selective Service Act, veterans are entitled to re¬ employment' rights, including and other benefits which would have accrued tc them if they had remained on their jobs. When the Selec- tive Service Act expired March 31, 1947, responsibility for as- sistance to veterans in connec- tion with these rights was transferred to the U. S. Depart -1 ment , of , Labor. T . The local offices of the State Employment Service are coop¬ erating in advising ex-service¬ men as another of their special services to veterans, Mr. Huiet stated. If necessary, the men will be referred to a veterans re-employment rights commit¬ teeman who will advise and as¬ sist them in an amicable ad- justment of the difficulties whenever possible. ' STUDENTS FROM 29 STATES ATTENDING A. U. Atlanta, Oct. 11—Students en¬ rolled in the graduate and pro¬ fessional schools of Atlanta uni¬ versity are from 29 states, the 'District of Columbia Haiti and [Nigeria, statistics reveal. In ad¬ dition those enrolled have been graduated from 77 different colleges. The largest group of students Georgia from any which one state is is from from j ’ has 166 repre- sentatives. North Carolina has sent 42. Alabama, 24. and Carolina. 22. New Yorf; claims 16 ’ Florida 15, and Texas Ten- nesssee and Louisiana, 14, re-^ spectlvely ’ ™rteen are enroll- ed from Virginia, 9 are from 8 from Kentucky j and 7 from New Jersey. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18, I94T and larfestt public auditorium.' and largest public auditorium, in the country, had an estimat¬ ed aggregate audience of near! a million people. This wil make the fourth time the dram: will have been given here, bu it has not been produced in Sa vannah for something over si: years. The promoter promises however, that several new fea 'tyres will make this pi'oduc tion seem novel even to thnst who saw it six years ago. From present indications, a capacity house each night is in¬ A special meeting of Omar Temple No. 21, Mystic Shrine was held on the 12th. Plans were made for the fall ceremo¬ nial which will be held in No¬ vember. From the outlook a large class will be the result Many novices from the nearby lodges will be among the num¬ bers. Deiinitc pans were made to contribute to charitable causes. Grand Matron Ayers planned a visit to Covington, Ga-, Wed¬ nesday. This was prevented by a severe cold and the very stormy weather. She will be at Tate in the mountains, where she will reinstate the chapter and receive a number of new members. Statement of the Ownership Management, Circulation, etc "Required by the Act of Con¬ gress of August 24, 1912, as Amended by the Acts ot March 3, 1933, and July 2. 1946 Cf The Savannah Tribune, published weekly at Savannah Georgia, for October 1, 1947- State of Georgia County of Chatham.- Before me, a notary public in and for the State and coun¬ ty aforesaid, personally appear- ed Sol C. Johnson, who, having been duly sworn according tc law. deposes and says that hf is the owner of The Savannah Tribune and that the following is, to the best of his knowledge and belief, a true statement o‘ the ownership, management (and if a daily, weekly, semi¬ weekly or tri-weekly newspaper the circulation) etc., of the iforesaid publication for the date shown in the above cap¬ tion, required by the act of Au¬ gust 24, 1912, as amended by the acts of March 3, 1933, and Tuly 2, 1946, (section 537, Pos- tal Laws and Regulations) printed on the reverse side ol this form, to wit: 1. That the names of the publisher, editor, managing editor and business managers are: Publisher, Sol. C. _ Johnson, T . Savannah, _ . Ga. _ I Editor, Sol C. Johnson, Sa¬ vannah, Ga. Associate Editor, J. H. Butler, Savannah, Ga. Assistant to Publisher and Manager, Willa Mae Ayers, Sa¬ vannah, Ga. 2. That the owner is: (If owned by a corporation, its namc and address must be stat ‘ and also immediately there- under the names and addresses of the stockholders owning or holding one percent or more of total amount of stock. If not owned by a corporation, names and addresses of the in- dividual owners must be given owned by a firm, company or other unincorporated concern its name and address, as well as those of each individual mem¬ ber, must be given.) Sol C Savannah, Ga. 3- That the known bond- holders, mortgagees, mortgagees, and and other other holders holders owning owning or or hold- hold¬ l l per per cent cent or or more more of of total total of bonds, mortgages or other securities are: (If there are none, so state,: None. I 4. That the two paragraphs' above, giving the names or owners, Stockholders, and holders.'if any, only the list of ?tockhold- dicated- Over ;hurches and organizations are ponsoring the affair, and have .icket sellers out disposing of ckets. Tickets may also bt’ ecured from the box office of he Municipal Auditorium, from Vlnutt’s Music Store, or from he Savannah Pharmacy on Vest Broad street,. Many are rlso sending in their orders hrough the mail. Others are (honing 3-6337, the church of- ice of the First African Bap- ist church. The entire public is invited to attend. Last Friday the Worshipful Masters and several officers and brothers responded to a call to decide upon a plan to be of great benefit to each local lodge. All of the brothers were elated over the result. Grand Master Dobbs deliver¬ ed a timely address at Pitts¬ burgh, Pa., last Sunday. It is felt that he did his part and added new admirers. Grand Master Dobbs ,wil! leave Friday morning tor New Orleans and Dallas and attend the Consistory session. He will be accompan ed by Mrs. Dobbs, They will also take a trip to 'California before returning. ers and security holdersas they appear on the books*oi the company, but also, in (kH,' whore the stockholders or Sej curity holder appear upon the books of the company as trus¬ tees or in any other fiduciary relation, the name of the pen son or corporation for whom such trustee is acting, is given; also that the said two para¬ graphs contain statements em¬ bracing affiant’s full knowledge and belief as to the cireum- stances and conditions under whih stockholders and security j holders the books who of do the not appear upon company as trustees, hold stock and securi¬ ties in a capacity other than that of a bona fide owner: and that this affiant has no reason to believe that any other per¬ son, association, or corporat ort has any interest direct or indi¬ rect in the said stock, bonds, or tther securities than as so stat¬ ed by him. 5. That the average number 3 f copies of each issue of this publication sold or distributed through the mails or otherwise to paid subscribers during the twelve months preceding the late shown above is 4255. SOL C. JOHNSON, Editor and Publisher. Sworn lo and subscribed to before me this 30th day of Sep¬ tember, 1947. Seal) (My commission expires Jan- 26, 1951.) WILLA MAE AYERS, Notary Public- FIFTY YEARS AGO File* of The Sinnnati Tribune OCTOBER 16, 1897 Emancipation Association met Wednesday to plan for Emanci- Day. __ Forest City Investment Com¬ pany organized, chas. L. Sieg; ing. manager. * IG* Attempt being made tc change the name of West Broad street to Tomichichee avenue. Cit y Council to purchase right of way to open Henry, Waldburg, New, Houston, Duffy and West Broad streets West Broad will open to Estill Ave -- Mrs- Alice Woodby McKane has made application to prac- tice medicine firsTirUJie^'state* in Georeia < 5 he be the __