The Savannah tribune. (Savannah [Ga.]) 1876-1960, October 20, 1949, Image 1

The Savannah tribune., October 20, 1949, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextNEW HOSPITAL TO SOON BE ERECTED AT BAINBRIDGE i* .......--.—yy—---------T----*>* ;n*sci r f r R w a •) it»i m ; w j ii' u l: (f; HU. mm ijl ;.f j •' Bainbridge,; Ga., Oct. above is the architect’s con- ception of the Griffin Hospital and clinic (formerly the John- son Memorial hospital) to be erected at the corner of Broad and Planters streets in down- town Bainbridge. Work on the erection of the structure will soon be started by the Kehip Construction ®r. Holley to Speak Here October 28 On Educational Mail Convicted of Marrying White Woman Files Farm Women Close Dist. Council Conference 97 New Voters According to the weekly re¬ port of W. D. Donnelly of the Hub, chairman of the club’s committee on registration,, ninety seven Negroes added the' r names last week to the number of persons in Chatham county who are qualified to vote. This br ngs the total number of Negro voters in the county up to 5.471. The overall number of voters in the county is approxima'ely 26,000. The registration off ce for voters is located at the north west corner of Oglethorpe ave.. nue and Barnard streets, where every aid s accorded to any person 18 years old and over w'ho desires to register as a voter. V A IiAtlGHTteR Julia Anita is the nahie giv¬ en to the daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Robinson of Southover Juiict on on October 3. Mrs. Robinson before her marriage was Miss Edith Car¬ eer of Statesboro. Must Walt For Action on Teachers’ Jackson, Miss. both <anp> colored — Mississippi teachers, and white, will have to wait at least until January before they know what is going to happen to their pay scales, it was learned this week. Gov. Fielding L. Wright said he will not call a spe¬ cial session of the legislature to settle the question. In the meantime at a meeting of the Southern Regional council last week, the Rev. II. B. Schaef¬ fer, white, demanded a long-term FC C Says Every Man Right To Enjoy and The Inalienable Rights With Which He Is Endowed WASHINGTON, D. C.—Oct. 12—The Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America, in a brief filed in the U. S. Supreme Court, declared “that, the right to enjoy and exercise the inalienable rights with Which every man is en- dowed by his Creator is not and cannot be confined to physical existence.” “Man is not merely body,” it added. “He is also and chiefly mind asnd spirit and the ‘life is more than meat, and the body is more than rai¬ ment.’ ” In supporting the petition of n Texas Negro. Hemr.n Marion Sweatt for a leview of the case In which he seek”, sion to the UuYji.it — -— pany of Savannah. j The building will be two sto- ries—of brick, steel and crete construction and fire-, proof. The exterior is j j rough texture brick and stone trim. j It is to of have the latest type j | system heating lighting and plumbing fixtures, and will be modern in every respect. It Savansah. Ga.,—A series of four district council conferences for Negro Home Demonstration Club women in Georgia, has just come to a close, has been announced by Miss Camilla Weems, Asst. State Agent for Negro Work in Georgia. Wo¬ men from all sections of Geor¬ gia attended th#se confer-* ences for the purpose of study¬ ing Jiow to bring about improv¬ ed conditions in farm family livijng from angles among all families in the various commu¬ nities, counties, State and Na¬ tion. Eah conference was held in a cestral location of the par¬ ticular counties involved and lasted one full day. The first conference was held in the H. D. Club house in San- dersville, Ga., a,nd was attend¬ ed by H. D. county council of¬ ficers and leaders from Bibb. Burke, Columbia.; Emanuel, Hancfoak, Houston, ) .auVerk* Washington counties in which counties 2-532 women were re¬ ported enrolled in home demon¬ stration clubs. The next conference was held in the Community House Continued on Page Seven irogram to provide equal training and salaries and equa schools and transportation for rro teachers and students in Miss¬ issippi. The recent refusal of the eachers to accept a so-called •nal (dan offered by, the if 800 for the “equalization” eachers’ salaries has left the ction program of the state in neertain condition. Negro teachers voted 4,579 .'08 against the plan which as, the Federal Council, as a friend of the court, contended that “segregation in the mat¬ ter of a place to live meams the ghetto; segregation in matters of the mind and spirit means second class citizenship.” The Federal Council, a fed- oration of 27 Protestant and Eastern Orthodox communions, announced today that the brief had been filed in the Supreme Court by its oounsel, Attorney Charleis H. Tuttle, of New York. The brief noted that the Presbyterian Church in the U. S. (Southern) disassociated i itself from the brief by vote of its representatives on the Coun- i til’s Executive Committee. The (Executive Committed jcomprising delegates of all SAVANNAH, GEORGIA THURSDAY, OCT. 20, 1949 j has the approval of the Geor- gia State Board of Health and Health Authorities, and will meet the highest Hospital and Clinical standards, I Dr. J. H. Griffin, the owner, has aln excellent record in clin- ical and surgical service, and will have associated with him a well trained staff and person- nel. JACKSON, Mss. ( ANP ) Counsel for David Knight, 23 year old Negro charged with marrying a white g rl here has an appeal before the state supreme court. Quitman Ross of Laurel, Miss., is attorney for Knight. Kn ght who served in world war II n the U . S. Navy as a white man, has been out on bond since his convict, on by a Jones- county ircu.t court in Ellis- v.lle last December. He was found guilty of violating a state law which makes it a cr me for Continued on Page 8 ANOTHER FIRST FOR NEGRO WOMEN NEW YORK, (ANP) — The first assignment as principal to he held by a Negro woman in a Queens school was given to Mrs. Mabel H. Bullard last week. Mrs, Bullard was appointed to j the post of acting principal Public School 92 in Corona. A graduate of Atlanta univer¬ sity, Mrs. Bullard has done fuiv ther study at Columbia university, and has a Master’s degree in vo¬ cational guidance. She has taught at North Carolina college, in the Brooklyn public schools, and was a teacher for two years at the | school where she has been assigned a principal. for paying teachers on the basis training and experience plus general examination to be by a national agency. White ers voted 5,529 to 2,462 the proposal. Both Negroes and whites jected to the idea of taking for their pay. Colored also opposed this plan because Negro was included in the mittee of 300. This committee Oontir.ued on page Seven Federal Council’s constituent churches, at its Fall meeting, September 20 • approved the request of its Department of Race Relations, to file an ami- cus (or friend of the court» brief in the Texas segregation case. It was the first such brief filed by the Federal Council. The Federal Council urged that Sweatt’s petition for a writ of certiorari be “in order that the inherent is- sue so overshadowing American life be fully discussed, consid- j ered and decided in this great tribunal.” * j Tne Supreme Court was ad- vised that the brief was filed because of the Federal Coun- cii’s “interest in, and concern the.legal, ethical and Where the Methodist Pastors Have Been Truman Appoints Hastie To Federal Judgeship WASHINGTON, (ANP) — The rumored selection of Gov. William H. Hastie of the Virgin Islands to he the first Negro Circuit court jurist became a reality here Sat¬ urday when among 19 men, Presi¬ dent Truman selected Hastie to be Continued on Page Siv The officers and members of the First Congregational church ! have invited Dr. Honey who was called from retirement to be made consultant to the Board of Regents to speak in a pub¬ lic forum on Friday night. Oct. 28. Dr. Holley has pronounced views concerning the handling of (problems affecting the Ne¬ gro group in America, and es¬ pecially concerning education on all levels. This is the first time since the Board of Regents was set up to handle the various units of the University System of Continued on page Spven MISS LAVENDER HEADS G. S. COOKIE SALE Miss Pearl Lavendar, case’ worker for the Child Placement Services of Savannah, will serve as chairman of the Girl Scout Cookie Sale which will be held October 3L to November 5. Girl Scout Week. Miss Lavendar is a member the division directors board and will be assisted by Mrs. G. Williams, finance chairman of the board. These ladies represent the Volunteer Leadership that is badly need- ed in every community to help promote the Youth committee Serving j Agencies. The is working in conjunction with Mrs. C. A. Williams; chairman of the white division cookie sales. There will, be no advanced Continued on Page Seven ALA. MAN SHOT AT OWN REQUEST DOTHAN, Ala. (ANP) — The request of a 05-year-old man was granted this week when a 14-year- old girl shot him to death, accord¬ ing to Coroner A. A. Parker. Leslie Mae Morland, 14, admit¬ ted that she killed Richard Mc- Miller with a shotgun after he loaded and locked the gun, and told her that there was nothing to it, just pull the trigger. Parker said an investigation v/as being made, but no charges have been placed against the girl, who says that she doesn’t know why McMiller wanted to be shot. j ligious principles which, it is I respectfully submitted. are ; j challenged by the decisions of I the courts below enforcing seg- regation as a remit of the fact of race.” “Those decisions (lower | courts* violate, we firmly lieve,” the brief stated, “the constitutidnal guarantee of I equal protection under law andi also the free democratic prin* j ciples and spiritual ideals which we profess as a nation.” i The brief pointed out that the Federal Council has repeat edly declared its own convic tion that segregation enforced by law is a denial of the equal protection of the laws, of the dignity and inherent rights being,] of individual human JORDAN POST HELPS IN BOY SCOUT ROLL As a part of the annual call and inspection of the Scouts of America, members the William P. Jordan No. 500, American Legion, an inspection tuor of all Units in the city at the of the Divisional Local NAACP Branch Lays Plans For Course The Savannah Branch of the. NAACP is entering its final .planning stage for a CITIZEN¬ SHIP TRAINING COURSE, de¬ signed to reach >at least 10,000 of the Negro citizens of Savan¬ nah. It is expected that classes will be opened, in per- haps 10 different places over the city, within the next thir- ty days. Miss Metella (Maree is tihc chairman of Che General Com¬ mittee on Citizenship Train¬ ing, and Prof. R. W. Gadsden is chairman of the Committee on Curriculum. Miss Maree presided over a very successful meeting of this Continued on Page Seven Mallard Home Burned by Klan LYONS, Ga. (ANP)—Accord¬ ing to information received here last week, the home of Mrs. Amy James Mallard, widow of the lynch mob victim, Robert Mallard, was burned to the ground by Ku Continued on Page Six and the Christian concept pf universal brotherhood. ‘ Su fih negation, ^ Coun- Cll a/fi f ™ 3 ' necessarily prrdi- cates. t in criority rather than e d u ality, divisivene.ss instead fellowship, sdgma instead dignity, prejudice and bias Instead of mutual respect and *<** P^tense and hypoc- r (*‘ >y instead of good faith and sincerity m the social controls opportunities to achieve ari abundant life, It argued that Sweatt’s case is confirmation “ separatG that but eciual the fa " 1Ue ‘ s ln ’ he ma '. ter of puo ' lc education ,. . ( , tends ( to main- * tam a Permanent pattern o continued on Page Seven | Coastal The above Empire is Council, BSA. Troop 48 being inspected by Jesse E. Lee, post finance officer (left hand cor- in dark uniform). Scout- master Mark Edgerton is ac- ■ companylng Legionnaire Lee. Photo courtesy of Cecil Studio Many Students Enter Omega High School Essay Contest Minneapolis schools expect to have entries in the National High School Essay Contest of the umega Psi Phi Fraternity, which closes November 10, 1949. Requesting 30 copies of the contest announce¬ ment, J. W. Menge, Asst. Supt. in Charge of Secondary Education, Minneapolis Public Schools, stat¬ ed : “those schools, classes or in¬ dividuals who are interested in en¬ gaging in these approved contests will be encouraged to do so.” Schools iri other large cities are taking similar action. The contest, subject of which is: “An Experience in Job-Making,” constitutes one phase of the Omega 1949 National Achievement I’roj- Continued on page Seven WHERE THE PRESBYTERIAN SYNOD WILL MEET Butler Memorial Presbyterian ( , hurch E Broad and McDoi^ ough s f ree j Si where the Atlan- tic Synod, composed of Presby- te rian dhurches in South Caro- lina, Georgia and Florida’ will The Rev. P. A. Patterson, convene October 26-28, The closing session of the seventy-ninth meeting of the Savannah Annual Conference of the Methodist church was featured Sunday by the as¬ signment of ministers by Dr, J. W. E. Brown, D. D. L. L„ D.. bidhop of the Atlantic Coast Area. A capacity crowd attended the final session and heard a masterly sermon delivered by the bishop who also conducted a most impressive ordination' service. The conference was held at Asbury church, Rev. J. H. Tag¬ gart. pastor, and Rev, J. W. Strickland, district superin¬ tendent,, and was considered one of the most successful ever held by this area. The appointments assign¬ ed to the various pastors by the bishop were as follows: Columbus District— Rev. W. W. Wideman, District Supt.; Arboi and Lee Hill. S Toson; Columbus, G. W. Hatcher, Chipley, O. B. Boone; Culloden. to be supplied; Barnesville, W. A. Perry; Forsyth. J. H. Jack- son; Greenville. J. H. Strick¬ land; Grange Ct., (Phylemon Titus) Warren Temple, W. H. Brown; West Point, E. N. Graham; Whitesville, M. Mar.lh- man; Woodbury. (Frank Whit¬ field); Zebulon, C. W. Prothro; Missionary secretary. E. Graham, secretary of lism. J. H. Jackson. Savannah District-Rev. W. Strickland, District Supt.; Asbury, Rev. J. H. Taggart; Baxley & Jesup, M. Q. Griner; [ Continued on page B»ven AME Church Has Over Members New York (ANP)—The rec¬ ords of the African Methodist Episcopal church show a total number of more than 800,000 members, 7,000 pastors, 350 presiding ciders, 17 general of¬ ficers, and 16 effective bishops. According to “The Journal of Religious Education of the AME church.” there are more than 300 000 Sunday School pu¬ pils, 75,000 Allen C. E. leaguer,v The first Negro missionaries sent by Negroes! to Haliti in Continued on Page Seven tor yf the entertaining church, announces that the session will be held Wednesday night at 8 o'clock, at whicfi time- the retiring moderator, President T. B. Jones of College, will be the speaker followed by communion Mrs. Louise Blanding Quick The board of directors of Grcenbriar Children’s Center announces the appointment of Mrs. Louise Blanding Quick to the position of superintendent. Mrs. Quick is a graduate of Sfoutih Carolina State College and has 20 yearn experience as a teacher in the public schools of South Carolina. In addition, she has raised sue* eesjriully a family of 9 children. a native of Beaufort, 3. ^ she j ias recently returned j rom Brooklyn. N. Y.< where s j ie ^as m ade her home for many years. The Board feels particularly fortunate in having a person of her capabilities to direct the) activities of the Center, where 14 children are being cared for at the present time.. These include 7 boys and 7 girls whosp’ ages range from 11 months to 15 years. Five oth- ers have been discharged al- ready. The Board wishes to ac- knowledge the reciept of many gifts of clothing; books, and Continued on Page Seven LOUISVILLE HAS SOUTH’S FIRST NEGRO LIEUTENANT Louisville. Ky. (ANP)—The first Negro police hen- tenant was swoim in last week by Louisville’s safety director. The new lieutenant, Wilson Ed¬ wards, placed highest among the Negroes who took the Civil Service examination for the position. Edwards has been on the po¬ lice force for 14 years. Ha was a sergeant for five years. lThe public is invited. Thursday night at 8 o’clock, I a popular program will be pre- sen ted to the public by reple¬ sentatives of the synodical, Business sessions will be held during the morning and after- noon.