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Newspaper Page TextTHURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1949 Out of Town News — — "> ........... ■fr SANDHILL By Miss Evelyn Hines The Busy Bee club met at the home of Mrs. Minnie L. Williams. Much business was transacted and a dainty repast was served. Next meeting will be at the home of Mrs- Signolia Wilcox on Feb. 27. LOnnie Williams had as his guest Friday night, Waymon Wilcox. Donnie Walker was the Sun¬ day guest of Robert Porter, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. L. '. Williams and Ernest Walker motored to Pembroke Sunday, visiting Mr. Williams' relatives. Mrs. Mattie Hankerson and little'Son, Jerry, of Jacksonville are home visiting her mother and children- Mrs. Eugenia Delkle and Lena Curviii had as guests Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Smith. They also visited the Braggs family. Mrs. Geraldine Hendry spent the week end with her mother, Mrs. Inez Porter, tjp' Saturday Lillie Mae night Hendry guest was of her the mother, Mrs. Ruby Brock Mrs. Louisa Walker Willie Braggs and little Lonnie Wil¬ liams are ill. Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Porter and little daughter, Dorothy, were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs M. B. Porter. Mrs. Mary Ethel Stewart and children were Sunday guests of her parents, Rev. and Mrs. A Wilcox. Mrs. Geraldine and Lillie Mae Hendry, Evelyn Hines arid lit¬ tle Laura Bell Porter were the Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs W. C- Williams. MclNTOSH By Eugene Johnson Sunday was trustee day at St. Peters AME church, Rev. M. V. Lester, pastor. Collection ' I was $17.41. There will be a rally at St [ Peters and Thebes Chapel AME church Feb. 27 at 3 p. m. Mrs. Hester Gadsom is ill in Savannah. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Kinley are the proud parents of a boy. His name is Lendell. M- Foster married Mrs. Mat- tie Jones. Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Sullivan, Mr. ai|d Mrs. Henry Singleton and Mrs. Laura Richardson were Sunday guests of Mr. and MrsJfWilliam M^S. Cooper. Lizzie Carter was in Sa¬ vannah this week to bring her granddaughter, Catherine Wil- to the doctor. ‘ HAZELHURST jj By Barney Smith Tf students and teachers of BazShurst high school are do¬ ing much toward improving their classrooms. 7'Jt Lee Gospel singers sang Sunday afternoon at St. James AIVTlf church. It was sponsored j by fahe Athletic Association. TJjfe senior class sponsored a i Valentine ball Feb. 14. A NEW DAY WITH SPECIAL FEATURES FOR ALL 1. FRIENDLY, HELPFUL SERVICE i 2. EXPERIENCED STAFF MEMBERS i 3. MOST MODERN AND ATTRACTIVE i FUNERAL FLEET ! 4. LOWEST POSSIBLE COST i j Food for the soul Is a word, indeed— j If it be fitly spoken; i For who can know : How great the worth— A word to a heart that’s broken; But, oh, how swift Is the word unkind ! To wound the heart of a brother. Better the word be left unsaid i Than speak wrong of another! Every Day In Every Way We Are Serving Friends In The Most. Profi¬ cient Manner Sidney A. Jones Funeral Home Sll H'mI Wald bars Si. Savannah, Georgia, OFFICE PHONE 2-3464 RES. PHONE 2-3006 LUDOWICi By Mrs. Alter Johnson The pastor’s anniversary ser¬ vices of St. James Baptist church, celetV'ctinh the ninth year of Rev. T- J. Lynch as pastor was a great success. He received many gifts. Quite a number of out oi town guests were present. Foye Spencer of Jacksonville, en route , to New York, was the list Sunday guest of relatives here. Deacon O. D. Delcach ar.d Willie Fred Johnson attended it he anniversary services Sun- day of Rev. T. J. Lynch at New iiupe Baptist church, Macon. Deacon James Johition was the last week end guest of rel- arives at Haines City and Lake Alfred, Fla- Mr. and Mrs. John Bynum nd children of Savannah were Sunday guests of Deacon and Mrs. Alonza Baker. Theron Spencer of Savannah was the Sunday guest of home folks. The Singing Convention will convert? with the St. Thomas B. C. Feb. 20, at 2:30. All choirs are urged to be present- Rev. Ei J. Junior is president, Rev. T. J. Wright, vice president, and Mrs. Belle Robinson, sec¬ retary. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Stafford attended the funeral of Rev. N. C. Connor at Savannah. He was the cousin of Mrs. Hester L. Smiley. Mrs. Maggie Wright is im¬ proving from her recent illness. This community regrets the death of Rev. Campbell of Douglas, who was buried a few days ago- He was the husband of Mrs. Agnes Scott of Savan¬ nah. Mr. and Mrs. B. T. Freeman, Mrs jjaitie Hughes and little Hattie Hughes of Midway and Mrs A ij ce Grant were Suifday d j nner guests of Mr. and Mrs w . ^ Stafford. REIDSVILLE By Mrs. Agnes Collins Sunday was pastoral day at Bethel AME church, Rev. Wil¬ liams, pastor. The Home Burial Mission met Thursday. Miss Elouise Jackson of Col¬ lins was the Mofldya guest of Mrs. Ollie M. Smith. Mr and Mrs. Arbetee Harris . of Claxton were Sunday guests of Mrs. Janie B- Miller; also Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Bryant, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Clary were Sunday guests of his mother, Mrs. Katie Norman, of Collins FROGMORE, S. C. Ebenezer Baptist church Sun¬ day school was largely attend¬ ed- This church has 13 prayer houses. Over 400 persons were present at the 11 o’clock serv- ice. Pastor Flewellen preached an impressive sermon. Kashmir Issue Nearer Settlement . i The 1 ii iure of the picturesque North-Indian State of Jammu and Kashmir has occupied the world ever since, 15 months a*», India and Pakistan fell into conflict over it. It was partly settled in January with the help of the United Nations. Here members of the United Nations Commission for India and Pakistan which mediated the dispute on the spot interview some of the inhabitants. HINE5VILLE By Earline Gause Sunday was quarterly meet¬ ing day at Bethel AME church, Presiding Elder C. P. Hobbs in [charge. iSavannah Rev. and S. Rev. S. J. Dinkins Singleton of were pulpit guests. Rev. R. Richards and Elder C. P. Hobbs were Sunday din¬ ner guests cf Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Shaw. Hr. and Mrs. Walter Ray Taylor are the proud parents of a bab y girL j Mrs carnell Hillerv and sou i iave returned from Detroit, | Little Gloria Lee of Detroit L s spending- a few days with her jfj rand parents, Mr. and Mrs enr y L ee Mss Beulah and Lula Gaul- den were Sunday guests of Miss Ann and Earline Gause. Mrs. C?f(ord Gi<*:len an d grandchildren visited in Ludo- vici Monday. Rev. R. Richards and Elder C P. Hobbs were supper guests of Mrs. J. E. Gause. and j^ rs Benjamin Gol- den savannah was the Sat- urday guest 0 f Mrs. Trudy Wil- liams. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Boney, Mrs. Susie M. Boney and Mrs. Minnie P. Smith were Sunday guests of Mr- and Mrs. James B. Evans. Sam Trottoy, .Jamas B. Ev¬ ans, Jr., and James B. Evans, III were week end guests of Mr. and Mrs. James B Evans. Rev. and Mrs. A L. Washing¬ ton of Savannah were Wednes¬ day afternoon guests of Mr. and Mrs. J’ack Green, Mrs. Clifford Taylor and Mr. and VI.-s. Henry Osgood. The tenth pastoral anniver-- sary at First Calvary will be¬ gin Feb. 25. The Grace Silver Gate will appear at Bethel AME church March 6 - -><■$ Mrs. Pearl Bacon spent Mon¬ day in, Savannah with her hus¬ band, Clarence. Mrs. Ada McMiller and Mrs. Beulah Jones spent the week _ end in Savannah. Mrs. C. C. Gause was the S.ijiay afternoon guest of Mrs. Edna Ferrell and Mrs. R- Smith. Miss Earline Gause was the Sunday guest of little Carolyn Smith. GLENNVILLE By Alfred Junior Servces were held at FAB Sunday, Rev. Frank j£ ennedy conductiir*; the serv- Ces j n the absence of the pas¬ tor. The Home Demonstration club cf Glennville met at the home of Sister Emma Lee Ed¬ wards, Jan. 17. The club has four times since its orga- mzation. Sister Emma Lee Ed- is president. The Sunbeam band will meet £ inday at FAB church. __ THE HISTORY OF COTTON TEXTILES No. 1 of a Series By ANDREW L. PETERSEN /trill? BRIDdfWMWtVtSUCON WKG.COL.MUGM 9 \*n (eoo as a legislative mu rca oee euu.es rue hb5<cbupe oee MAKB IHE EKT MIKKETS AND CANNON IF rTllE AU01INE5 IN THE U.S. AS MODELS FOP ANY PBOSPE CTlUE fh£ CCTfliNENML ARHAV /MANUFACTURER. M05ES BROWN OF PROVIDENCE AND ' 1 IN the days of our Repub¬ IN AMEgiCA FOC OthER BUSINESS MEN f ^ c lic's infancy, while Rev¬ DRAFTED COPIES OF olutionary War battle sounds COL OCR’S FAMOUS and the Liberty Bell’s tol¬ ‘STATES MODEL' ling still echoed through the land, Americans were stir¬ red by a zeal for economic Independence equalling their love of political freedom. Symbolic of the determina tion to establish industries on United States soil, the Massachusetts legislature voted funds to stimulate m «ii <extilt manufacturing In such ways were planted ibe first seeds ot America ' ser- ond greatest '"dustrv.y _ MMoauacfr] *pn di/iTu.iM wacv gfllhr tuAwmO'ieiO IT/lluS HAD Cot MintHDj TUI SAVANNAH TRIBtJNl SOPERTON By Mrs. Lois Gartner Friends of Nathaniel Outlaw wish ‘him a speedy recovery. Prince Mackev Dublin and M-- Spencer of were of Mr. an*! Mrs. Henry Card- ner. Barbara DllUdia Powell TUWCil spent the week end with Mrs- Beatrice podges u-aryof onH and fomiiv family Miss Flora Alexander will sponsor a play, “Bobby Sox,” at Courson Grove school Mon- night, Feb . 1 7. Rev. Porter of McRae deliver¬ ed the sermon at Mt. Zion church Sunday night. Powell, Saturday. Feb. 2. Lois Gardner also observed another birthday, Sunday, Feb. 6 . Mr. and Mrs- Glover Gardner, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Gardner and James Harris motored to Augusta recently. The Truetlen County school defeated Dublin Monday at Dublin. Master Marcus Jacobs will be christened . ,____j o____r.4 Sunday at A/rt Mt. Zion 7.inn Baptist church. He is the son of Mrs. Ola Jacobs. Barbara Powell spent the week end with her father Charlie Powell, and family ot Lyons. She also observed hei sister, Delores', 8 th birthday on Sunday. The funeral of Jim Blair was held at the First Baptist church Rev- I. H. Harden of¬ ficiating. Everyone wishes Glover Gard¬ ner a speedy recovery. His daughter, Rhoda Jean, has the chicken pox. The choir of Mt. Zion church held its regular business meet¬ ing Tuesday i ucouajk u‘b“ night. v ’ Pe- Mrs. Daisy Troupe of St.- j tersburg, Fla., and Mr. and Mrs. T. D Hudson of Miami were , called home because of the ill- ness and death of their fath- r, Jim Blair. The union meeting of Jhe Oconee Zion Association was a 1 success, and leit at St. Paul church, *330.76. The next union will convene with the Mt. Zion , church Willie Lee Banes • attended the presidents and directors oi j choirs’ meeting in Macon. N. L. Outlaw is ill. GROVELAND By Mrs. Elizabeth Haynes Services at Jerusalem Baptist church were largely attended Saturday and Sunday, Rev. E. A. Hagans of Savannah preach¬ ing at 11 a. m. and Rev. Porter preaching at 3 o’clock. Total money raised was $80.95- Mrs. Katie Bacon of Glenn¬ ville spent a few days last week with her mother, Mrs. Pauline Johnson. Mrs. Nancy Ball of Savannah is spending a while with her daughter, Mrs. Emma D. Love. Mr. and Mrs. Troy King spent the week end with their par¬ ents at Claxton, Mr. and Mrs. Alex Lavant. Mrs. Golden announces the marriage of her daughter, An¬ nie Mae, to Henry Clark of Collins, on January 8 . Deacon ueaoon and anu Mrs. ivus. J. o. S. Bacon visited their brother and sister i„ Mr and Mrs. L. w. B,- at Hagan, Tuesday in Washington, serving two years. Prior to her work at. | the National Democratic head- quarters during the last cam¬ paign, Mrs. Hedgeman served for a while as assistant dean of women at Howard universi¬ ty, When the U. N. came to New York city. Mayor William O'Dwyer appointed Mrs. Hedge- man to the UN Hospitality committee Emma Carroll and lam- " y we rc t ™ day 01 11 “ ^ arents , ' Mr - aad Mrs - L '° Gl ' een ’ Artnur Johnson , of Pe lb . Ke . » '' accidentally broke his leg Fri- ^ and 13 now 111 a ' hospltal in Savannah. , Mr. and Mrs. N. N. Bacon and rtlict Mrs- Celestine vc.cov.uv Bacon visit- * ed Mr and Mrs. Harry Johnson i as t week at Dorchester. Vet Gets Staff Assignment IN first time in the 79-year history of the 24th Infantry regiment, a Negro officer has been ap¬ pointed pointed to to the ine regimen regimental uu unit staff. Capt. Langston) H. Cald- well, Denver, Col-, was rignert di>.es as regimental rpiiieence officer. officer. Capt. Caldwell, a graduate of institute, entered the service in February, 1942, and was as 3 i gne d to the Tuskegeo Army Air base. He later join¬ .... ed the 93rd Infantry division at Fort Huachuca, Ariz., and went overseas with the division, i \ lT-*4. Wnile servm; in me South Pacific, he received a battlefield commission in the field artillery and was assign¬ ed duties as a liaison pilot with the 595th Field Artillery Battal¬ ion. Capt. Caldwell returned t - 0 , ■ne U. S. in 1946 and was as- signed to the 571st Field Artil lery battalion at Fort Benning, Ga- After serving as plans and training officer for eight 1 , months, he received orders for j the Far East Command and joined the 24th --- Infantry -......... regi- in Japan in' November, 4 6 . Before receiving his present assignment, Capt. Caldwell as troop information and iduoatiori ducation officer officer c* of "" the 24th '”" u regiment for more 1 infantry than 25 months. -- MRS. HEDGEInANN urns'CM Ahihl GETS FSA POST WASHINGTON <ANP> — Tv'O new members were added to -the staff of the Federal Secu¬ rity agency last Friday, when Anna Arnold Hedgeman took oath for a position as as¬ sistant to the Federal Securi'-y Administrator, Oscar R. Ewing, and G. Lyle Belsley, white, was sworn in as commissioner special services. Mrs. Hedgeman, who recent¬ ly served as director of the Ci¬ tizens Committee for the Re- election of President Harry S. Truman, is a native of shall ton, Iowa. She graduated from Hamline university in 1922, and receiv¬ ed ail honorary degree of doc¬ tor of humane letters from the same university in 1948. Mrs. Hedgeman taught for two years at Rust .. uu , college, Hoi — iy Springs, Miss , and has held executive positions in YWCA in Springfield, Ohio, Jersey City, N. J., New Yo r k city arid Philadelphia. 1.944 she took over Ihe du- ties as executive director of Ihe Nalional Connr.l lor a Per™- nent FEPC with headquarters Sadler Loses Title Back To jvjjryy YORK iANP> _ A bleedl " g ’ batt h „ HprpH * red Wl “® Ppn P6P danced, dodged, bicycled, and r unter-attacked his wa>v back t 0 the featherweight champion- ’ rounds. Saidler found pp P to ° elusive and too clever for him. This made Pep the first 127 i™‘»d king to ever regain his after losme it. Saddler won the crown 0 c t. 19, 1948, by IV.lJClwIlg blocking out UUl Pep in III the Lilt four J h round j n the same ring, A crowd of 19,097 fans, most¬ ly Pep supporters, paid *87,563 to see one of the fastest title bouts in history. This was the largest crowd, spending thf most money, ever to see a 127- pound title match. It was Although Saddler had Pep on the verge of a knockou’ . ,. ' narticularlv it two rounds \ * Pep 1 rare- . tf d Jm^ uu Q h damag- . , blows. , mg Pep used a dazzling left jab to halt Saddler as he came in. The champion was the aggres¬ sor throughout. His 26-year- old Connecticut challenger used all the ring wiles he learned while amassirF, a record of nly two losses in 140 bouts. The 22-year-old champion ■found that his inexperience was a handicap despite his punching superiority. Every ume he thought he had Pep set for the Kayo blow, he lash ed out an a ttack only to find he elusive olllEiVf> man man not not , there. there. Then Then would find himself off bal¬ ance in the face of several Pep g At the end of the bout, Pep s f aC e was a gory, bloody mess, Both eves and his face were cut. He bled throughout most of the bout, but faced Saddler’s bombs and kept fightin/g. Saddler’s face was also cut late in the’, fight, bpt he ap- peared in much better shape at the end of the bout than Pep ACTIVITIES OF RECREATION CENTER Hey, girls and boys, were you at your house party Friday night? No, well you missed out on some real gone fun. If you think I am kidding, stop in your Recreation Center Friday and Saturday nights. For information on all the real gone fun taking place at our Recreation Center, pick up ! on a Savannah Tribune. You will find your weekly activity schedule in there. Monday night they are hav¬ ing a Valentine party with mu- |sic by those Be-Bops. Wednes a y flight marks the closing of j the cooking school sponsored fo y the Savannah Gas Co. Friday evening Beach-Cuyler lays Risley High of Brunswick. Chairman Harold Staley of the Junior Advisory board, THeasurer Walter Strickland, iGeorge Morrell and your M. [Tommie Moore will be on time Friday night to see that you [spend an enjoyable evening- Saturday night folk dances will be tops at the party, also |a jitterbug contest. the If foix you want to take a part in dances, bws Mrs. R. C. Dorm- director of the center. •OSN IN THE U«. 1809 THIS CHARMING- WIFE OF LIBERIA’S FIRST PRESIDENT JOSEPH ROBERTS. WAS AN ABLE assistant to her FAMOUS HUSBAND - MRS. ROBERTS WAS TWICE PRESENTED TO QUEEN VICTORIA IN LONDON- ON THE Rnd VISIT SHE TOOK WITH HER A HUMBLE AFRICAN WOMAN WHOSE SUPERB NEEDLE CRAFT WAS, UNTIL THEN, ENTERTAINED UNKNOWN. VICTORIA THEM BOTH AND ACCEP TED THE 0fiif NEEDLEWORK AS A GIFT TO THE ROYAL ART collection.// *#1 ROBERTS MRS. JAKE LIBERIA'S FIRST- AND TRULY GREAT- “FIRST LADY"J Continental Feature# SUBURBAN NEWS EAST SAVANNAH By M. E. Murrell Sunday was pledge day FAB church, the attendance -emg very good and Pastor lunningham dellverii j, nessages both morning aad > gcit. The highlight of this Sunday s services will be a pro- ram at night. The weight ally is creating much enthu- ,iasm. The usher board will sponsor “P° nJ5 " ,r a a program P rogram Fe£> Ecb. ’ 23 23 in m observance of their anniversary, A " drew ™oenix, presi- dent. E. J. Oliver is sponsoring an all talking picture for the ben¬ efit of the Community club at FAB church Feb. 28. Next meeting will be March 4. A Morrell is president. Miss Lucy Mae Mitchell and Robert Harmon were married Thursday night at FAB church. Rev. Cunningham officiating. Mr. and Mrs. Harmon are at home with hex parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Mitchell, of 2256 E. Huntingdon street. Henry H Baker was elected superintendent of F’AB Sunday school Sunday. The school will sponsor a talent program Sun¬ day night, March 6 . Communioif services weio held at St. Marys AME chuich last Sunday, Rev. Malone, pas- 1,or ' LIBtRlY I inrnrv LI riTV IT NtrrS IICH/C The Liberty City Progressive Art club met, Thursday after- noon at the home of Mrs. Fkl- die Mae Thompson. Meeting was conducted by the president, 2 % Jw BACK LABELS AND YOU’LL BUY 1 SCHENLEY same rich measure of 5, 6 & 7 year old whiskies* s When day is done ... you deserve Schenley ^ WHISKEY RARE PRE-WAR QUALITY BLENDED straight whiskies in this product are 5 years or more C | d 35 % straight whiskey. 65% gram neutral spirits 86 . . wmsKey JJUjlffi / yeas «»«M oa. u py x PAGE TURK* Mrs. Flonnle Lanier. The dub welcomed two new members, Mesdames M,zelle Collier and ■Virginia (Brown. Mrs Sarah Smith of Richfield was guest of [the club. After routine bu»..- ness the members continued their work of art. The hostess served a delicious buffet lumheon. __________ Those _______ r present .......... were vie-dames Evelyn Preston, Al- bertha Pennington, Flonnie La- Elizabeth Robinson, Lu- cle Golphin, Ethel Preston, Mozelle Collier, Virginia Brown and Eddie Mae Thompson. The next meeting will be at the of Mrs- Golphin. The Liberty City Prayer band met at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Johnson on 63rd .street. Meeting was opened by Lender James Heston. Mr Houston was a guest. The Liberty City Community club began its first project on Saturday. Two beautiful brick pillars were bulit at the on- ranee of Liberty Parkway. All work is being done by the mera- oers. WHITES BOMBARD NEGRO HOME WITH MILK BOTTLES LOS ANGEILE3, (ANP) — An automobile brigade of bigoted whites bombarded the home of H. C. Major with milk bottles iast week because he moved j r j 0 a neighborhood formerly covered ^y racial restrictive co¬ venan t s W'-iite noiio> officers assign- ° d Pr ° LeCl h ‘ S h ° mC sug e<*>-- ed that he should give up and leave the neighborhood. Major said that he has moved in his home and will slay there. The new community is just an or- dinary neighborhood.