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67 YEARS OF
CONTINUOUS
PUBLIC SERVICE
LX VII
To Kegents’ Succeed Selection Colston of Proves Dean
to Local Citizens
Shr liters, Daughters of Isis
Entertained at Detroit
MRS. GLASKER OPENS
DRESS SHOP
Mrs. Joredad Glasker
A new business graced West
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Univ. of Texas Racial Ban
Birmingham Citizens Take Firm Stand
Against Restrictions in Spite of Bombings
Free Chest X-Rays To Be
Given Fellwood Residents
19.YR. OLD Ph. D.
LEAVES FOR EUROPE
SILER CITY.—One ot
nation’s youngest doctors
philosophy left New York
week for research study in Eu¬
rope He is Dr. J.
Paige of Siler c ty.
The 19-year-old North Caro¬
lina Negro was recently award¬
ed the traveling fellowship by
the American Institute’of Psy-
choanalists.
He rece ved his doctorate
degree last January from Mc¬
Gill university in Canada. Ear¬
lier he received his master ol
science degree at C.ty College
of New York and his bachelor’s
degree from A. and T. college
at Greensboro.
His research stujdies will
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i.^CR. THOMPSON OFFICE OPENS
DENTAL
Dr. Luther W. Thompson an¬
nounces the opening of his of¬
fice for the practice of dentis¬
try at 514 East Gwinnett St.
Dr. Thompson graduated
from Meharry Medical college
in June. 1948, and was employ¬
ed by the United States Health
Department here in Savannan
for the past year.
CHILDREN'S ROOM REOPENED AT
CARNEGIE LIBRARY
The Children’s Room of the
Carnegie L’brarv was re-open¬
ed Saturday, August 27, at 9:30
a. m. The main feature of the
day was “The Story Hour” held
at 11:00. The theme of the
hour was “Feed Your Hobby
Thru Books.” The young li¬
brary patrons attending this
attraction were seated ir. a
semi-c rcle in front of the ta¬
ble display created for the
hour. This display consisted of
a pert little wooden hobby
horse eyeing a basket of tempt¬
ing bright new books, Above
the display a caption invited,
“Feed Your Hobby Thru
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The program was presented
as u raL'i raL Luii.l.
auamuth Crilmiir
DETROIT (ANP>—Some 20,-
000 delegates and visitors con¬
verged on Detroit last week for
the annual convention of the
Ancient Egyptian Arabic Order
Nobles of the Mystic Shr.ne.
Highlights of the convention
were the big parade which
barely escaped being washed
out by the rain, the bathing
beauty contest, and the excel¬
lent conduct of the conven-
tioners.
Business sessions were held
at the Institute of Arts, mark¬
ing the first time a Negro or-
ganization has held a conven-
tion at the institute. Many of
the downtown hotels also open¬
ed their doors to the visitors.
A mounted police escort led
the dazzling parade along
Woodward avenue. The tail
end of it had to scamper for
cover when a torrent of rain
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Free chest X-raays for all
persons living in or around the
Fellwood Homes Area will be
given on Wednesday, Septem¬
ber 7, from 2 to 9 p. m.. at the
Community Center. This serv¬
Chatham-Savannafi ice is being offqBed tuberculo¬ by the
sis and Health Association and
the Savannah-Chatham Coun¬
ty Health Department, an¬
nounced by Miss Olisc Camp¬
bell, president of the Associate
Board.
The same service will be of¬
fered to Yamacraw village at
a later date. A house to house
canvass has already been made
of Yamacraw, headed by Mrs.
Margaret Y. Rhodes, education¬
al worker for the Chatham-
Savannah Tuberculosis and
Health Association, assisted by
Mesdames J. B. Burney, Wil¬
liam Malone, Addie Underwood,
Cora B. White, Eldora Greene i
and Albert T.rweaCt. Watch
your local papers for this date.
FIRST SWIMMING POOL
FOR LOUISIANIANS
SHREVEPORT, La. (ANP) —
For the first time in the state
of Louisiana, a municipally-
owned swimming pool was op¬
ened for the Negroes here re¬
cently when the Lakeside Park
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to the “Reading Hobby.” The
Four Fairy Tale Courses were:
(1) The W.ld Swans; (2) The
Three Dogs; i3i The Pea Blos¬
som; (4) The Bremen Town
Musicians.
After the Fairy Tale Lunch
the children were invited to
borrow books and take them
home with them- They were
urged to feed their hobbies
through books at the Children’s
Room of the Carnegie Library
which is open Mondays thru
Fridays, 1 to 6 p. m., Saturdays,
9.30 a. m. to 4:30 p. m.
Next Saturday morning at
11:00 all young patrons are
invited again to feed their hnh.
hies at the storj *-t.
SAVANNAH, GEORGIA THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1
Police Raid
Elks Conv.
Headquart’s
SAN FRANCISCO
unexpected police raid on
headquarters of the Elks
vention at Golden Gate
mandery hall highlighted
convention now in progress.
Cause of the surprise
call was the presence of 23 slot
1 machines which were
cated. Elks officials
responsibility for the
which were installed before the
convention officially opened.
The force behind the
ence of the “one-armed ban¬
dits” is credited to S. W. Cor-
lett, white ex-convict from Al-
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala-, Aug. 25.
—Continuing its campaign for
abolition of local racial zoning
laws following the bombing of
two Negro ministers’ homes in
an area zoned exclusively
white residence, the Birming-
bam branch of the National
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Two Vets in Critical Condition After
Raid on Robeson Concert in Peekskill
PEEKSKILL, N. Y. (ANP).
Two white veterans—believed
to have been among those
starting the riot against a Paul
Robeson concert here—are in a
critical condition, according to
hospital reports.
The flareup was ignited at a
picnic grounds three miles from
here Saturday night when 500
parading veterans—led by the
American Legion, the Catholic
War Veterans and the Veterans
0 f p 0 reign Wars— attacked the
ADOPTED NEGRO SON
HAPPY WITH WHITE
PARENTS
KENMORE, N. Y. (ANP)—
Probably one of the most un¬
usual cases of child adoption
Is involved around young Dan¬
iel Sapman Davey, 17, of Buf¬
falo. He is the foster son of
white parents, the Rev. and
Mrs- Horace Davey.
The Daveys served 20 years
in Africa as missionaries for
(the Presbyterian church- It
was in Africa that they adopt¬
ed Danny. His mother died in
childbirth, and according to
native customs, he was suppos¬
ed to die, too. The two mis¬
sionaries pleaded with the
tribe’s chief to let them have
the baby.
He did, and have taken care
of the African boy ever since.
Rev. Davey and his wife also
have three children of their
own and an adopted daughter.
Their own children are John.
24; Neill, 16; and Patsy, 13.
Sylvia, 12, is their adopted
daughter.
The Daveys say they plan to ;
return to Africa to adopt a
girl to make a total of six
1 I
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\V. K. Payne
Tie appointment of Dean W
K Payne as acting
of Georgia State college to suc¬
ceed James A. Colston, resign¬
ed, has been w’dely acclaimed
by the citizens of Savannah
who are vitally interested in
the continued progress of the
institution.
The announcement of Deal 1
Payne’s elevat on to the presi¬
dency was made Saturday by
Dr. Harmon Caldwell, universi¬
ty chancellor.
Mr. Payne, who will take over
the direction of the college af-
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AUSTIN, Tex. (ANP) —A Ne¬
gro student, Herman Barnett,
23, has been admitted to the
medical school of the white
University of Texas in Galves¬
ton, it was announced here last
week.
This move was made after
the Texas legislature had mis¬
erably failed to support its
newly created Texas State uni-
versity. In a last minute act,
the legislature appropr.atcd
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aud.ence of a Robeson concert,
sponsored by the Civil Rights
Congress. Eleven persons were
injured, over 5,000 persons were
involved, the platform was rip¬
ped up, chairs were burned,
and stones and bottles were
hurled at the concert-goers.
While the riot was in pro¬
cess, a fiery cross—emblem of
the Ku Klux Klan—burned on
a nearby hillside. The klan
was outlawed by New York
state and New Jersey in 1947.
PLAN DORIE MILLER PRO-
GRAM -Elmer L. Fowler
Chicago, 111., (left• president
of the Dorie M Her Memorial
Foundation, Inc, discusses
plans for a Dorie Miller
176 Became
Voters Last
Week
176 Negroes’ names were add¬
ed last week to the voting list
of Chatham county, according
to W. D. Donnelly, chairman
of the voting committee of the
Hub. leading civic organiza¬
tion.
Last wpek’s additions tying
the total number of Negroes
registered as voters up to 4,696
as of Monday. This is about
one fourth of the possible po¬
tential Negro vote of the coun¬
ty. The number of whites
registered to date is about
five times that of the Negroes.
Reg stration headquarters are
located at the northwest cor -
ner of Oglethorpe avenue and
Barnard street, where every
convenience is available for
those who will take time out to
become full fledged citizens.
Only a few minutes are re¬
quired for a person to register.
It is hoped that all who have
not as yet performed! this all-
important duty will do so at
the earliest possible opportuni¬
ty.
Grove land Trial Set For
TAVARES, Fla., Aug. 25.—
Judge T. J. Futch of Lake
County Court today postponed
the trial of the three ‘ young
men indicted here on a rape
charge until September 1, alter
denying a motion lor with¬
drawal of the defendants’ pleas
made yesterday by attorneys
for the National Association
for the Advancement of Color¬
ed People. j
Alex Akerman, Jr., of Orlan¬
do and NAACP Assistant Spe¬
cial Counsel Franklin H. Wil¬
liams. defense attorneys who
argued in support of the mo¬
tion, explained that a motion
to withdraw the plea is prelim¬
inary to filing pre-arraign¬
ment motions to quash indict-
j ments and change venue. State
Attorney Jesse Hunter and his
assistants, Sam Buie and Wal-
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According to hospital au-i j
thorities, William Secor, 24, of
Shrub Oak, N. Y, was cut sev -1
eral times in the abdomen, and I
William Bybel, 4*1, of Harmon,
N. Y-. suffered a cerebral con¬
cussion and several gashes in
the head and body bruises.
Hospital spokesman express
the belief that the men were
members of the raiding party,
although they were rushed to
the hospital by officials of the
Civil Rights congress.
gram in Kansas City. Mo., with
Dr. D. A- Holmes (right) prom-
inent pastor of the Paseo Bap-
tist church in Kansas City
The foundation is making
plans to buy a $200,000 build¬
TUSK,HOLE'S COMM EN CE -
MENT NOTABLES- - Mrs. Susie
Annie Neeiy of St. Augustine,
Fla., won “highest honor”
among 171 graduates who re¬
ceived diplomas and degrees
Biggest Racial Banking Institution
Observes Its Fifteenth Anniversary
WASHINGTON (ANP)—The
Industrial Bank of Washing¬
ton, the nation’s largest bank
owned and operated by Ne¬
groes, last week observed its
15th anniversary with a picnic
and dinner at Highland Beach,
Md.
Starting out in 1934 with re¬
sources of $250,000, the Indus¬
trial bank today totals assets
of $5,861,387.81. Hiring five
workers in 1934, it now employs
30 persons. It has $27,000 de¬
positors which includes 16,000
savings accounts, 5,000 check¬
ing accounts, and 6,000 Christ¬
mas savings accounts.
Jesse Mitchell is president
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Meanwhile Robeson called for
a Department of Justice probe
of the Ku Klux Klan in New
York State and the American
Legion. At the same time Ro¬
beson told a press conference
at the Capital hotel that he
would go buck into the urea
again if a concert was sched¬
uled there. While the singer
was at the press conference, a
meieting was being held to pro-
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ing in Chicago to carry out its
purpose of promoting better
youth. Dorie Miller, hero of
World War II, was killed in the
Japanese attack on Pearl Har- j
bor, December 7, 1941—(ANP).J
Member Audit Bureau Circulations
Price 7c
during Tuskegee institute’s
summer school commencement
exercises.
Left to right: President F. D
Patterson, Mrs. Neely, Presi-
Progressives Back Rowe For
Philly Magistrateship
PHILADELPHIA (ANP)—The
Progressive party was placed
on the Philadelphia ballot on
Wednesday when 11,500 signa¬
tures were filed at C.ty hall
and other details required by
the city were answered. Also
nominating papers were filed
which contained the names
five persons on the ballot
The only Negro on the ballot
which supported Magistrate
Joseph H. Rainey for Congress
last year was Booker T Rowe,
a Kentucky Slate college grad¬
uate, who has been a resident
of Philadelphia for six years
Rowe is slated for the.office
of magistrate in the 28th ward
in which he lives, He cam¬
paigned last year for the Penn-
sylvania State Assembly and
polled 1.8,000 votes. A radio
engineer, Rowe is a native of
Danville, Ky. He is a member
of Jones Tabernacle, and a
member of Omega Psi Phi fra¬
ternity. This makes his sec¬
ond year in politics.
GOLDSBORO GETS
NEGRO POLICEMEN
GOLDSBORO, N C. ( ANP) —
The city of Goldsboro last week
hired two Negro policemen to
join the list of southern cities
breaking the color line in their
law enforcement corps.
The two new officers are
Jacob A. Musgrave and Ama-
ziah Howell. They were sworn
in by Mayor Scott L. Berkley.
COUNCILMAN HILL SAYS HE'LL RUN AGAIN
IN 1950 FOR RICHMOND SEAT
By Alice A. Dunnigan
WASHINGTON (ANP)
Councilman Oliver W. Ilill
Richmond, Va. announced ,
week that he was planning to
run for reelection when his
present term of office expires
in 1950 -
This announcement was
made in a radio interview with
Dr. Tomlinson D. Todd, presP
dent of the Institute on R^e
Relat.ons and director of the
Americans All radio P>«-
gram, a Sunday afternoon fea-
ture of station WOOK.
Not wishing to pin himself
down to a definite
the v.rginia councilman quick-
iy added that his present plans
are to seek to succeed himsclt
to office because his “political
activity is a part of a program
to attain fuli first class citi¬
zenship rights for Negroes,”
but “this fight some times is
sort of like a checker game—
you make plans and then cir-
cumslances require a shitting
of those plans.”
In reply to Dr. Todd’s ques-
tion on what benefits the Ne-
roes of Richmalld had deriv _
d from his clccUon> the coun¬
oilman said-
„ My cleuHoll was made pos .
s bio by the concentrated and
illLenfiiye work Qn the Dart of
larg£ number of Ne&toe:J of
a)) walks of , ife d ovelop
po i R j Ca i consciousness among
Negroes in our city . Con3e .
quently. my election was a per-
>7nal viclory for cach o{ mem
and a v .ndication of their
preadam€nts against thr expo-
nents of apathy.
“In my opinion, the greatest
single benefit Negroes have de¬
rived from my election is that
it has created for the first
time among a large segment of
them, a feeling of belonging
eminent.”
The councilman went on to
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NUMBER 40
dent Jacob L. Reddix of Jack-
son college in Jacksan, Miss.;
and commencement speaker,
and Vice President I. A. Der-
bigny.—(ANP).
BELFORD LAWSON TO
ADDRESS ALPHAtS
OKLA. CONFERENCE
DALLAS, Tex. (ANP)—Na¬
tional President Belford V.
Lawson of Alpha Phi Alpha,
Inc fraternity will address the
public meeting of the south-
west area regional meeting to
be held in Oklahoma City, on
Sept. 30-Oct. 2.
The theme of the conference
will be “Full Citizenship Now,
No Compromise.” Other speak¬
ers at the meeting will include:
A Maceo Smith, national
vice president; Dr. L. G. Har¬
rison, president of Langston
university; Dr. John Codwell,
principal of Wheatley High,
Houston, Texas.; U. S. Tate,
NAACP regional attorney; j. R.
Booker, Little Rock, Ark.; the
Rev. Ben Hill, Boley, Okla.;
Bennie Brown national general
secretary; Dr. Felton G- Clark,
president of Southern univer-
sily, and Dr. H. Council Tren-
holm, president of Alabama
State college.
Regional officers 'includie
Otis Freeman, Oklahoma City,
general chairman and secre¬
tary, and L. H Williams, Tul¬
sa, reg onal director. Dele¬
gates planning to attend the
meeting should write Freeman
at 300 N. Ttyles, Oklahoma
city.