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rAGE rmiB ®h? §uvmmh $nhwif. Established 1875 By J. H. DEVEAUX ftOL C. JOHNSCm..... -Editor and Publisher #. H BUTLER .................. .Asso. Editor MISS WILLA M AYERS, Asst, to Pub. & Manager Published Every Thursday 1009 WEST BROAD STREET Telephone, Dial 5338 Subscription Rate in Advance One Year _______ $3.00 Six Months ............... $2.00 Three Months __________ $150 Remittance must be made by Express, Post Otfiee Money Order or Registered Mail, RE-REGISTRATION IS TOO SLOW There are only six months left for re-reKistration. The people in this coun¬ ty are taking it too casually. Ten- thousand must register every month be¬ tween now and January, or five hundred a day, if the sixty-five thousand who were on the books in 11)46 are to have their names replaced on the list. ()ul worry, naturally, is about the apathy ol Negro registrants- We are at a loss to understand why those who can read and write are not availing themselves of the opportunity to register before it is too late. They will find it very difficult if they put it off till the last minute. It is a simple matter. The registrars are as cooperative as they can he. I he questions they ask can be answered in three minutes. A registrant is aske I to read and write a simple sentence, to g’ve his mother’s name before she was mar¬ ried—her maiden name—to give his age and address, and to write his name. For those who cannot read and write, it is just a little different. They a ill lie required to answer ten out of thirty ques¬ tions. They can he answered, with a little study, by any one who is interest¬ ed in becoming a good citizen! who is anxious to do his duty to himself and his city. To fail to register because it is said the new law is unconstitutional is just plain stupid. It is the duty of every citizen to urge every other citizen to register, hut the obligation is heavier upon those who have influence over large numbers ot people. If the ministers of the more than two-hundred Negro churches in and around Savannah would do their duty, on any announced day they could lead more than half of 25,000 Negro reg¬ istrants to the registrars’ office and help them take an important step towards becoming citizens with a voice in their government. It was reported at the end of last week that only one thousand Negroes had registered during the three weeks that the books have been open. This is too slow. Two hundred must register ev¬ ery day to heat the dead-line. FACING FACT Now and then somebody gets upset by the news that one state refuses to send back to another state an escaped prisoner. On the surface it appears that such refusal defies, discredits, or discounts the law and quality of justice of the state which seeks to recapture a prisoner. Naturally enough the anger of the state from which the prisoner es¬ caped is aroused. The anger is not les¬ sened by the fact that extradition is re¬ fused because of what the prisoner says- Unfortunately, it has too often been true that conditions in the prison camps in Southern states, even in Georgia, have been almost indescribably bad, and enough even a prisoner’s word could contain of truth to elicit sympathy and cast a shadow of doubt on the quality of jus¬ tice which sent him to the brutal and inhuman treatment of a prison camp. There are prison camps in Georgia, some not far away, where raw and hard¬ ened men, unfit for the task of handling human beings, hold forth behind an iron curtain which baffles routine in¬ spection. Prison camps must he cleaned up and the quality of justice which fills them must be reviewed and checked be¬ fore our states can honestly take other states to task for not honoring extradi¬ tion requests. We do not condone crime. Crimi¬ nals should receive adequate punish- ishment, hut too many instances war¬ rant the belief that “a returned prison¬ er’s life would not be safe and that he would he subjected to cruel and unusual punishment." The sooner we face the facts about our prison camps and the absence of equal justice in dealing with WE ARE RISING By William Henry Iluff for ANP We are rising, true enough. But as we rise, lets keep a level head. Be not bumptious, be not rough. But be gentle, kind, and prove we are well bred. We are rising now each day. We’re putting footprints on the modern sand. At last we’ve learned the way; Therefore, we shall go forward hand in hand. And all the world was right. The morning steal out of the night. My soul was raptured over and over, Entered as Second Class Matter at Office at 'Savannah, Ga., under the Act of March 3. 187 9 National Advertising Representative: Associated Publishers 5(52 Fifth Ave. New York 19, New York Negro prisoners, the sooner will the practice complained of come to an end. THE SOUTH IS SICK About ten years ago the late Piesident Roosevelt said the South was the na¬ tion's economic Problem No. 1. Loyal Southerners set out either to deny that this was true or to apologize for it. Many students sought to place the blame for it on absentee ownership of farms and discriminatory freight rates. Some were disposed to blame the presence oi large numbers of Negroes in the South for its predictment. A radio broadcast on last Monday quoted from a recent study on conditions in the South, which calls the South sick economically and culturally, setjs forth that its sickness is not due to discriminatory freight rates nor to absentee ownership; that there are too many small farms and too few middle-sized farms; that it is culturally sick because it is economically sick. Jt is strange that the South will not do more to improve its natural and hu¬ man resources. One is incliited to con¬ clude that it will he sick until it can bring itself to place a higher value upon spiritual things, upon justice and human rights; until it breaks with its fanatical adherence to traditions which prevent its making use of all the skills which all of its citizens possess, and converting them into assets rather than liabilities. If it could for instance, raise the edu¬ cational level of its nine millions Ne¬ groes and provide better housing and better health facilities, it would thereby increase the market for goods and ser¬ vices, and would increase the number of man-hours for productive work. The statesmanship of the South is so tradition-bound that it declares itself humiliated by any ettorts to have it deal justly in the matter of civil and human i ights. It refuses to learn that it cannot keep human beings down with¬ out staying down with them. It lights desperately to maintain reaction. We hope our South will get better without getting worse. stealing the show Alabama is now- We wonder if the recent outbreak of law¬ lessness will teach it something. We see it as demonstrating what many right- minded persons have been trying to drive lyime: that’ as long as the liberty of anyone of us is insecure the liberty of all is insecure. Violence unchecked and shrugged off toward Negroes is sure some day to he visited upon white people. Under pressure from many aroused citizens, the Alabama legisla¬ ture may go the legislature of Georgia one better and pass a law unmasking those who would not have to ply their trade in the open. SALUTE THE EASTERN STAR The Order of Eastern Star, an auxil¬ iary to the Masonic fraternity, like it, was organized in Savannah. The first chapter, Electa, was organized July 18, 1898, and the Grand Chapter was organ¬ ized here August 2!), 1899, fifty years ag<. consequently the Eastern Star is celebrating its fiftieth anniversary here beginning Sunday, June 26th. The Order of Eastern Star is of Prince Hall affiliation because of which it is as genuine and legitimate as Prince Hall Masonry itself. It is interesting to note that Savannah is the proud mother city of these two very worthy organizations. A Savannahian, the Rev. James M. Sims, under the authority granted by the Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Massachusetts, organized the first two Negro Masonic lodges in the state, and became the first Grand Master of Prince Hall Masons in Georgia. A Savannah¬ ian, the editor of the Tribune, Grand Secretary for more than fifty years, organized the Eastern Star. The pres¬ ent Grand Worthy Matron, Mrs. Mary L. Ayers is also a Savannahian and is a charter member. “SHAME” By John llt'nr k Clarke fpr ANP I could not look upon her face, Twas agony ridden beyond compare, I thought only of the disgrace That put the agony there. 1 viewed the sight, then asked aloud, “O God, why should this be?’’ Her son hangs on yonder tree; I could not look upon her face Without thinking of hef hectic plight, I turned my back on this sight. Overhead a flock of stars, were Smiling like a lovely dancer; She lifted her hands and called, A God that did not answer. By George Matthew Adams The eyes of a clog—any dog—are about the most expressive of all that belongs to a dog. Of course all the friendly ones —and what dog isn’t?—wag their tails as an expreesion of friendliness and good will, hut those eyes look into your soul, because they are the soul of a dog. Hav¬ ing no other way of expressing his thoughts, the dog looks into your eyes with his and there is silent communion. Look into the eyes of your dog—your friend—say something friendly to him, and his bark and activity often show no bounds. Those eyes of his are his in¬ terpreters of your thoughts and perhaps he understands far more than any of us ever suspects. Certainly he has earned that oft-repeated phrase as “man’s best friend.” A reader has kindly sent me a clip¬ ping under an Alexander, Minnesota, date line of a dog that belonged to a farmer near this place, who loaned his eight-vear-old Chesapeake-Labrador dog to his son, who took him to Billings, Mon- tana- In less than a month he was back again with his original master, having traveled some 650 miles. He was cut and bruised and “just a hag of bones,” hut he made the distance. Hardly had ho entered his old home before he fell over and slept for 72 hours! That’s loyalty for you, and devotion to the one most loved. BETWEEN THE LINES By Dean Gordon B. Hancock for ANP DETRACTING TITLES: Recently it was my good fortune to hear cnee more the wondrous and inimitable Nannie H. Burroughs. To my very great disappointment she was introduced as “Dr. Burroughs-’ The very title chilled by soar¬ ing admiration for one of the greatest wo¬ men of this generation- Among the many things that Nannie Burroughs does not need is the doctor’s title to her name. Site is really and truly too important a person to be bothered with a doctor’s title in the way of an introduction. I think it quite proper that she should have a Doctor’s degree for she verily deserves every recog¬ nition that the nation can accord her. But when we hear her introduced as Dr. Nannie H. Burroughs, we feel that we are trying to embellish a name and a character that needs no such emblishment When I went out to hear her speak. I did not go out to hear “Dr Nannie H. Burroughs”; I simply wat- ed to hear Nannie Burroughs in her own initimitable wya, deliver what was upon her heart and mind. Nobody ever hears Nan¬ nie Burroughs without a wholesome inspira¬ tion. But to muss up this wonderful char¬ acter with superfluous titles is to detract more than is added. Booser T. Washington built Tuskegee and not “Dr- Washington.” Thomas Edison is the name of the immor¬ tal who proved his wizardry witn electricity- To add “doctor” to Edison’s name is to depress inspiration and to adulterate great¬ ness. What can we add to the immortal Franklin Delano Roosevelt by prefixing “Doctor" to his name? What would the title “doctor” add to the lustre of Charles Darwin or Karl Marx? Within recent years we have heard much about “Dr. Charlotte Hawkins Brown” and “Dr Mary McLeod Bethune and Charlotte Hawkins Brown we Bethune and Charlotte Hawkins Brown and now w’e are hearing about “Dr. Nannie Burroughs” It- is just as well for us to know that when we ad “Doctor to N a n n i e Burroughs, Mary McLeod Bethune and Charlotte Hawkns Brown, we are trying to retint the rose; we are trying to add beautifying hues to a gorgeous sun¬ set. There are some persons who need titles sorely, and are abundantly helped by them, but not Nannie Burroughs and Mary McLeod Bethune and Charlotte Hawkins Brown. It is going to be a fine thing for Negroes- among whom degreeism is breaking out like an itchy-rash, when they find that titles are strictly limited in adding pres¬ tige to certain persons, who have carved their own niche of greatness in the hearts of their generation In other w’ords, there are certain persons too big for titles and from whom titles detract instead of add There is rare intelligence in those eyes of a dog. No dishonesty there. They are, perhaps, the most honest eyes in the world. They can detect the dis¬ honesty in human eyes. An unfriendly move toward his master and a dog is immediately in action. The dog you love takes it as a matter of course that you should take him with you, no matter what your intentions may be. If you start off without him, those eyes almost show tears. He’s hurt in heart and spirit. And how many, many times w T e cannot resist that honest and sincere appeal And what watchful eyes. They will watch your every movement. They crave intimacy and unde r- s t a n d i n g, and they give all that they own, regardless of the cost. Some¬ times they even gladly give their lives. Have you ever noted a master speaking crossly to his dog, or abusing him, and then noted the expression of those dog eyes, as though to say, “How could you?” Every dog knows well the language of kindness. It was born with him. How greatly we can learn from this noblest of all animals! Dumb (but not in intelligence), dependent upon man for much of his joy in life, ever watchful for an opportunity to serve his master, or to protect him ifendangered, to him we pay our homage—and it comes from fhe heart! Happy heaven to them all! Who wants to hear about the late Dr. Henry Ford who built an automobile empire? Who would want little Harry Truman’s name to be cluttered up with a doctor’s title when he will go down in history as one of the great moral stalwarts of the ages? Adding titles to certain prominent per¬ sons is like Into the “arranging” of Negro spirituals in many instances. Only recent¬ ly I was in an audience when the chorus rendered “Swing Low. Sweet Chariot.” And to be frank, when the musical labors were over, I was not certain which way the chariot swung, whether low’, or up, or wide. There were so many variations and ex¬ pressions and such efforts at musicianship that the beauty and pathos of that immor¬ tal song was lost. It has come about that our college choirs are “rendering" our beau- Negro songs with such pretentions that the glorious melodies and pathos and sweetness are fast disappearing and instead of being me profound inspiration they were meant to be from the beginning, they are mere vehicles to show off the genius of some rangements" ne^hytic conductor- in the These -category various with “ar¬ are same /these superfluous titles and detract from our fine spirituals, just as surely as the title “doctor” detracts from some of our noblest characters There are certain prolixities of speech and music—which are appurtenances of our new found opportunities^ and that they may -soon pass away, should be our earnest pray- ins Brown speak I do not want to hear any kins Brown speak I do not want to hearany “Doctor Brown.” I want to hear the woman who came out of New England and went into North Carolina and built an institution the like of which is not found in the Negro race. I want to hear Charlotte Hawkins* Brown even as I want to hear Mary McLeod Bethune and Nannie Burroughs. Titles de¬ tract from some persons, believe it or not! POEM By John Henrik Clarke for ANP You came after my ’heart had been broken So completely it could never mend; And I had sworn to the Gods of Romance Never to love again. I had been faithful to a previous one. Who crushed my heart for the sake of fun; When you came and offered true love. I had not the strength to respond. So go away and let me be; And, behind you, close the gate; I could have loved you passionately— Only you came too late. HOME EDUCATION Improve Child BehaVDr by Substitution M. Louise C. Hastings •The Child’s First ILme is the Family”— Froebei National Kin- T _. /Issued by the deigarten Association, 8 West 49th street, New York City /These articles are appearing weekly in our columns ! "What shall I do with Don¬ ald?” asked a young mother F :r three mornings he has crept out of bed very early and taken all the things from his father’s brief case and scatter - ed them over the room. Each Urn* he was punished, and he still goes ahead with the same naughty act." I asked quickly, “why does his father leave his brief case within Donald’s reach? Evident- fy the child’s interest in the brief case and the temptation to look inside and then to play with the contents were too strong for him.” Then I tried to explain to how I felt about it. "Donald onlv three years old,” I said “Why not put the brief case out of sight—so that it will not be a temptation? Why not put something else where he will find it in the morning—a box of pictures, for example; it should not be crayons, for those he might use in an undesirable way." “But Donald has to learn that he mustn’t touch things that do not belong to him!” his mother insisted. “Yes,” I replied, ‘but so great a temptation for so young a child should be avoided. We must help him; children ’have to creep before they climb. Why not put the brief case where Donald cannot find it? This would prevent disobedience and remove the need for punish- ment.” I was very much interested in this little boy, and the next THE ROAD TO HEALTH By Albert W. Dumas, Jr., M. D. Natchez, Miss, for ANP SCARLET FEVER Little Linda Gibbs, young-st child of a family I know, been getting treatment for past few months for a nine ear.” a serious infection which .... she got at . the time ,. of . & a severe attack of scarlet fever In addition to the expense and the pain which the child has suffered, the little girl has lost many pleasant hours of play and much school time. though she is a very smart youngster for uer eight years she has lost so much school that it’s going to be hard for her to catch up with the class All this might have beer avo.ded. It might be unfair blame the child's mother for Linda’s ear trouble, because scarlet fever sometimes brings complications, no matter how promptly precautions are tak- en. At the same time, prompt med cal attention helps prevent complications of scarlet or helps to make them less so- vere if they do occur. Linda uad a younger brother who had scarlet fever, in a mild form before she did. Mrs Gibbs, fortunately, sent for the doctor when the younger child first boeame ill. When the doctor arrived he tpfated (the boy and at the same time warn- ed the mother to keep the rest of the family, especially little Linda, away from the sick room because scarlet fever germs can be easily spread. But Linda was fond of her = little brother and coaxed to gc ] in the sick room and play with j him. Mil’s. Gibbs rememberer:) the dodtor’s instructions, but she thought she would “take a chance” and at the same time, K«ep the children <,«t lor e About two days later Linda said she didn’t feel well enough to go to school. She said she had a sore throat and didn’t feel like eating. But Mrs. Gibb?! thought maybe Linda was a little jealous of all th; uion her ibrc.ther was getting I and was making believe she was sick. It wasn't until the following day. wlVn Linda had a high fever and a heavy rash and kept vomiting, that the doctor saw her. And even then, the THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 1949 [day I made up a box of play j things from the ten cent store land took it to his mother for his early amusement. The j brief case was forgotten, and j because he had plenty with whic.i to occupy hims.lf he nQ{ . get j n to m ischief. Theie is another side to thi3 situation. Young fathers and mothers have something impor¬ tant to do. and it should be done—not always the easiest way, but the right way. It is i well to let Daniel have a toy in h:s crib with which he may e v - j lertain himself m the early l orning. If, however, he gets up the parents should take tuins in getting up with him. Of- co’.rse, the parents want to sleep, but there is a job to be done—• tue most important in the world—character building. Tne activities of a mlschiev- ous child need constant super vision- tais energies need out¬ lets, and he should have fre¬ quent opportunities for change of play. It takes time, and it takes patient, unobstruetive on the part of par- jents. Frcebel said. “Let us live with our children." That with is an important word As used here by Froebei it means in sympa¬ thetic understanding of. Not long ago we had a sweet little four year old with us in the car She had been playing jmudpies in our back yard, hap¬ py as a lark. As she stood on the seat of the car, I turned and said, “You have had a hap¬ py time today, 'haven’t you?” She looked at me with squinty eyes as if she had never seer* me before, and replied, “I’m not talking now.” I might have laughed at her I might have reprimanded her Instead, I exclaimed, “Oh, look at that beautiful blue jay. This divG-’ted her attention. and she was herself again and was happy all the rest o the drive. doctor was at the Gibbs' home Checking on the little boy, not because ne was called for Lin- da The doctor discovered that had a more severe form scarlet fever than her bro- and it was difficult to re- the .. little ..... girl . , to , health Whil * little boy h ad nc complications from his scarlet everi Linda has been under the care of an ear specialist ever since, as a result of her illness That’s the way scarlet fever sometimes acts, Although adults can and dc pet SC arlet fever, the disease usually attacks children between six and 10 yea rs of age. Child- ren should be kept as far away as possible from anyone who has scarlet £e*er and every precaution taken to prevent the spread of the germs, when a child complains /of feeling sick, has a sore throat 0 r fever and vormits.- he should be put to b ed and the doctor called immediately. These may be the early symptoms of scar- let fever. The rash that fre- quen ti y comes with the disease usually takes from 24 to 48 hours to develop after the on¬ set of the earlier symptoms Then prompt and proper medi¬ cal and nui'sing care can help avoid the dangerous complica- tions of scarlet fever which can in long illnesses, disabil- ity and even dea th. Th s article is co-sponsored the National Medical Asso- and the National Tu- berculosis Association in the interest of better heal h of the people. __ JOltll t i j T'v Uti\' S * un< J Une 2(> The five Masonic lodges will celebrate St. John's Day Sun- day. The date will be etoserv- afternoon at 4 o’clock at the Masonic Temple, E. R. Ruffner in in charge of program committee ancl the address will b? delivered bv Rev. F. W. Bagby. The is invited to attend. The first practical subma¬ rine was built by John P. Hol- about 1875.