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f AGE BIX i'LRAN-UI*. FIX-111' CAMPAIGN IIEGINS MONBAY School News ST. ___ EAST BROAD SCHOOL In observance cf Negro His¬ tory week, many activities were carried on throughout the school to acquaint the children w*t'u smie of the outstanding Negroes, present and past. Ap¬ propriate assemblies in the primary and intermediate de¬ partments were given. The intermediate grades pre¬ sented a playlet entitled, “Li¬ brary Talk/' with the follow- in* charac’ers: Boy, Louis Reid; Girl, Evelyn McNeal; Li- brar an, Theresa Phillips; Wil¬ liam Grant Still, Benjamin Gould,; Langston Hughes, »>o- rome James; Harriet Tubman, Virginia Smith; Frederick Douglass, Ronald Gadson; Ad¬ am Clayton Powell. Jr„ Jona¬ than T. Stevens, Jr.; Walter , Scott, Onizine Tobias; Robert | Abbott, James Allen; Cathe- ’ S. rine Dunham, Willie Dean Coo- j per; Joe Louis, Alonza Adams; Mary McLeod Bethune, Emma Mdler. The music was furnished by the 5A class under the direc¬ tion of Mrs Veronica N Camp¬ bell. Mrs. Veronica B. Arnold served as general chairman, with Mrs. Edith Carter, student teacher. Georgia State college, j directing the playlet. , The first grade class under Jl, , will now you greet hi mj ? Mony will toort H$i* fellow’s arrival with champagne «nd cheers. And when they shout “Happy New Year”—they know it will be just that ... for them. There’ll be others, of course, whose cup will be bitter and cheerless. To them 1959 will promise just one more year of disappointment and failure-— another year of “have-not”! How will you “see in” that year ahead? Your answer lies in the plans you are making today for the future happiness and security of your family and yourself. It lies in a systematic saving plan -one that builds and builds for the future. Many are finding the best answer in U. S. Savings Bonds—the wisest, surest of all investments. These Bonds are guaranteed by the U. S. Government— guaranteed to pay you back $4 for every $3 you put in, after ten years. Now is the time to start saving, automatically, this easy, painless way. Enroll today in the Payroll Savings Plan. Or, if you’re not on a payroll, ask your bank about the equally convenient, equally profitable Bond-A-Month Plan. Remember—U.S. Savings Bonds say happy,' happy New Year in 19691 AUTOMATIC SAVING IS SURE SAVING \ —U.S. SAVINGS BONDS > the direction .1:.....4..... „f £ Mrs, re Gertrude Flo ri 1 rl r> Thomas, presented an interest¬ ing program at the pr.mary department assembly. The pro¬ gram was highlighted with per- \ ment 'fa ,'-s concerning some of the outstanding Negroes, in- cludi/; Marian Anderson, Joe Louis and George Washington Carver. HEALTH ACTIVITIES AT HARRIS ST. SCHOOL The Health club and classes it Harris street school are vork ng hard to have a clean > hool. Our fence has just been rebuilt and we are happy to get out in the fresh air gain and enjoy outdoor games. All (he new pupils were vac- • nated last week by Nurse Aryan- IT childien received c!en!al certificates for having comDletc.d all of Ihsir dental corrections. The first grade pupils will have the r physical examinations in a few weeks ReporLer, Rodell Gibbs. PAULSEN ST. SCHOOL In keeping with 'he plans of the Chamber of Commerce for a clean-up campaign during March, the Paulsen Health club is planning to see what it can do in our school community, Th® members of the club are suggesting many activities for the •! Kn o/iVinol school for t’-tr fhat that urnn week. If The Editorial club’s Valentine party was a big success. One . rat ure of the party was a yo¬ yo contest, Many other games . '.re played. Valentine deco- rat.cns and caches made the rooms look very pretty. The report of the class work is as follows; 1A Miss Gibbs, teacher— We are learning many things about the kinds of aumals- We have many beautiful pictures of them. We are also learn.ng a poem for Valentine. It is, "I Love You," ficm me Dream-Keeper by Langston Hughes. 2B-2A, Mrs. Lovett. — We decorated our bulletin board for February. We put pictures ol Abraham Lincoln* George Washington and Valentine s Day on It. We have a dish gar¬ den and some goldfish in our science corner. 3A, Mrs. Jackson—We have learned two songs about s.mt of the events in February. One song tells us about the two presidents, Washington and Lincoln, the other song is about Valentine. 4A, Mrs. C. F. Young—We are still visiting other lands. This semester we are going to the mountainous countries and two low land countries. Paul Bush and Ozell Butler put a pretty Viking ship on our lneze. We made some Valen- tiiV-s for our display board. 5A, Mrs. Solomon—We have been adding to our science chart what we have found out about the ways in which sci- ■nee has changed our ways of living- Dan Harris, Earl Th mpson ai^j Randolph Ben¬ ton are our loaders. OB, Miss Pettie.—We plan to have a Mothers club. Ida Dun¬ can is chairman of the com¬ mittee. We are studying about ■arly man and what they gave us. For Negro History week, we put up pictures of our leaders, 6A, Mrs. Willis—During Negro History week, which is also Na- ional Youth week, we learned the names of noted Negroes and something about Youth week. Our class has charge of he assembly Feb- 23. We are going to feature Lincoln and Washington. SPEAKERS BUREAU ORGANIZED At the February meeting oi the mathematics and science departments of the Chatham county teachers held at Beach- Cuyler school, Arthur Dwight was the main speaker. His ad- dress was both interesting and informational. An interesting discussion was entered into by the group. All agreed that the teaching of the fundamental processes in all branches of was very lmpor- tant in every level of learning A picture was shown at this meeting entitled, “Children Must Learn.” Miss Virginia Smith is co- erdinator for the group and L F Cromartie, reporter. LITTLE RED SCHOOL HOUSE IN AFRICA Among topics now being dis- | !Council cussed by the U. N Trusteeship the at Lake Success is first report from one of its own regular missions to areas under TKK SAVANNAH TRtBTTN* FLORANCE PI A fl A l// 1 P SCHOOL C* m LI I 1/ 11 During Boy Scout week the Boy Scouts of Florance street school were honored with an informal party by the school. A short program of pep songs and games preceded the party, with closing remarks by our principal, Mrs. Edwards. The officers of the school were the nonored guests. Mrs. Sampson, manager of the lunch room, served refreshments. Stanley Gellineau was master of cere¬ monies. Mrs. Nancy Walker was adviser to the Scouts. Mrs. Holbrook’s class enter¬ tained Mr. Kelson’s class and a iew representatives from Mrs Lovett’s class with a program. Mrs. Hayes' 6A class did some research work on the life of Abraham LH’.oln and de¬ cided to present some of their findings to the other 6th grades .n an assembly program. Janice Cutter was chairman )i the program. Janie V. Ba- ccr recited the Gettysburg ad¬ dress; Margaret Burney gave a reading, Lincoln, the Man oi the Ages; Starling Hunter Richard Denny and Joseph Green gave some of the facts of Lincoln’s early life, and Donald Kennedy was in charge of a short quiz program on Lincoln. Ardell Ferguson was at the piano, and accompanied the assembly on several inter¬ esting numbers. The class has been asked to give the same program at the PTA meeting Wednesday, Feb. liS. TRI-STATE BANK A MILLION DOL¬ LAR CONCERN MEMPHIS (ANP i — Negro citizens boast another million^ dollar business, owned and op¬ erated by Negroes. It Is the Tri-State bank, organized Dec. 16, 1946. The initial report to directors of the institution by Cashier •Jesse Turner recently, disclosed that the bank had total assets as of Feb. 7, of $1,612,760 as compared to $1,436,950 last Dec. 31. This represents an increase of $175,816. President and founder of the bank is Dr. J. E, Walker, HAZEL SCOTT REFUSED SERVICE SPOKANE, Wash. (ANP) Miss Hazel Scott, concert pian- ist and wife of Rep. Adam Clayton, Jr., was refused ser- in a Pasco, Wash., restau- rant, it was disclosed here last Miss Scott and her secretary, Mrs. Eunice Wolfe, arrived in Pasco by bus from Pendleton, Ore., and went into a restau- rant to eat- The waitress started to take the order, but stopped, saying, “Oh, I'm sor- ry. we don’t serve colored peo- pie.” The pianist asked the man- ager if this was true, and ne told her it was. Complaining to police about the incident, U. N. trusteeship system. The report concerns Ruanda-Urun- di and Tanganyika and covers all phases of native life, includ- health, economics, social welfare and schools (above'.— __________ she was told the management had every right to refuse her service. Frances Yeend, lyric soprano, is equally in demand to be heard with opera companies, in recital and with all the major symphony or¬ chestras of the nation. On March 3 and 4 she will appear with Dimitri Mipopoulos and the Minneapolis Symphony Rvmnhnnv In In Handel’s Hnnricl’s "Elijah," "tfliinh " and and in April with the Boston Symphony both in New York and Boston. ’SKEGEE CLASS,'29 REUNION IN APRIL TU SKlEGEF INST., (ANP) Members of the Tuskegee in¬ stitute class of 1929 are making elaborate plans for the cele¬ bration of the 20th anniversary reunion, it was disclosed here last week by Tneodore W. Staf¬ ford of the VA hospital. Staf¬ ford, president of the class, said more than 75 classmates plar^ to return to the institute for the occasion, which will be held early in April. LOCAL NAACP TO MEET MONDAY Continued from Page 1 had broad experience in human relations. During the last war he was associate director of the lrjtercultural Education Work¬ shop in New York city, giving consultative service on prob¬ lems of cultural and personal¬ ity conflicts, to churches, schools and community ageil- cies throughout the country, with a special concentration in .. New York city -.4- schools. — 'Hie is likewise a recent contributor to the magazine, “School and So¬ ciety,” on subjects related to lntercultural education. The public is invited to at- tend this meeting. A special musical, educational and in¬ spirational program will be presented. DO’S AND DON'TS: IF YOU HOPE TO BE POPULAR, DO NOT ENGAGE IN THIS PASTIME. State And County TAX RETURNS Office of Tax Receiver, Chatham County, Savannah, Ga. This office is open for the receipt of returns for all property, including real estate and merchandise stocks and automobiles and household furniture for the year 1949 Owners of real and personal property of any kind are required by law to return same by March 31st. Neglect of this duty subjects you to double tax. Office hours are from 9 A. M. to 5 P- M.. except on Saturdays when the office closes at 1 P. M. Applications for Homestead Exemptions must be filed by March 31st, 1949 T. M. HOYNES Receiver of Tax Returns. Chatham County, Georgia THE OFFICE IS NOW THE VICTIM OE TEACHING Pipipp.-- ---^ ; Celebrating 65th Anni¬ versary of Continued from page i C. Freeman, substituting for Fr. Gustave Caution; history oi Prince Hall Lodge, Geo. L. Smith; selection, chorus of the CYiurch of God, Saints of Christ, recitation, The Freedom Plow, Miss Phoebe Robinson; solo, “My Desire,’’ Miss Betty Jones, Mrs. Lucile Jones accompanist; address. Prof. R. W- Gadsden in which he gave the origin of Prince Hall Lodge; solo, little five year old Harriett L. Bias. “Search Me, O God,” accompa¬ nied by Mr. E. Ruffner; re¬ marks, Mrs. Mary L. Ayers, Grand Worthy Matron Of the .... Eastern Stars of Georgia; selec tion 0 E s . chorus; remarks, Sol. C. Johnson, Grand Secretary of the Masons of Georgia, and Father Gustave H. Caution, rector of St. Matthew’s Episco¬ pal Church; ____ response, Joseph Ac jkins. Several presentations were made b V C H - Bias - Worshipful THURSDAY, FEBRUARY It, 13« Master of Prince Hail Lodge. , The banquet following the ! program was a most deiightiul affair, and the hall was very beautifully decorated for the occasion with a profusion of flowers and ferns. ! About two hundred persons 'attended this enjoyable celebra¬ tion. Two Negro Policemen Dismissed Conthrsod from page one sed men, restoring the num¬ ber of colored mem on the force to twelve. One of the two men dismiss¬ ed, Patrolman Hall, often serv¬ ed as a motorcycle policeman on the occasion of Negro pa- rades and special funerals anil the other, Patrolmen Wilson, was foremost in ferreting out a number of burglaries which recently plagued the city. SAFETY IS SO IMPORTANT LOOK I Ht rfli 0E MAQk Coal (be nasal passages with ‘Vaseline’ Petroleum Jelly to prevent irritations from dust, dirt and fumes. Makes breathing easier, too! NOW WITH SMART NEW LABELS Also in Giant 5126—254 Economy Size 1 !b.—7D4 IP YOU'LL STOP JUST ONCE AT T.J.MOPKINS £L£C. CONTRACTOR 100? MONT&OmEfW ST. VOU'LL OI5COV6P ^gPEPUTATlOW THEIR ^snyis&SnoM j UNEQDALEO Visit Our Show Rooms and See Our Display 1949 GIBSON DOUBLE FEATURE ELECTRIC REFRIGERATORS With Cold Modulation j AND GIBSON ELECTRIC RANGES Phone 2-1906 f Spasms of bronchial v ASTHMA quickly relieved by the soothing medirai smoke of Blosser’s Cigarettes. This scien* tific smoke allays bronchial congestion, coughing, sneering due to asthma parox* ysms; promotes freer breathing. Follow label directions. m m f The Annual Thrift Sale £ will he held at St. Paul’s % Episcopal Church, Wed- ¥ nesday and Thursday, Feb 23rd and 24th at the Parish Hall. Thirty fourth a n d Abercorn streets. Men’s, Women’s and Chil¬ dren’s shoes, clothing and hats as well as household •j- articles will .be sold. -I*-I--i-•WH"'I--*-■!-■i-J*