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THE SAVANNAH TRIBUNE
Established 1875
By J. H. DKVEAUX
BOL C. JOHNSON..—____Editor and Publisher
J. H BUTLER.......................Asso. Editor
MISS WJLLA M. AYERS. Asst, to Pub. & Manager
E W BELLINGER......Advertising Vana;>cr
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Y. M. C. A.
The Young Men’s Christian Association
is an international organization in scope.
Its motto is “serving youth throughout the
Jworld.” the three Its emblem is , a triangle signify-
ing areas of its service in develop-
jing body, mind and spirit. It is unsectar-
inn. interdenominational, but Christian. A j
Y. M. ( . A. assembles personnel, supporting I
sjtaif and materials necessary to prosecute
its program. It is managed by a board of,
directors whose business it is to see that ;
its objectives are achieved, to which they |
are disinterestedly devoted. They admin-
jjster \ M<A theaffairs isJLsupported of the Y without pay. The j
mainly by contribu -1
.tions from the public which also must
,gtve its moral support to the program,
:l)ii1 a 5 M( A cannot carry out its program
; without a large membership from which |
it receives its largest amount of money,
I paid in through membership fees, which
; range from $1.00 to any larger amount, for
boys and adults respectively. These are
The membership fees in the West Broad
.street, 5 . M. ( . A.—$1.00, $3.00, $5.00, $10 I
;to $100 or more.
The Y M. (’. A. is a people’s organization
:X? which a R w t e llXrSU , T they) 8 ti l .
Uution of its Vim kind should render, it but
•dsn have ihiiv to snnnort Ibrniitrb
'centributions £ bTomin^ to member the Community y ('heat ’
;
* Any attempt to to build build un a background
"for the West Broad Street Y. M. ( . A. that
omits the story connected with its origin,
would be a serious omission. Every one
,'knows Negro that I he Citizens Committee For
Social Service, composed of 21
.leading citizens, white and black, made
the Y possible. This committee, purchas-
?ed the building, which it rents to the Y
‘for a nominal rental, and it was respons-
fible for organizing the Y, and worked dili-
gently to have it become a member agency
of the Community Chest. All ot this was
-done through the cooperation of a very
:limited portion of the city’s population—'
not as many as one thousand. We are in-
I formed that the present membership of the
( . A. is far less than 1,000. ;
We have made this statement in order
IheaH to review some of the criticisms we have
about the work of the Y. M. C. A.
jin \t we have shown that it is of world wide
•acceptance; how it is managed; what its
program is; and how it is supported. A
;most frequently heard criticism is that the
Y doesn't offer a program that is attractive
to “people:” that very few persons go to
the Y looking for recreation; that it does
not have a program of physical education.
Now and then the criticism is that the Y
does not have a gymnasium and a swim¬
ming pool. < ‘«k ftfi
A YMCA program includes many mqre
services than the average lay person—the
average critic, knows anything about. A
casual visit to the West Broad Street 5
,oyer a period of a week would answer the
first part of the criticism. The Y, with
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n fhe nast five year*,' women"b«ve turned over to their meat dealer* mere than 625,-
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its limited facilities, is probably the most
used building in the city. Boys and girls,
men and women, are there enjoying what
the Y has to offer. Better service could
be offered to men and boys if a dozen or
two volunteers could be secured as leaders
to assist the staff.
The board of directors know what it
means not to have a gymnasium and a
swimming pool. It also knows what it
takes to have these, and many other things
a well organized Y needs. The board also
knows that if the Y had two or three thous¬
and members (this is not too large a mem¬
bership to have out of 45,000 people) it
could secure all of the things the critics
say it should have. It takes money to se¬
cure the necessary equipment and supervi¬
sion for the Y. As soon as it is provided,
it will be possible to satisfy the critics.
We are interested in the Y because we
know what it means to have a Y. Despite
its lack of equipment, and its ability to
carry out a satisfactory program, the
West Broad Street Y has filled a need in
this community. We believe it will do a
bettor job, fill larger needs, if all of the
critics—sincere though they be—will simp¬
ly “get in there,” roll up their sleeves and
give a little time and money. If the Y has
to continue to run along on a very limited
program, if it doesn’t succeed, it will be the
failure of Negroes in Savannah; it will be
a eonfirimation of misgivings of those who
felt that wr would not appreciate and sup¬
port a Y. M. C. A.
THE NEGRO SOUTH
The Negro South is a magazine publish¬
ed in New Orleans. It has 3,864 subscrib-
ers, 3,516 of whom “believed advice from
the North was not good for the South or
the Negro.” The specific question to
which the'Negro they answered “no” was, “Do you
‘
think of the South should b3
influenced lay Northern propaganda and
advice.”
Some of the comments quoted by The
Negro South are, “most Northerners tend
towards communism and radicalism . .
they have exploited the Southern Negr.
for years . . . they need to clean up their
own back yard . . most Northerners are
disgruntled Southerners living a life of
believe.”
We have not seen The Negro South. Our
only knowledge of it and the poll it conduct-
» ( ] among its subscribers was obtained
from a United Press report in a local paper.,
Now 1 , we are tempted to wonder about'
h e background of The Negro South: what
; va « its f , !'U K, ‘ se in making the poll: what
1 Indicie
^ ^ ^ hcadhne. How Negroes \ u'\\ *
Advice From the North, then some of our
'uriosity Posing is satisfied. Such a conclusion
is pleasing to to those those reactionaries who
wish to be let alone to pursue their Undeni -
oeratic practices; who resent “outside ip- 1
terference who label all liberals as radi-
cals, crackpots, or communists.
We concede that quotations, or excerpts
if ted out of the context, freauently do it
an injustice. We are certain however,
The Negro South must recognize that ev-
,. ry statement it quotes from its readers is
by fact. It would be interest-
ing to know what is termed “propaganda and
aoVice,” whrtt considerable number of
Northerners are radicals and communists.”
and who are “disgruntled Southerners” who
are “living a life of make believe.”
Furthermore, it is important to know if
the Northerners pnd “disgruntled South-
erners” referred to are Negroes or white
People. It seems to us that The Negro |
f« uth «>we.s it to its readers to clear up
thef * nations, othmv.se its integrity as
inion is challenged. i
INTERSCHOOL COUNCIL j
ELECTS OFFICERS
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Savannah, Asst, captain.
The officers were installed by
Mrs. Mabel R. Alford, principal
of Harris street school.
The president then yarned 1
the following , committees: j
Health, Rosemary Jackson, ad- i
viser;- Florrie Martine, Mabel j
James; program, Eunice Clay,
adviser: Jack .Walker, Carolyn
Hayward, Josepline Drayton
Maybelle James; ways and
Several weeks ago the disagreement be¬
tween the Mayor and aldermen was brought
in the open. We believie the public
was surprised that matters had reached
a point. There are the usual two
sides in the matter. The side which be¬
lieved the Mayor’s authority needed to be
restricted has won a temporary victory. A
new ordinance defining the duties of the
Mayor and the several committees was
passed over the Mayor’s veto. Whether
the Mayor exceeded the authority conferr- _
upon him by the old ordinance is answer-
in the necessity the aldermen found I
framing and passing another ordinance.
is unfortunate that such a rift between
ture* to remind women tnat peace ha* not brought a slackening in t*e need-tor used cooking
TJHE SAVANNAH TRIBUNE
COURT CHUCKLES by s. m. regi •
V THAT ECONOMICAL COUP LG WHO
ELOPED TO SAVE THEMSELVES A
WEOD/H<5 . . ARE THEY HAPPY ?
the aldermen and the Mayor should come
at a time when a new administration has
come into power after a period of years,
committed to better government. There is
a very general feeling that the breech in
the administration will have Significant
eifect in next year’s primaries.
This and other local issues, together with
important issues iri the state scene, will
challenge the intelligence of voters.
NEW 4-H CLUB COW-
CALF PROGRAM
Negro 4-H club members are
in a new beef cat-
tle program stated an official
Geor o ia Agricultural Ex-
lt . nslon service, located at the
Georgia 8 State College The Suo nev
p roJe cl program with 4-H
members is known as the cow¬
and-calf beef cattle program
4-H club members have been
Ceding out steers for a period
of over ten years and the de
mand for feeder steers has be-
The 4-H club members who
ai -e participating in this new
beef program are breeding na-
tive cattle or first crosses with
beef tytpe bulls. The cow-and-
calf whl be shown when
calf is around 150-450 pounds,
club members will be
lowed to sell the calves or car¬
ry the calf back home, to
fed out to a larger animal.
There will always be a ready
market for this type of young
beef, in most cases, stated the
official.
Tlie various local chambers
of commerce and banks of the
state are cooperating with the
Georgia Agricultural Extension “;
Service and Livestock Associa
tions in the state in carrying
tllis movement, it was de-l
^ ared by the official.
“ f en ^ ^ c0 ^f ctSer c ^l ^
Saturd mcia? v 0 Sd. T8 ’ the **
official 0 stated.
means, Mrs. Pearl Smith, ad¬
viser; Mary Brown, Edith Pow¬
ell, J: cqueiyn Vaulin; publi¬
city, Mrs. Ludia G- Brown, ad¬
viser; Laimey Roberts, Con¬
stance Welcome.
The next meeting will be held
at Maple street school, Nov. 15,
11 a. m.
TESTIMONIAL ANI)
BIRTHDAY RECEPTION
Officers, members and friends
enjoyed a test.monial and birth
day reception honoring Rev
and Mrs. C. S. Stripling for
their »our years of unselfish
public service, sponsored by St.
rll0mas AME chinch October 1,
at 8 ' 45, J ' T ' Greene was oas "
master at the pr0gram ' which
as follows: Opening selec-
tion by S. A. Jones Chorus; in-
vocation. Rev. D. D. Dixon; se-
lection, S. A. Jones, Chorus;
remarks, J. B. Brinson; paper
Mrs. Sarah Bacon; remarks
Mrs. J. S. Hill; selection, S. A.
Jones Chorus; remarks, S. A
Jones; presentation from Sun-
day school, little Miss
Sheffield; Junior Chorus, Mas-
ter Alexandra; Senior,
Choir, Mrs. H. Edwards;
church, Butler Alexandra.
er presents were presented by
the superintendent of the
day school, Mrs. Agnon Weston.
The pastor closed the pro¬
gram and in his remarks he
acknowledged the surprise.
The The church church was was decorated J "
with b<>auliful flowers and and
sumptuous sumptuous menu menu was was served served in in
the conclusion of a
in which .$706.40 was rais- *
for the purpose of
the
ference claims and insta li »
restrooms. 1
Oscar Ross and Alphonso
-Bear” Tindall, Lincoln univer-
slty co-captains of football
provide for the Lion team dy-
namic leadership. Holding
down the spots of center a nd
tackle, promise respectively, to add to their the fentorsj laurels
bulwarks of the Lion forward
wall.
imm.
LINCOLN SQUAD—Above is
pictured the gridiron warriors
who will carry the hopes of
Lincoln university this season.
The squad, boasting a bulk of
well-seasoned men plus a host
of newcomers that show a great
deal of promise, hopes to com¬
plete their schedule with cred¬
it.
TO FIGHT SCHOOL
SEGREGATION AT
Continued from page 1
years ago, the Southside school
the oldest in the city, does not
have a gymnasium and its au¬
ditorium is inadequate. Only
five rooms of the school are in
use; the remaining seven rooms
are uninhabitable. The white
children who live in the South-
side school zone attend the
Hawthorne school, a new build¬
ing with modern facilities.
Declaring that these discrep¬
ancies in educational facilities
are in violation of both state
and federal law, the local
NAACP branch has sponsored
two petitions asking the Elk¬
hart school board to discontinue
this kind of discrimination.
The NAACP has been support¬
ed by the Mothers club of the
Southside school and by the
CIO Industrial Union Council.
414 IN ATLANTA U.
GRAD. SCHOOL
ATLANTA — There are 414
men and women taking grad¬
uate and professional work at
university, according to
a statement issued from the of¬
of Registrar John P. Whit-
Of the total number en-
rolled, 148 are veterans study-
ng under public laws 16 and
In the school of arts and sci-
- the 81 enrollees are in tha
departments: Biology
chemistry, 10; English, 11;
1; history, 4; mathema-
11, and sociology, 21.
Q ne h undred eighty-seven are
courses in the school of
0C j a i WO rk, 24 are in the school
f library service, 93 in the
of education and 26 in
scBqoi 0 f business adrrim-
s t ra H on Three students are
p 0 rted as unclassified.
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THE SHADOW
This is the Shadow with all
thenews . . . Saw Dorothy Lo¬
gan and Herbert Hardwick at
fche dance Monday night . can
are to
it a love dea/chUd. affair* Olga
my it see™
. Retha
srsMTif&'SiE
Gl£;d Pat rick, you and Arthur
Andrews make a nice couple.
Marguerite Bashley, is that
James Canty’s ring you have
around your neck? . . . Joseph
Boston said there is no one but
Delores Jefferson. . . Bill Jack-
sonisacoolcharacter -- Ilen ®'
°° n
y u a „ d
ack So en tiying 0 ma e 1 a
love affair?
Women are urged to *av« all the fat they cannot uae for food or <- 00 i < j nn p . r
tear. oerLQ J L
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23, IW
Lodges And Chapters Notes
The R. W. Gadsden Class will
prove a popular one for the
Mystic Shrine. Already a num¬
ber of novices are signing up
lo make it so. It is encourag-
.ng to note how they are be¬
coming interested.
Ezra Consistory meets Sun¬
day afternoon at 4 o’clock, at
which time a large number of
applicants will be balloted for
the higher degrees. 111. Com¬
mander E. C- Blackshear and
his officers are preparing to
have the degrees conferred
more effectively this time than
ever. Experience will cause
them to do their best. The peers
and princes are expected to be
out in large numbers and en¬
courage the applicants to be
present at 3:30 so as to sign
up and be prepared for ballot¬
SR. SCOUTS TO ATTEND
CONF. AT CAMP WALLELIAH
Continued from Page 1
a. m. in front of the YMCA
and wall go in cars to the camp.
The theme of the conference is
“Building a Good Lige Through
Fun and service.
There will be senior scouts
here from 25 cities besides Sa¬
vannah senior scouts. Miss Sue
Ilammack, reg onal camp advis¬
er, will be in charge of the
conference.
The leaders of the five se¬
nior scout troops are: Troop 61,
Miss Agatha Cade; Troop 65,
Mrs. Celestine Williams and
Mrs. Rosalie W. May; Troop 67,
Mrs. Blanch Eason and Mrs.
Gladys Bazemore; Mrs. Zenobia
Fletcher; Troop 68, Miss
Gibbs and Miss Jessie Moony;
Troop 70, Miss Jane J. Packer,
and Troop 72, Miss Virginia
Smith.
The two representatives will
be chosen by the leaders, based
upon the contributions of the
girl to her troop. There are
tome 82 seivor Negro Girl Scouts
in Savannah. Two troops have
qualified for their senior ser¬
vice cams and badges and the
others are working on their re¬
tirements now-
'IM CROW SCHOOLS
UNDER ATTACK
Continued from page j
basis of race, which segrega-
t : on places upon many Negro
children burdens not borne by
white children, and which seg-
r ° gati ° n fu ? h * r l,. as yo “ wi °
realize, is . both unjust , and un¬
lawful.”
The letter went on to point
out specific examples of how
such unlawful segregation dis¬
criminates against Negro ele¬
mentary school children, show¬
ing how, in some cases, “Negro
children . . . are forced to tra¬
vel one or two miles, crossing
two or three heavy trafficked
highways and passing one or
two white elementary schools
in order to reach the segregat-
ed schools.” The letter re-
ing.
The United Supreme Coun¬
cil of Scottish Rite of Free¬
masonry convened in Dallas,
Texas this week. 111. John Wes¬
ley Dobbs represented Georgia.
M. P. Sov. Grand Commander
Willard W. Allen presided.
Grand Matron Mary L. Ay¬
ers, accompanied by Sec.-
Treas. of End. P. B- Eichelberg-
er, restored the chapter at
Tate, Ga., with a large number
of members.
Interest is being increased in-
the Eastern Star Scholarship
Fund. This is being shown by
the affair at St. Philip AME,
church November 7, and that
at Tliomasville later on, and
elsewhere.
DEATH
FORMER TEACHER DIES
Mrs. Frances Jackson Stovall, 1
he sister of Miss Eureka J»ck-j Gary]
son, died Monday in
Indiana. Mrs. Stovall was a !
teacher in the local public)
schools prior to moving? to;
Gary.
MAXWELL BABY DIES
James L. Maxwell, III, the?
14-months-old son of Mr. and
Mrs. James L. Maxwell, Jr
502 W- 48th street, died Friday,'
October 17, at a local hospital; Hisj
after a few days’ illness.
funeral was held Sunday from,
4he home - ferment in Laurel
Grove cemetery. Besides hisj
parents , he is survived by his
grandparents, James L. Max¬
well, Sr., and Mr. and Mrs.
Charlton Alexander, and olher
relatives-
quested that the board take-
some action to uphold the laws'
of the state of Illinois which;
ban discrimination in its pub-j
lie school system.
FIFTY YEARS AGO
• P U*» of Th« 8> nnuh
Tribune
OCTOBER 23, 1897
Cos- A. and B. of the First
Battalion will be inspected on
Tuesday night, next, at the ar
mory by Col. Deveaux.
Board of officers of the First
Battalion met Friday night!
when report from the trip to!
Columbia, S. C., was rendered.
Deeds for 20 acres of land
was given to the colored Ma¬
sons, on which an orphan home,
will be erected.
Series of articles on the hor¬
rors of the chain gang being
published in The Tribune,
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