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YEARS OF CONTINUOUS PUBLIC SERVICE Crowded Maternity Ward Turns Out 17 Babies 14 Mrs. I ATLANTA (.ANP)—Seventeen babies, in assembly-line fash¬ ion, were delivered in the ma¬ ternity ward at Grady hospital here recently, despite the whol¬ ly inadequate facilities to cope with the demand. “ Prior to the babies’ birth, II 'v r mothers were quartered in a ward, originally designed for 30 beds, but which contain¬ ed 50. The delivery room, made ; for one or two, always has four in it at the same time, with two or more waiting on carri¬ ages out in the corridor. Thu e is a time-worn joke which keeps cropping up around the hospital that nine out of 10 Atlanta Negro citizens are born there, and the 10th is born en route. The tired, over-worked maternity ward personnel do not regard th ; s as a joke, know¬ ing that there is more truth than levity in it. According to Mrs- Evelyn Richards, graduate nurse ir Continued on Pace Three All USO Clubs Will Close Last of December NEW YORK, Oct.10. — All USO clubs and other operations for Army and Navy personnel that have used USO funds will close their doors on the night of Friday, December 26. This announcement came to¬ day alter the USO board of directors, approved a complete plan ,r termination along with Jr streamlined organization to act as the liquidating trus¬ tee of USO- So the day after Christmas Continued on raw 1 Nab Two Postal Clerks In Church Robbery ST. LOUIS 1 ANP i—Two pos¬ tal clerks, one a -ormer dea¬ con, nuamed as instigators of a *2,427 burglary at the Calvary Missionary Baptist church here were arrested last Thursday night, following their indict¬ ment by a circuit court grand jury on charges of grand lar¬ ceny. The men are Harrison Bur¬ ton, Sr., and William Scott. Both were arrested at the main post office, where they are em¬ ployed. f \J Indictment of the men fol¬ lowed testimony before the Continued on nage a CLARK COLLEGE HOME¬ -COMING ANTS—Shown QUEEN above CONTEST¬ twelve are £lark college coeds who have been nominated by the football team for the title of”,Miss Ulark” The queen, who- will feign at the college’s home¬ Shr favawiali Girl Scout Week Begins Sunday The 383 membership of the Negro division of the Savannah Girl Scout Association of Sa¬ vannah, Inc., will celebrate Girl Scout Week with seven service days. Each day will mean something special for the entire week, and some days will be highlighted by special city¬ wide activities. Sunday, October 26, Girl Scout Sunday, all troops will attend the church of then- choice, at which time ministers all over the city will deliver special messages on GiTl Scout activities. Special features for this day will be a radio broad¬ cast over Station WDAR, 3-3-15 n. m. There will be twelve Scouts giving a “Scout’s Own,’’ entitled “The Girl Scout Laws.” Sunday evening at 7:30 Senior * ’r*T> M GREENBRIAR RETAINS OLD OFFICERS Greenbriar Childrens’ Center held its annual meeting Thursday evening, Oc tober 16. In addition to the board of directors and the reg¬ ular members, the follow.ng or¬ ganizations sent representa¬ tives: Beth - Eden church, the Federation of Color¬ ed Women’s Clubs, Elite Temple continued on page two) Not Quiet Enough, Cop Shoots Down Vet NEW YORK, Sept. 11 .—Im¬ mediate prosecution of two white policemen in Farmville. .4. C, was demanded of the De¬ partment of Justice today by the NAACP, in forwarding to Attorney General Tom Clark the results of an investigation by Lt4 representatives into the of Meb Vines, Jr- an : honorably discharged veteran, continued on Page Two coming activities on November 1. when the Panthers play the MorehouLV 'Tiger- will be se¬ lected from this group at a forthcoming meeting. They are. reading from, left to right: First row. Anna Ray Blalock, Rome; Helen Cooper, Brunswick; Mat- Mr. King Heads Cath. Laymen Sunday, October 12. the Col- j ored Catholic Laymen of Geor¬ gia held their eighth annual I convention at St. Peters Clavers church in Macon. t The convention opened with j solemn high Monsignor mass celebrated Joseph E. j by Rev. Moyian. vicar general and, chancellor of the diocese of Sa- vannah-Atlanta. The public program was i highlighted by addresses by M j J. Callahan of Macon and the Knights of St. Gregory, and Mr. ! .Continued on Page Twoi PEANUT MAN IN HOSPITAL Friends will regret to learn that Thaddeus Juarhett, the well known peanut man, who most often sat in front of the Union Station selling his pa¬ pers and peanuts, is ill and now in the Georgia Infirmary. You may pay him a visit dur¬ ing the regular visiting hours from 2 to 5 p. m and 7 to 8 p. m. He will appreciate the sight of your friendly faces. TWINS Rev. and Mrs. Jerome Del Pi¬ no are the proud parents of twins, a girl weighing 5 1-2 pounds, named Judy Mercedes, aid a boy, 4 3-4 pounds, nam¬ ed Julius Ernest. They were I born Thursday afternoon at j Georgia Infirmary. Dr. E. T. ; Upson was the attending phy¬ sician. Rev Del Pino is min¬ ister of Palen Methodist church. tie Moseley, Athens, Ala.; Ber¬ nice Fields, Huntsville. Ala. June Blanchard New Crleanr second row, Eloise Waters Rome: Pearl Segrest, -Memphis. Tenna. -Ruby Durden,' Mjiledfce*. gonUnued on page Two SAVANNAH 1K1BI Nit THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1947 Win Ten Years of Coliege and $10015 L. A. Ferguson Hines Miss Green Miss White Miss Shaw Seven fortunate Methodist young people, shown above, were all win¬ ners in the denomination's Central Jurisdictional Speaking Contest held recently at Kankakee Shores, 111 All won cash prizes, Intended for educational purposes, and tour were awarded college scholarships. Each contestant was a first prize winner in preliminary eliminations. Subjects of their self-written, ten-minute addresses were some asoect of the .benevolent, educa¬ tional and missionary program ot The Methodist Church, known as "World Service." While there will be no further contest, Lloyd A. Ferguson, 1004 N. 12*b st., Nashville. Tenn., who won toon and a four-year scholarship, htAu TB SEAL SALES FAIR BOWLES C. FORD Bowles C. Ford and Mrs. Muncy Collier will serve as chairman and co-chairman ol fair sponsored by the Seal committee of the Chatham j Savannah Tubcrculos s and! He alth Association which is j 'miAL SPEAKER ON YOUTH PROGRAM wm. CLIFFORD HARDWICK The Savannah Youth Coun¬ I cil of the National Association ;lor the Advancement of Color- I cd People will present “inspira- j t on 1 for U 1 All People,” a series of • th'rteen weekly broadcasts over Radio Station WFRP, beginning Continued on Page Two Inter-School Council Elects Officers The members and advisers of the Inter-School Council met Octobr 18 at the Harris street school. ^ The ____ purpose of „ the ____ mee ing was to elect new cers fer 1947-48 A summary of things that the council had dorre was-discussed. After much .discussion, the following officers .were' elected: Laura G. Solomon 4 Miss Broome Miss Teague will deliver his address, together with winners of the five other Juris¬ dictional contests, at a giant youth meeting ip Boston next May 1, in connection with the denomination’s quadrennial General Conference. Other winners: 2nd prize, Henry H. Hines, 504 Stevens St., Atlanta, Qa.. $400 and 3-year scholarship; 3rd prize, Miss Marlene Green, 1713 14th, Ave, S., Nastlville, Tenn., $300. and 2-year scholarship; 4th prize, Miss Wylma White, Beau¬ mont, Texas, $200. and i-year schol¬ arship; 5th prize, Miss Jacqueline Shaw. 1734 Calhoun St., Baltimore, Md., $100 6th prize. Miss WilUc . Avc..' Mae Broome. 207 W. Walnut Gastonia, N. C., $50.. 7th pri~ " l Gladys Teague, 204C If Shreveport, I a-. $60 SR. SCOUTS TO ATTEND CONF. AT CAMP WALLELIAH The Senior Girl Scout ferenqe will be held at Camp I Walleliali October 24-26. Thej Negro senior Scouts have been! invited to attend the final terence on Saturday, October 25. j Out _ , at Lamp Walk-hall two representatives senior troops of iron, the Negro the six; dl- , will ,,, meet Saturday , , at . I vision , „ 9 ' Continued on Page 4 MRS. NANCY COLLIER scheduled for December 4, 5, and 6 at the West Broad Street YMCA. This announcement was made by Father Gustavt H Caution, who is serving a; general chairman of the 194 Christmas Seal Sale. MISS SHIVERY’S NE¬ PHEW GETS BIG PLAY. VP IN AMERICAN HOME A feature article in the Oc¬ tober issue of the magazine, The American Home, gives a big play-up lo Mr. and Mrs. George Shivery of Jamaica, Long Is¬ land, N. Y. Mr Shivery is the nephew ol Miss Madeline R. Shivery of this city and son of the late Dr, George R. .Shivery of Atlanta. In a two-page spread, under the title, “Talent and Ambi¬ tion Put to Good Use,” the~ar- ticle shows a number of pic¬ tures „1 the attractive Shivery home on Long Island one an exterior view of the home when it wa.s first purchased by two young folks, another of as it looks today after cils improvements, and showing tiie eqxuisite j of Shivery the house made after extensive Mr. and Mrs- provements to !he j half ----- dwelling. ------~ | Practically all the | renovations and Continued on Page 8 president; Amos Johnson, Flor- anoe. vice president; Mirian Roberts West Broad, secretary; Audry Carter, Paulsen, treasur- Laur.ey Rbbertc, Cuyler, porter; Betty Wilson, West 6 a- va«Aah, chaplain; Maribn Bar- nett, West Broad, captain of patrol; Robert Vaughn, West _ Continued on Page Pour Leading Pupils in Beach- Cuyler First Six Weeks Suggest Mrs. Bethune Run Against Lowell LIBRARY OBSERVES GIRL SCOUT WEEK In observance of Girl Scout Week, October 20-November 1, Carnegie Library his on dis¬ play a group of career books lot- teen-age girls. These books, though written in the form ot novels, give interesting and au¬ thentic Information concerning various careers for young wo¬ men. As its special book-ot- the week, the library lias on display, the recently published biography of Juliette Lowe by Mildred Jvfastin Pace. This life story of Juliette Lowe is espec¬ ially significant to Savannah Girl Scouts, as she founded the organization. Her birthday is Oct. 31. and the book is so Continued on page 2 ManySiudent* to Enter State P-TA Essay Contest To Fight School Segregation Indiana In Elkhart, Couple Separates When Albino Child Appears LOUISBURG, N. C. (ANPi the birth of a white-skinned, hue-eyed, copper-haired baby joy to a Negro couple on a farm near here early this year jut a strain on the family ties which resulted in a separation jetween husband and wife. The couple have a daughter with normal coloring. When the couple separated, the albino child was left with its maternal grandmother who in turn sent for Mrs. Lottie Battle, an elderly woman by, who has reared seven of her own children and provided a foster home for six other homeless childrert . Thc coun ty welfare superintendent lias agreed for Mrs, Battle to keep the baby temporarily at least. Attention was first attracted to the case when both colored 1 and white persons objected to having a colored woman rear- 1 j a whlte child Mrs. Battle wants l0 keep the child , but s jj e ^as been warned that the | boy may later become blind due I to a lack of pigment in the eyes. Under such circumstan¬ ces, the welfare department will place the child in a state in- JOIN THE MARINE CORPS LEAGUE If you served in the United States Marine Corps at any¬ time, you are eligible for mem- ^ership in the Marine Corps j Lea " ue - on ^ y national dr- Sabatier, lr Manafc interred weitaf *- exclusively *. ~ Attend the meeting to be held Sunday. Get. 2,6, 5 p. m.. at t he Marirte Corps League Club room, 417 W. Gaston St B, J. Mclver, commander. MEMBER Audit BUREAU CIRCULATIONS NEW YORK (ANP I Demo¬ cratic politicians here have been discussing the advisability of sponsoring a woman candi¬ date against Congressman A Clayton Powell it (he fiery young minister decides to seek reelection next year. The Associated Negro Press learned of this last week when Mrs. Mary McLeod Bethune, one of America’s 1 most famous lead¬ ers, arrived in the city to reg¬ ister lor the Nov. 4 election. Friends of tli educator and former government ofiicial hinted that she had been ap¬ proached on the candidate for public office subject by politi¬ cal aides of Mayor William C’Dwyer, but had not given them any definite answer. -j It Is understood that Mrs. Continued on Page Eight MR. KENNY TO ADDRESS DEMOCRATIC CLUB John W. Kenney will be Un- guest speaker at the regular of the Citizens Demo- cratle chib next Wednesday night. Mr. Kenney, who is chairman of the City Kecrea- Commlsion, will bring in- formation of vital importance to tin* community on the us; of and expansion ol' recreation lu( . lhlk „ ; iu SaVauuull . m( wjJ , , n . hHd a , 7 , p. m. at , the .. recreation „„„ „„„ cen- ter, 37t.ii street and Ogeeehee road The public is Invited. stitution. The baby Is normal m every wuy eXce P L , lur Color , ing, and also has African tea- I ures. Alton Jim Crow Schools Under Attack ALTON, 111 In a letter di- rected to the chairman of the Alton school board, attorneys 0 f the legal department of national office of the NAACP TALENT SCOUTS' WINNER ] j OPS Harris. radj<> <. on test ss&sxm Station WCCO, w NUMBER 2 The following are the lead¬ ing pupils in Beach-Cuyler high school l'or the past six weeks; Beach iligh Vivian Gamble, 10A, 93; Eila Merle I.aw, 10A 92; Rether Gould. U)A. 91; Sara Connor 10A. 90; Ruth Johnson, 10A, 90; Marguerite Redd ek, 10A. 90; Lillian Bodison, 12A, 91; James Denver, 10B 90; Raymond Knight, 11 KB, 93; Marguerite Pryor, UB2, 30, Ernestine May- nor, 11B2, 90 Cnvler Junior High Laura Solomon. 7B1, 90; Con- tunct Wocome, JB1, 95; Valerie Bell, 7B1. 95; Gerald Harden, 7B1, 93; Barbara Snype, 7B1, 9Q; Barbara Grant, 7B1, 90; Jewell Grant, 9B. 90; ‘ Geneva Young, 9 U 90 Delores Perry. 9B2, 90 2-5; Rosemary Johnson, 8B2, 94 ; Leonard Law. 7B4, '90; William Elmore. R 7BI. 9Q; Mildred Lorrain^ Brown, 7 6 , 95; Wil¬ liams, 7B6, 95; Lillie Wright, Aionxinued on Page twoi The subject of the annual es¬ say contest of the State Con¬ gress of Colored Parents and Teachers is as follows, state prize, $75 scholarship for best essay on:"A safety program for curbing the mortality rate in Georgia.” Indications are that the con¬ test will be very widely parti¬ cipated in, , All students .graduating from high school, going to college gr'e eligible to enter the con- tesl 1 ,UUf> words Stale prize, $5(, for best es¬ say on -‘A visit to children 01 Continued "oh page 2 ELKHART, Ind. Local orga- nizations and individuals are rallying to the support of the Elkhart bruit eh of the NAACP in its efforts* to eliminate a segregated school on the city's 4,01,111 , '’ .. ia ' Abandoned for the u>;< " of white children several Continued on Page 4 stated: “The schools tin Alton) are in fact segregated upon the Continued on Page 4