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YEARS OF
CONTINUOUS
PUBLIC SERVICE
LX VI
Recreation Center
Gtn Eastside Will
Open Friday
Gofer Again I j
f Xi0JtClS Y l t T ()| C T) 1
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B. F. COPER
Grand Chancellor
ATLANTA, July 13. — The
Knights of Pythias, Grand
Lodge of Georgia, met here to-
day in its 56 th session. It was
the most successful session in,
several years.
Grand Chancellor B. F- Co-
fer reported several lodges re-
instated and an increase in
membership of over 300 mem-
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Ingram Convictions
Affirmed Court
large Crowd Attends
'uneral Home Opening
Red Cross j
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WASHINGTON «;AcuTMf-TnM <ANP> a wp ) - T-hP The
American Red Cross announced
that Claude A. Barnett of Chi-
cago, founder and director of
the Associated Negro Press, was
one of the five persons elected
as members-at-large of
board of governors.
Those men wvre chosen in
the first meeting of the board
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Where To Vote Thursday
In School Bond Election
The list of voting places assigned to colored voters in
the Million Dollar bond election for funds for new schools
and other educational facilities has been announced as fol¬
:
First District ]
First Precinct—A. H„ L.l
p„ R. Z„ West Broad Street
School. ;
Second Precict—A:H, I:P,
R:Z, Maple Street School.
Third Precinct—A.:K, L:Z,
Florance School.
704 Fourth W. 40th Precinct- St. A:K, L:Zj
Fifth Precinct- -A:Z, rear
902 W. 45th.
Second District
First Precinct—Auditori¬
um-
Second Precinct—Barnard
Street School.
Third F'recinct—rear 303
West Park Avenue.
Fourth Precinct—Thirty-
eighth Street School.
Fifth Precinct— -northwest iiw»ut,w.
comer of 40th and Jefferson
Third District.
Vbrirst Precinct—G‘ o u r t
House.
Second Precinct, 12 West!
1
Third Precinct—G uard
Armory. of
Fourth Precinct -rear
114 W. Park Ave.
Fifth Precinct—II e n r y
Street School.
Sixth Richard
cial High School,
Arnold, ^ JR i. t —
av amtali SMfesjtt
On tomorrow, Friday, the
Recreation Center will
eu at St- Benedict’s Junior
school, Gordon street, near
Broad.
This center was made possi¬
ble through the kinjdness and
of St. Benedict’s
in providing quarters
the center and the city of
willingnessi in giv¬
its assistance by assigning
recreation staff member tc
the program part time
with the assistance of volun¬
leaders.
The Georgia Gtate College’s
famous swing aggregation
Known as the Aristocrats of
will play for' the
dance and program that will
up the fine entertainment
provided for the occasion
starting at 8 p. m.
Among the featured vocalists
will be Miss Delphine Willis, a
graduate of of Knoxville college
teacher at Wadley high
school; Mrs Nancy Stephens,
star soloist from Dahlonega
and teacher in Washington
ounty; Arthur Dilworth, Beach
high school graduate, who wil'
play several solo numbers or
saxophone; Joan Bryan of
Benedict’s school will be
nted on the piano. The fa-
n0 us baby star of New Orleans
and xavidr University’s fa>ne,
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In spite of the inclement
several hundred per-
sons witnessed the formal op-
ening and dedication program
of the Williams & Williams Fu-
neral 'Home, 1012-1014 E. Gwin-
^ Qn ^ gunday eye _
n j n g Q S j e "williams and George
williams are owners of the es-
tablishment.
The beautiful new building
includes every modern convcni-
ence available ior moituary
purposes. There is a home-
like atmosphere throughout the
building and the soft yet at-
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Seventh Precinct—
No-, 2 - »"'< WWt»k“-
E 'S hth Pwcmct-46th and
Fourth District
r-irst Precinct— 34 Price
Second Precinct, 503 East
York St. *
Third Precinct— rear
243 Habersham, corner
ry lane.
Fourth Precinct—430
ersham-
Fifth
School.
Sixth
corner Price and Gwinnett
Seventh Precinct—rear
221 East Park Ave.
Eighth Precinct—
, e i
Ninth Precijict —
Avenue School.
Tenth Precinct
Habersham St-
Eleventh Precinct— 802 E
34th street.
Twelfth
seventh Street School.
Thirteenth
Seiler Avenue.
Fourteenth Precinct-
East , 41st M Street. ,
Fifteenth Precinct 137
46th Street-
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TO BE HOSTS TO DENTISTS
Members of the Ladies Aux- Industrial high school and for Mrs. A. L. Thompson, Mrs L- D
m of the Commonwealth bridge parties, sightseeing tours Satoy, Mrs. O. G. Plainer,
k. , ,y
Dental Society of New Jersey as far as New York city, for E. B. Simmons. Middle
who will serve as hosts during a large dance and boatnde for left to right; Mrs. A C.
the National Dental Association the expected women to be in Mrs. W E. Shelton, Mrs. J,
convention, August 9-13 in attendance at the convention. Reid, Mrs. H P Morrow,
Newark, N. J. These ladies have Those pictured here include B. ®. Herbert, Mrs. D. W.
made elaborate plans for busi¬ back row, left to right: Mrs
ness meetings at the Arts and J. B. Parks, M,rs W- S Wiley, Continued on Pa sc Two
W. Ellis Stewart Heads
Insurance Executives
ATLANTA, July 13—Mrs. Rosa i
Ingram, 49-year-old Negro mo- j
ther, and her two teen-aged i
cons who were convicted in the j
defense slaying of a 66-year-
old ,, white . tenant . , farmer, , must, ,
serve the life sentence impos-
e< i u P° n them, according to the
findings today of the Georgia
Supreme Court.
The slaying followed an argu¬
ment with the farmer, John E
Btratford, on November 4. 1947
The court’s unanimous de¬
cision, written by Justice Lee
Wyatt, said;
‘Undoubtedly the jury was
qualified to find that the de¬
fendants, after the deceased
had completely desisted fyom
all efforts to fight, took con-
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FREE TRANSPORTATION FOR VOTERS
The Hub at their meeting yesterday voted
to provide free transportation for voters who
are unable to reach the polls next Thursday, July
22, in the school bond election. Anyone need¬
ing this service is asked to contact the Y- M. C. A.
For further information, Dial 3-1951
IMMEDIATE ACTION URGED ON CIVIL
RIGHTS BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
i NASHVILLE, Tenn.—“Race
the scale on which
is being weighed in a-
which is being relentlessly
ed to choose between
ogies,” Dr. Charles S.
director of the race
department of the
Missionary Association
j of F.sk
said at * the opening session
the institute on race
of the race relations depart-
ment of the American Mission-
ary Association.
Dr. Johnson has served
the United States delegates
UNESCO. Ho told the
audience that if democracy
to prove itself on the
scene there is need for mon
than words- “Some genuine
a(d 0 f democratic conviction
| repeal of the poll tax,
of segregation in the
forces, and enactment of
f a i r employment
legislation—would do more
strengthen our case than
threat of superior weapons
SAVANNAH GEORGIA THURSDAY. JULY 15, 1948
Says
Has
•<**
CHARLESTON, 8. C., July 13
In a decision handed down
yesterday by U. S. District
Judge W. Waring Waites, John
Wrighten, a Negro, is denied
the privilege oI admiUa nce tc
the South Carolina State uni¬
versity-
The ruling of the judge stat¬
that the state “has substan¬
tially and adequately” per¬
its duty in Establishing
Negro law school at the South.
Agricultural and Me¬
chanical college in- Orangeburg
The ruling terminated the
suit, brought by John H
Charleston Negro
applied for admission to the
State University’s law school.
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( manpower,” the speaker
clared.
j in keynoting the fifth annual
meeting of one of the nation’.,
important training labora j
i !> >es in race relations, held at
Fisk university, with this year’s j I
j theme of “Human Relations
I and Human Rights,” Dr. of John- proof j
son said that the time
has come and that the very is- i
sue of civil rights has given a I
new cast to race relations In
America. The issues, he oh-1
[served, are no longer “local and j
personal,” ternational.” but The “public reasons and are in- j
according to Dr Johnson, our| j
new international responsibili-
j lies, the sudden post-war threat
I to 4 .. our ...... economic rtnefnm system, r» and *-» /l the; 1 1 if* !
“ideological conflict” represent-1
ed in the cold war with It us- i
sia.
“The breakdown of American
[ democratic theory, when
comes up against the issue of
raC e, is, to a much greater ex- j
tent than most of us realize,
1 responsible for the failure of!
16 Year Old Boy Escapes
From in Louisiana
ST. LOUIS (ANP) A 15-year-
old boy who told a story of es¬
cape from slavery arrived here
last week and found a home
for the first time in his life
He also ate fried chicken for
the first time.
Henry Williams told Mrs
Mary Franklin of St. Louis ol
his life as a branded slave and
of others forced to work on a
farm in Louisiana year after
year. Here in this city he found
a home with the family of
William Brown.
Alderman Sam Buck of Ven¬
ice, after hearing the boy's
story, said that he would pre¬
sent the case to the NAACP.
According to Williams, he liv¬
ed on a farm in Tangipahoa
j narish, 60 miles showed north 1-2 of inch New
Orleans. He l
;cars on the back of his left
hand and on the left side of
his abdomen. These scairr
represented brands, he* said.
The owner of the farm, he
said, told him he would shoot
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j Beauticians
I To Meet In
Washington
W ASH INGTON (ANP)—More
$han 1.000 delegates from all
parts of the country are ex¬
pected to attend the 29t,h an¬
nual convention of the Nation¬
w. ELLIS STEWART
NEW ORLEANS (ANP)
|its annual convention held here
>
! Insurance association elected
W. Ellis Stewart of the Supreme
[Liberty Life Insurance com¬
pany of Chicago, president.
The greup also voted in fa-
i vor of changing its name so
! that it will no longer have a
[racial designation. The execu¬
tive committee will set up a
line of action.
An institute for studying ad¬
vancing techniques in the
field of insurance was organized
at the meeting. Asa T. Spauld-
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peoples of the world
rush up and buy our product
of democracy, as we took it foi
granted that they would do at
the first opportunity,”
speaker declared.
Arguments against civil rights
action, It was pointed out,
ry beyond our borders to all
parts of the world which has
two-thirds of its
being colored Of the fifty-five
member nations of the United
Nations, Dr Johnson said, well
over forty have a colored
jority or a colored minority so
substantial a s to make tliei;
presence an Important, factor in
the foreign policy of the coun-
try.
tl'l The economic essence of the
Marshall Plan and the
of our military occupation,
to Dr. Johnson, is
“rebuild the world if wc are to
ourselves.” The related
issue that goes deepest in this
connection was described as our
fear of Russia. He said that
this fear is “not military, but
Beauty
August 8-12.
Government officials,
business leaders will
delegates at an
August 8 in the
urn of the department
Special features will
retail training film, an
symposium,
a Business, a Science
an Art;” new beauty
to stimulate business,
fer beauty shops
demonstrations in
and makeup
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Baltimore Public Golf
Links May be Used by All
BALTIMORE, Md., July 13—
According to a, ruling handed
down yesterday by a judge of |
(he federal court, Negroes oi
the city wil! be allowed use of
several public golf links from
which they have heretofore,
been barred.
The order was signed by
Judge W. Calvin Chesnut in a
case brought against the city
oy Charles E. Law, a Negro. The
order, issued yesterday, re¬
strains the city from enforcing
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. . . a deep-seat--
ed psychological instability in
which there is a real and in-
<n putable need tor friends who
the same ideas regarding,
the dr.-tiny of the masses of
people.”
federal Action Urged
j n a i a :er .*■ ,slon, Dr Robert
k. Carr, Dartmouth college pro-
te:&ur end executive secretary j
[ u r President Truman's Civil;
Ri pps Comml.s..Ion called for
leadership and action by the
lederal government on civ.L
| liberties as a primary step to
improve race relations. In this
matter, the speaker aid, “we
cannot wait upon the most:
backward state to take action,” govern-! |
and that the federal
ment must assume active lead¬
“Where our states are
unable or unwilling to take •
steps to prevent offenses by
state and local officials against |
[ an individual’s freedom, the na-
tional government has a con-
[ Continued on Page i
MEMBER
>JUDIT ,
BUREAU
CIRCULATIONS
DEMOCRATIC STANDARD BEARER
President Harry S.
who with Senator Alben
Barclay of Kentucky,
chosen last night at
phia as the standard
of tihe Democratic party in
The convention was one of
the bitterest In the history of
the Democratic party, due to
the successful efforts of the
liberal members of the party
to include in the platform the
10 point civil rights program
proposed several months
by President Truman.
Because of the inclusion
this plank in the platform and
also its refusal to endorse
states rights plank, the con¬
vention split Into two distinct
camps, the few
wool Southerners being rude¬
ly shunted aside by the surge
Ingram Defense Fund
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vr
NEW YORK, July 8-4360.18
added to the Ingram De¬
fund this weeK, bringing
total amount of money
to the atlonal As¬
for the Advancement
Colored People for its defense
Mrs. Rosa Lee Ingram and
two sons to $39,382.68.
Of this total, $27,442.94 hat-
received frpm NAACP
$1,516 has been do-
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PRFSFNTF.D A. AND C. AWARD
Hollywood— Lawrence Taylor
ten-year-old Negro Boy Scout
Detroit, was nonored by Bud
and Lou Costello Satur-
m0 rning, July 10, on “The
and Costello Kid Show”
t he coast-to-coast network
the American
NUMBER 29
of the more liberal minded mem-
ders 0 f me party from all other
sections of the country, who
insisted on a wide range, defi¬
nite stand on the race question.
Truman and Barclay were
ballot.
Senator Russell of Georgia, a
last minute candidate to op¬
pose the president and put in¬
to the race because the Dixie
Rebels could not accept Tru¬
man's liberal stand on.the ra¬
cial question, received the sup¬
port of this small bloc of states,
polling only 263 of the 1120 to*
tal votes cost.
BE SURE TO VOTE
THURSDAY FOR
SCHOOL RONDS
Honor Roll
Students
The following students have
made the honor roll at Beach-
Cuyler summer high sehdol, ac¬
cording to a release by Princi¬
pal Douglas:
97; Earl
The comedians presented
Lawrence with a wide assort¬
ment of prizes and the
mounted, engraved Lou Costel-
lQ You th Foundation Aware or
good citizenship and hero’s
In add jtj 0 n, the stars narra
ed a drama tization of the boy’s
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